Author Topic: LIVE: STS-124 Flight Day 3 - RPM/Docking (Read 71582 times)

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #160 on:** 06/02/2008 05:19 pm »

GO for docking.

Garret Reisman: "We have great photos from RPM, already downlinking. We believe Ken Ham has some Ketchup on his shirt, though..."

LOL!!!!!

siegfriedcqb · « **Reply #161 on:** 06/02/2008 05:19 pm »

sts1canada · « **Reply #162 on:** 06/02/2008 05:21 pm »

3 minutes to the ZOE, 4 minutes to sunset on this pass, this ZOE will be 8 minutes long, may have KU through TDRS Z during this ZOE pass.

Richard

nacnud · « **Reply #163 on:** 06/02/2008 05:21 pm »

Quote from: Norm Hartnett on 06/02/2008 05:18 pm

Nice shot of the X-Wing docked to the aft port.

I love that photo, ATV, progress, soyuz, station and shuttle all in one pic!

siegfriedcqb · « **Reply #164 on:** 06/02/2008 05:23 pm »

sts1canada · « **Reply #165 on:** 06/02/2008 05:24 pm »

1 minute to sunset, next sunrise in 35 minutes, now entering the ZOE over Russia.

Richard

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #166 on:** 06/02/2008 05:25 pm »

Quote from: sts1canada on 06/02/2008 05:24 pm

1 minute to sunset, next sunrise in 35 minutes, now entering the ZOE over Russia.

Richard

Will we have Orbital Sunrise / Day for Docking?

sts1canada · « **Reply #167 on:** 06/02/2008 05:27 pm »

KU is through TDRS Z, Discovery is now approaching the V-bar or velocity vector which is directly in front of the ISS travel path moving forward. 5 minutes to West coverage, still in the ZOE.

Richard

Jorge · « **Reply #168 on:** 06/02/2008 05:27 pm »

Quote from: Ford Mustang on 06/02/2008 05:25 pm

Will we have Orbital Sunrise / Day for Docking?

Most likely yes. Sunrise in 31:40, docking in 34:00 but I would guess that would slip a bit.

sts1canada · « **Reply #169 on:** 06/02/2008 05:28 pm »

Quote from: Ford Mustang on 06/02/2008 05:25 pm

Will we have Orbital Sunrise / Day for Docking?

Well Ford let me see, I would say yes, sunrise is in about 31 minutes and the next sunset is now about 87 minutes away.

Richard

siegfriedcqb · « **Reply #170 on:** 06/02/2008 05:29 pm »

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #171 on:** 06/02/2008 05:29 pm »

Thank you, Jorge.

sts1canada · « **Reply #172 on:** 06/02/2008 05:32 pm »

1 minute to handover to TDRS-West coverage, 28 minutes to sunset, we may have a fairly good KU pass through the ISS KU for docking through TDRS West when this TDRS Z KU pass ends in the next few minutes.