Author Topic: LIVE: Soyuz-FG launch - and Soyuz TMA-01M docking - October 7-9, 2010 (Read 146004 times)

Riley1066 · « **on:** 04/03/2009 01:28 am »

Launch Thread for Soyuz TMA-M

What is the TMA-01M Soyuz and what are the differences between it and the other TMA Soyuz spacecraft?

Cbased · « **Reply #1 on:** 04/03/2009 10:35 am »

This is a so-called 700-series Soyuz. The major differences from the previous 200-series are:
1. New computer control system - TsVM-101 instead of old analog Argon-16
2. New telemetry system (MBITS) instead of the old analog one.

All these systems are currently being tested on a 400-series unmanned Progress missions. (Progress M-01M etc)

Spiff · « **Reply #2 on:** 04/03/2009 01:48 pm »

Lots of good info on Suzy's site (although it seems a bit outdated Suzy?!?!)

and also on this forum in the Russian space program Q&A thread on this site.

Suzy · « **Reply #3 on:** 04/04/2009 12:52 am »

I have the next version as Soyuz TMA-Ts, «Союз-ТМА-Ц» - has the designation changed?

anik · « **Reply #4 on:** 05/18/2010 10:44 pm »

http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10715

Soyuz-FG rocket has arrived to Baikonur cosmodrome today.

TALsite · « **Reply #5 on:** 06/17/2010 07:54 pm »

Time ago was started this thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=7362.0

And Scott Kelly is sharing a video of the "Soyuz 701 simulator" in this page:

http://www.twitvid.com/FDVGC

Enjoy

anik · « **Reply #6 on:** 08/06/2010 04:50 pm »

Soyuz TMA-01M has departed from RSC Energia to Baikonur cosmodrome today.

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #7 on:** 08/10/2010 08:02 pm »

August 9 : Spacecraft Soyouz TMA-01M was installed in the test stand of MIK-254.
August 10 : Testing begins.

http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=12020

Space Pete · « **Reply #8 on:** 08/10/2010 08:33 pm »

Roscosmos and Yuzhny Space Center PAO: "Soyuz TMA-01M Launch Campaign Commenced".

Experts of RSC-Energia and TSENKI's subsidiary Yuzhny Space Center commenced tests of the Soyuz TMA-01M crew vehicle today at Baikonur. The vehicle’s systems undergo autonomous electrical testing. The Soyuz arrived at the space port this weekend.
Soyuz TMA-01M is the first digital crew vehicle of a new series.
The Soyuz with the next ISS crew is to be launched aboard Soyuz-FG on October 8.

www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10058&lang=en

jacqmans · « **Reply #9 on:** 08/16/2010 03:14 pm »

INFORMATION FOR NEWS MEDIA: Accreditation for Soyuz TMA-01М Launch at Baikonur

16.08.2010

Accreditation for the news media to visit Baikonur and highlight the launch of the Soyuz TMA-01М (October

at Baikonur is opened.

Before August 25, journalists shall submit their personal data (name, surname (in Rus and in Lat), date of birth, citizenship, passport number and expiration date, title, organization name) to Roscosmos PAO at fax: +7495-631-92-95 and E-mail: [email protected].

News media representatives shall also e-mail portrait photos (jpg-format, 150kByte max, 430X540 pixels) to [email protected].
Information about any satellite equipment to be used at Baikonur shall be also submitted to Roscosmos PAO.

For more information, please call +7 (499) 975-44-58

Roscosmos PAO
http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10100

TALsite · « **Reply #10 on:** 08/27/2010 03:16 pm »

Written in Novosti Kosmonavtiki news. 12/08/2010 00:05
Translation made with a web-translator:

Reserve manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-20 will be delivered to the Baikonur launch site in late August for the launch vehicle safety net of a new modification of the Soyuz TMA-01M, told Interfax-AVN on Tuesday, a source at the cosmodrome.
"According to the schedule, the Soyuz TMA-20 arrives at Baikonur on August 27. Its launch is scheduled for December 10. Such an early delivery of the spacecraft to Baikonur lies in the fact that he is a substitute for a new series of spacecraft" Soyuz TMA-01M, the launch which is scheduled for Oct. 8, "- said.

It seems a procedure for the maiden launch of Soyuz TMA- xx M series.
My question:
If TMA-01M is not ready, does Kaleri’s crew will fly TMA-20?

jacqmans · « **Reply #11 on:** 09/08/2010 05:25 pm »

Crew photos:

http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-25/preflight/ndxpage10.html

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #12 on:** 09/08/2010 05:55 pm »

I love the patch !

Fuji · « **Reply #13 on:** 09/11/2010 01:49 am »

Roscosmos Head Anatoly Perminov Approves the Patch of the Soyuz TMA-01M and Soyuz TMA-20 Crews
http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10303

Attached drawing is original design.

jacqmans · « **Reply #14 on:** 09/13/2010 08:03 am »

Soyuz TMA-01M Press Conference at GCTC

13.09.2010

On Sept. 17, Gagarin Space Training Center will host press conference of the prime and backup crews of the Soyuz TMA-01M vehicle scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on October 8.

Prime crew- Russians Alexander Kaleri, Oleg Skripochka, US Scott Kelly, and their backup Sergey Volkov, Oleg Kononenko and Ronald Garan will be available for the questions of news media.

Journalists can get accredited through GCTC PAO at 526-39-17, or [email protected], before noon, Sept. 16.

On the training days, journalists shall arrive at the main gate of GCTC at 10.30 a.m.

Roscosmos PAO

http://www.roscosmos.ru/

Space Pete · « **Reply #15 on:** 09/14/2010 08:51 pm »

Soyuz TMA-01M Leak Check Completed.

Tests of Soyuz TMA-01M crew vehicle to be launched from Baikonur on Oct. 8 continue.

Vacuum chamber tests are completed.

The vehicle is now accommodated in the test bench for further prelaunch verifications.

Roscosmos PAO.

www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10337&lang=en

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New ISS Сrew Sits Exams before Space Expedition.

It is test time for the crew who are lining up for the next mission to the International Space Station. If the spacemen pass the necessary medical tests and training, they should be ready for launch in October.

Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and their back up crew will take part in a complex training session on mockups of the Russian segment of the ISS and also Soyuz spacecraft.

During the exam, cosmonauts will have to perform different test tasks. According to deputy head of the cosmonaut training center Yury Gidzenko, they will be asked to tackle different emergency situations.

“We have 50 years of cosmonaut training experience and we know what extraordinary situations may occur. We assign 50 of them at the exam,” he said.

Cosmonauts will receive grades for their work. Following the exam, a special commission will name the main and back up teams. Crews will then head to Baikonur space center where they will try on their space suits.

On their mission the crew will perform a number of assignments. They will test a new Soyuz spacecraft with digital system of controls and fulfill their scientific program when at the station.

“For the Russian section the main areas are biology, medicine, geophysics, and we will continue the distant monitoring of the Earth. We will carry out 41 experiments. That is hundreds of sessions, so it is a pretty packed program,” said Aleksandr Kaleri.

The crew is scheduled to take off to space on October 8 and their expedition will last for six months.

Russia Today.

Watch video.

www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10331&lang=en

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New ISS Crew Passes Preflight Exams.

Twо-day-integrated training began yesterday in Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
The mission of Russian Soyuz TMA-01M crew vehicle is rather special this time, due to new systems installed in the ‘digital’ version of the Soyuz.
According to the Soyuz commander Alexander Kaleri, one of the main tasks for the crew during the mission slated to begin on October 8, is to perform flight testing of the new systems – new onboard computer and telemetry system.
Kaleri is one of the most experienced Russian cosmonauts, GCTC Chief Sergey Krikalev states. “Kaleri can work without any preparation, he can even teach the instructors, due to his experience… This is very important this time, as the crew training was carried out in parallel with the Soyuz development”, Krikalev says.
He also added that two Russians are in the Soyuz crew this time in order to “improve mission reliability”.
The integrated training traditionally cover two steps. Prime crew led by Kaleri, with Oleg Skipochka and Scott Kelly, passed the exam in the ISS RS mockup. Their backup, Sergey Volkov, Oleg Kononenko and Ronald Garan, were showing their skills in the Soyuz simulator. Today the crews will swap.
After the exams, Commission will evaluate knowledge of the crews, giving them 5-point marks. To fly, the crew must get 4.8 minimum.
Inter-agency Board will meet on Sept. 17 to approve the crews.

Roscosmos PAO.

www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10338&lang=en

Space Pete · « **Reply #16 on:** 09/15/2010 09:47 pm »

Soyuz TMA-01М Crew Passes Preflight Exams Successfully.

Soyuz TMA-01М prime and backup crews completed integrated training session in Soyuz TMA and ISS simulator today. The examination board evaluated their knowledge as excellent.
Prime crew- Alexander Kaleri, Oleg Skripochka and Scott Kelly were fighting different off-nominals, such as failures of the Electron oxygen regeneration system and UHF-transmitter, fire in the ISS, various contingencies of the modified Soyuz.
To remind, Soyuz TMA-01М with new telemetry and onboard computer systems is due to fly to the International Space Station on Oct. 8.

Press conference of the crews will take place at GCTC on Sept. 17.

Roscosmos PAO.

www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10341&lang=en

jacqmans · « **Reply #17 on:** 09/17/2010 03:54 pm »

Interagency Board Approves Soyuz TMA-01M Crews

17.09.2010

Interagency Board this morning approved the crews of the Soyuz TMA-01M crew vehicle slated to fly to the International Space Station from Baikonur on Oct. 8.
Prime crew comprises commander Alexander Kaleri and flight engineers Oleg Skripochka and Scott Kelly. Their backup- Sergey Volkov, Oleg Kononenko and Ronald Garan.

The Soyuz with new digital onboard computer and telemetry system is scheduled to dock to the ISS on Oct. 10.

Roscosmos PAO

http://www.roscosmos.ru/

Space Pete · « **Reply #18 on:** 09/19/2010 03:12 pm »

NASA TV Video: Next ISS Crew Meets Media and Pays Homage at Red Square.

Space Pete · « **Reply #19 on:** 09/19/2010 07:54 pm »

Plush Monkey to Indicate Zero-Gravity in Soyuz TMA-01M.

Plush monkey will become a talisman for the new expedition of the International Space Station. The monkey will also indicate weightlessness in the Soyuz TMA-01M vehicle during the launch sequence, Soyuz commander Alexander Kaleri told news media during the pre-flight conference at GCTC.
Speaking about the mission, Kaleri said that the crew is to make 3 EVAs and to carry out a variety of scientific experiments, including unique Plasma Crystal he personally likes best.
Soyuz TMA-01M is due to fly from Baikonur on Oct. 8, RIA Novosti informs.

www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10374&lang=en