LIVE: STS-125 Flight Day 3 - Hubble Rendezvous, Grapple, Berth

• #200 by Ronsmytheiii on 13 May, 2009 16:29

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• #201 by Jorge on 13 May, 2009 16:30
• Quote from: braddock on 13 May, 2009 16:28

  Computer Geek Question: Is all this mission control software 100% custom, or are they using STK as a framework?
  

  
  The former.
• #202 by MKremer on 13 May, 2009 16:30
• A trajectory mess:
  
  

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• #203 by NavySpaceFan on 13 May, 2009 16:31
• CAPT Altman must be having a ball doing all this manual flying of ATLANTIS!
• #204 by psloss on 13 May, 2009 16:33
• Quote from: psloss on 13 May, 2009 16:22

  Sounds like they are little behind on the HST commanding, so they are going to drop the commanding to roll the telescope (42 degrees) and Scott Altman will change the orbiter yaw to account for that...the commanding would have required approx. 16 minutes...
  

  Correction: the maneuver would have required 16 minutes (commanding probably not so long).
  
• #205 by Jorge on 13 May, 2009 16:34
• Quote from: MKremer on 13 May, 2009 16:30

  A trajectory mess:
  
  
  

  
  The actual trajectory is probably fairly smooth, but the onboard state is diverging periodically (the crew is periodically fixing that by reinitializing the covariance matrix). Raw radar data looks a little noisy as well. HHL marks aren't downlisted so that's why MCC is asking for the crew to voice them marks every now and then.
• #206 by Lawntonlookirs on 13 May, 2009 16:35
• Quote from: NavySpaceFan on 13 May, 2009 16:31

  CAPT Altman must be having a ball doing all this manual flying of ATLANTIS!
  

  
  I was thinking the same thing.  It appears to be a lot different than trips to the ISS.
• #207 by Ronsmytheiii on 13 May, 2009 16:36
• Com through TDRSS!  Lets see Hubble!
• #208 by De_Vliegende_Student on 13 May, 2009 16:36
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  Hi guys, nice following this!! Just a quick question: Where can I find the Flight Data Files of STS-125? Searched on the usual NASA site but can only find the previous missions, not the 125...Anyone? Thanks!
• #209 by unintelligible on 13 May, 2009 16:37
• Quote from: De_Vliegende_Student on 13 May, 2009 16:36

  
  Hi guys, nice following this!! Just a quick question: Where can I find the Flight Data Files of STS-125? Searched on the usual NASA site but can only find the previous missions, not the 125...Anyone? Thanks!
  

  
  Here you go!
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/flightdatafiles/index.html
• #210 by MikeMi. on 13 May, 2009 16:38
• Quote from: MKremer on 13 May, 2009 16:26

  Edit: sorry misunderstood.
  
  The yellow are vernier thrusters, white are regular.
  

  
  Thanks, copy that 
• #211 by braddock on 13 May, 2009 16:38
• Quote from: Jorge on 13 May, 2009 16:30

  Quote from: braddock on 13 May, 2009 16:28

  Computer Geek Question: Is all this mission control software 100% custom, or are they using STK as a framework?
  

  The former.
  

  
  Thanks.  It looks good - I now notice the 3-pane 3D view is running on an old SGI IRIX - go OpenInventor!  I'm always curious about space flight HW/Software.
  
  Geek mode off. 
  
• #212 by psloss on 13 May, 2009 16:38
• HST live...beautiful.
  
• #213 by Ronsmytheiii on 13 May, 2009 16:38
• Hubble!
  

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• #214 by mrbliss on 13 May, 2009 16:40
• Quote from: braddock on 13 May, 2009 16:38

  Geek mode off.
  

  
  "Geek mode off"?  You are in the *wrong* forum for that.
  
  Steve
• #215 by MarsMethanogen on 13 May, 2009 16:40
• There she is!!!
• #216 by gladiator1332 on 13 May, 2009 16:41
• She looks great!
• #217 by psloss on 13 May, 2009 16:43
• Commanding from the STOCC should be almost complete now...Atlantis yaw maneuver should take about 3.5 minutes...
  
• #218 by dember on 13 May, 2009 16:43
• Looking good!
• #219 by Ronsmytheiii on 13 May, 2009 16:44
• 3 extra minutes for yaw maneuver

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