Author Topic: Progress M-03M - Launch: October 15, 2009 (Read 49829 times)

anik · « **Reply #140 on:** 10/18/2009 07:29 am »

Quote from: Danderman on 10/18/2009 05:28 am

How does Progress and Russian segment data and video get transmitted to TsUP when ISS is out of range of Russian ground stations?

I thought it's obvious.
Progress -> ROS -> USOS -> TDRS -> MCC-H -> MCC-M
But some data can be transmitted to MCC-M via Russian ground stations only.

John44 · « **Reply #141 on:** 10/18/2009 07:42 am »

Expedition 21 - Progress M-03M - 35 Docking to the ISS
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5445

Oersted · « **Reply #142 on:** 10/18/2009 10:07 am »

Docked! - They make it look so easy with the automated system, good job.

A question: In the footage of the rocket high up in the atmosphere there are four small lights to be seen below the rocket and plume, what are those?

Thx.

anik · « **Reply #143 on:** 10/18/2009 10:44 am »

Quote from: Oersted on 10/18/2009 10:07 am

In the footage of the rocket high up in the atmosphere there are four small lights to be seen below the rocket and plume, what are those?

Four lateral blocks of first stage of rocket.

Danderman · « **Reply #144 on:** 10/18/2009 02:00 pm »

Quote from: anik on 10/18/2009 07:29 am

Quote from: Danderman on 10/18/2009 05:28 am
How does Progress and Russian segment data and video get transmitted to TsUP when ISS is out of range of Russian ground stations?

I thought it's obvious.
Progress -> ROS -> USOS -> TDRS -> MCC-H -> MCC-M
But some data can be transmitted to MCC-M via Russian ground stations only.

When did the connection ROS>USOS get installed, as a few years ago, this was not possible?

Fuji · « **Reply #145 on:** 10/18/2009 11:46 pm »

Quote from: Danderman on 10/18/2009 02:00 pm

Quote from: anik on 10/18/2009 07:29 am
Quote from: Danderman on 10/18/2009 05:28 am
How does Progress and Russian segment data and video get transmitted to TsUP when ISS is out of range of Russian ground stations?

I thought it's obvious.
Progress -> ROS -> USOS -> TDRS -> MCC-H -> MCC-M
But some data can be transmitted to MCC-M via Russian ground stations only.

When did the connection ROS>USOS get installed, as a few years ago, this was not possible?

ISS On-Orbit Status 10/17/09
· Testing of the RS (Russian Segment) video system, which uses the SONY HDV camera for transmitting over the MPEG-2 (Moving Pictures Expert Group 2) encoder from FGB & SM to downlink via U.S. OpsLAN and Ku-band in “streaming video” packets,
[Since 2008]

· Configuring & activating the FGB-based A31p SSC (Station Support Computer) laptop for the TV conversion to NTSC and Ku-band,
[Since end of 2005]

Oersted · « **Reply #146 on:** 10/19/2009 11:20 am »

Quote from: anik on 10/18/2009 10:44 am

Quote from: Oersted on 10/18/2009 10:07 am
In the footage of the rocket high up in the atmosphere there are four small lights to be seen below the rocket and plume, what are those?

Four lateral blocks of first stage of rocket.

Thank you! So they have strobe lights attached...

ugordan · « **Reply #147 on:** 10/19/2009 11:23 am »

Quote from: Oersted on 10/19/2009 11:20 am

So they have strobe lights attached...

They are tumbling and glinting in sunlight.

Oersted · « **Reply #148 on:** 10/21/2009 10:05 am »

Ah, ok, that's it, thx.

I didn't manage to find any info on what happens to the spent stages, I guess they just crash to the ground. Do they come down under parachutes? And is anything at all reused from the Soyuz?

Thx!