Author Topic: LIVE: Progress M-06M/38P SECOND docking attempt - July 4, 10 (Read 51244 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #40 on:** 07/04/2010 03:53 pm »

You can see Kurs bouncing reflections off the ISS.

GoForTLI · « **Reply #41 on:** 07/04/2010 03:53 pm »

Range 259 meters.

Satori · « **Reply #42 on:** 07/04/2010 03:53 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #43 on:** 07/04/2010 03:54 pm »

Approaching the West coast of Africa.

Ku LOS.

racshot65 · « **Reply #44 on:** 07/04/2010 03:56 pm »

KU back at 12 minutes past the hour

Crew is sending down distance measurements to Russian Mission Control

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #45 on:** 07/04/2010 03:56 pm »

Flyaround nearly complete. Progress rolling - nominal for arrays.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #46 on:** 07/04/2010 03:57 pm »

Tracking final approach in 10 minutes.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #47 on:** 07/04/2010 03:57 pm »

184 meters. And Stationkeeping.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #48 on:** 07/04/2010 03:59 pm »

Range 189 meters, velocity almost zero. And back to 185 meters.

GoForTLI · « **Reply #49 on:** 07/04/2010 04:01 pm »

Final approach should commence in about 5 minutes. Should get video from Russian ground sites just prior to that.

PahTo · « **Reply #50 on:** 07/04/2010 04:02 pm »

Nice article--thanks Chris.
Was the parking orbit really 300km away? That sounds far, but I honestly don't know...

Question for those in the know: regardless of how far away the parking orbit, will the added manuevers impact the reboost portion of this vehicle's mission?

Happy Fourth of July, United States!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #51 on:** 07/04/2010 04:04 pm »

Coming up on final approach over Italy.

racshot65 · « **Reply #52 on:** 07/04/2010 04:04 pm »

3 Minutes away from initiation of final approach

GoForTLI · « **Reply #53 on:** 07/04/2010 04:06 pm »

Still stationkeeping. Range rate is zero.

GoForTLI · « **Reply #54 on:** 07/04/2010 04:07 pm »

Final approach begins at 16:07 GMT.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #55 on:** 07/04/2010 04:07 pm »

Final approach initiated.

racshot65 · « **Reply #56 on:** 07/04/2010 04:08 pm »

Rate 0.8

Range 165m

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #57 on:** 07/04/2010 04:08 pm »

Quote from: PahTo on 07/04/2010 04:02 pm

Nice article--thanks Chris.
Was the parking orbit really 300km away? That sounds far, but I honestly don't know...

Question for those in the know: regardless of how far away the parking orbit, will the added manuevers impact the reboost portion of this vehicle's mission?

Happy Fourth of July, United States!

Thanks - and NASA officially said:

"The Progress 38 conducted two successful firings of its engines Friday night to put the craft in a parking orbit around 300 kilometers from the space station. "

racshot65 · « **Reply #58 on:** 07/04/2010 04:08 pm »

Rate 0.78

Range 140m

racshot65 · « **Reply #59 on:** 07/04/2010 04:09 pm »

Range 124m