Author Topic: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry  (Read 58979 times)

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Live coverage of the undocking, entry and landing events.

Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft set to return to Earth with three crewmembers - by Pete Harding:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/11/soyuz-tma-02m-spacecraft-earth-three-crewmembers/

We'll add more images to the article during the live events.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #1 on: 11/21/2011 09:07 pm »
Found hatch closing on YT:

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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #2 on: 11/21/2011 09:08 pm »
Some more info on the RODK test from ISS On-Orbit Status Report for 21/11/2011:

When hooks have opened and 27S has been pushed out by spring force (delta-V ~0.12 m/s), Soyuz CDR Sergey Volkov will activate the RODK for its test, perform the first manual separation burn at ~15-20m (10 s, ~0.35 m/s) and begin stationkeeping at ~50 m for the RODK test (start 6:05pm). The 2nd manual sep burn follows at ~6:10pm (20 s; ~0.70 m/s), with two DPO-B1 thrusters. Later, ISS will return to duty attitude (LVLH/ Local Vertical Local Horizontal) at 9:05pm. [The RODK test will check out the Manual Attitude Control in Digital Mode of TMA-02M, the second Soyuz with digital controls. RODK provides automated LVLH (Local Vertical-Local Horizontal) attitude control. For the Descent Timeline, see below. Back in March, the post-undocking testing of the first digital Soyuz, TMA-01M/24S, also included the ROAK (Manual Attitude Control in Analog Mode).]

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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #3 on: 11/21/2011 09:09 pm »
Really impressive and emotional handover speech from Mike Fossum - taped yesterday.

Special praise for ISS FD Royce Renfrew (@tungsten_flight), who led the ship that saw all science objectives completed despite the fallout from the Progress failure.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #4 on: 11/21/2011 09:29 pm »
Epic intro music again.
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« Reply #5 on: 11/21/2011 09:31 pm »
Sir Rob of Navias commentating.
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« Reply #6 on: 11/21/2011 09:31 pm »
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #7 on: 11/21/2011 09:33 pm »
Hatch closure - as in the video above.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #8 on: 11/21/2011 09:34 pm »
is there a detailed timeline? undocking/deorbit/landing.

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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #9 on: 11/21/2011 09:34 pm »
Mike Foale helping the FD and CAPCOM!
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #10 on: 11/21/2011 09:37 pm »
Going to be very cold.
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #11 on: 11/21/2011 09:38 pm »
is there a detailed timeline? undocking/deorbit/landing.

27S Descent Timeline Overview:
If everything proceeds nominally, the return to Earth of the “digital” TMA-02M spacecraft tonight will proceed along the following approximate event sequence (all times EST):
. ISS Control Handover to RS --- 5:05pm;
. Orbital (local) Sunset --- 5:27pm;
. Orbital (local) Sunrise --- 5:59:50pm;
. Undock --- 6:00pm;
. RODK Test --- 6:05pm; (RODK = Manual Attitude Control in Digital Mode)
. Deorbit Burn start (delta-V 115.2 m/sec) --- 8:32:21pm;
. Deorbit Burn complete --- 8:36:37pm (delta-V 115.2 m/s);
. Trimodule Separation (~140 km alt) --- 8:59:13pm;
. Atmospheric entry (101.6.1 km alt, with ~170 m/sec) --- 9:02:05pm;
. Entry Guidance start (81.1 km alt) --- 9:03:50pm;
. Maximum G-load (33.3 km alt) --- 9:08:50pm
. Parachute deploy command (10.8 km alt) --- 9:10:43pm;
. 27S Landing (DO1) --- 9:25pm EST; 06:25am Moscow (11/22); 8:25am local Kazakhstan; (loc. 51deg N, 67deg 10min E; northeast of the Arkalyk).

Note: Kazakhstan time = GMT+6h; = EST+11h. Moscow time = EST+9h.]

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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #12 on: 11/21/2011 09:39 pm »
freezing cold conditions expected, no medical tents at the site if not required (if the crew is feeling fine).

edit: Thanks Pete for copying that over.
« Last Edit: 11/21/2011 09:39 pm by mtakala24 »

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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #13 on: 11/21/2011 09:41 pm »
PAO Josh B is on site with the recovery forces.
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« Reply #14 on: 11/21/2011 09:42 pm »
15 mins to commands. 18 mins to undocking.
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« Reply #15 on: 11/21/2011 09:43 pm »
Hurricane Kenneth (heh!) pass:
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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #16 on: 11/21/2011 09:49 pm »
« Last Edit: 11/21/2011 09:49 pm by Satori »

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Re: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking and Re-entry
« Reply #17 on: 11/21/2011 09:51 pm »
Five mins to commands for hooks and latches.
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« Reply #18 on: 11/21/2011 09:54 pm »
Nine NASA people heading out from their hotel.
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« Reply #19 on: 11/21/2011 09:56 pm »
ISS in free drift.
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