LIVE: Orbital's Cygnus ORB-1 (CRS-1) RNDZ and BERTHING UPDATES

• LIVE: Orbital's Cygnus ORB-1 (CRS-1) RNDZ and BERTHING UPDATES by Chris Bergin on 12 Jan, 2014 02:08
• LIVE UPDATE Coverage for RNDZ and BERTHING of Cygnus on the ORB-1 (CRS-1) to the International Space Station.
  
  This is a live update thread, so all posts need to be updates, or they will be removed. Please use the other threads for non updates.
  
  Coverage begins 5am Eastern (10am UTC).
  Berthing 6:02am Eastern (11:02am UTC)
  
  Resources:
  
  Orbital GENERAL Forum Section:
  http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=46.0
  
  Orbital (Antares/Cygnus) News Articles:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/orbital/
  
  Main ORB-1/CRS-1 Feature Article - by William Graham:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/01/orbitals-antares-loft-cygnus-orb-1-mission/
  
  Main ORB-1/CRS-1 Berthing Article:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/01/cygnus-crs-1-iss-berthing/
  
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  L2 Antares/Cygnus Section - Really good section with a lot of documentation, video and content resources exclusive to L2:
  http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=54.0
  (Now includes 100s of mbs of unreleased hi res images taken of Cygnus from the ISS during ORB-D).
  L2 ORB-1/CRS-1 Updates: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=65.0
• #1 by Chris Bergin on 12 Jan, 2014 02:10
• Article for RNDZ and BERTHING:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/01/cygnus-crs-1-iss-berthing/
  
  L2 Members - this is a great presentation for this phase of the mission:
  http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=28490.0
• #2 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 03:39
• The ISS live streaming feed shows Cygnus merged with the ISS so it's obviously getting close.  Fully expect to hear from the crew very early this morning
• #3 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 06:27
• two ADV burns are showing on the ISS overlay.  1 is over Indonesia on this orbit with 2 to follow about 1/4 of an orbit later off of the southern west coast of S America.
• #4 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 06:54
• DPC started.  Gordon Fullerton at 23 km closing at 7 m/s.  Houston referred to Cygnus as the Gordon Cooper when signing off--Freudian slip I guess   No Russian participation in the conference so this may be an off day for them.
• #5 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 07:01
• ADV 1 should have occurred
• #6 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 07:07
• crew is configuring the robotic work stations
• #7 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 07:09
• UStream feed is showing external views over Australia that are stunning with the "big arm" ready for a days work
• #8 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 07:30
• ADV 2 due shortly
• #9 by pericynthion on 12 Jan, 2014 07:36
• Thanks for these updates, they're appreciated.
• #10 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 07:51
• ADV 3 is showing north of Turkey and ADV 4 shortly there after south of India on this orbit--currently crossing Central America
• #11 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 07:58
• sounds like the crew has a go to command the Cygnus strobe light on
• #12 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 07:59
• strobe commanded on
• #13 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 08:01
• ground confirms Cygnus orientation lights activated--ISS has commanding ability.  Crew requesting shutter opening which is pending maneuver completion and settling out.
• #14 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 08:05
• cupola shutters open--waiting for a crew tally-ho on Cygnus...
• #15 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 08:13
• tally ho from the cupola
• #16 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 08:15
• crew activating the hand held laser--measurements not expected until vehicle is within 1000 meters
• #17 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 08:23
• ADV 3 a short time ago, approaching ADV 4
• #18 by Targeteer on 12 Jan, 2014 08:37
• 1000m 6 minutes from the R bar
• #19 by InfraNut2 on 12 Jan, 2014 08:50
• Orbital Sciences:
  
  Cygnus ADV4 thruster burn is now complete. Currently 430 meters below #ISS. Will close to 250 meters and hold.