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#100
by
nathan.moeller
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:11
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Looks like it's come to a stop.
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#101
by
DaveS
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:11
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Tommorow will be the big day, with the P4 Solar Array Wings being deployed.
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#102
by
jacqmans
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:12
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#103
by
MKremer
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:13
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It's at the 0° position, where it can deploy the radiator during tomorrow's EVA.
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#104
by
nathan.moeller
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:16
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I just might stay up and watch this last EVA. This mission is definitely rapid-fire style. Launch, dock, install, walk, walk, walk, transfer, transfer, transfer, undock, brake for home. What time is array deployment scheduled to begin?
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#105
by
dutch courage
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:18
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The camera views of Earth in future will pretty much be dominated by the deployed solar arrays.
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#106
by
MKremer
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:18
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The initial partial deploy is supposed to occur sometime this evening, then the rest of the way tomorrow (I'm not sure if it's before or after the radiator deploy).
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#107
by
nathan.moeller
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:20
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MKremer - 13/9/2006 1:05 PM
The initial partial deploy is supposed to occur sometime this evening, then the rest of the way tomorrow (I'm not sure if it's before or after the radiator deploy).
Awesome. To what extent will they be deployed tonight?
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#108
by
chksix
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:26
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I'm happy the Sarge and his Joint are working
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#109
by
DaveS
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:28
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MKremer - 13/9/2006 8:00 PM
It's at the 0° position, where it can deploy the radiator during tomorrow's EVA.
No EVA tommorw.
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#110
by
DaveS
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:29
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nathan.moeller - 13/9/2006 8:07 PM
MKremer - 13/9/2006 1:05 PM
The initial partial deploy is supposed to occur sometime this evening, then the rest of the way tomorrow (I'm not sure if it's before or after the radiator deploy).
Awesome. To what extent will they be deployed tonight?
1 bay on each SAW.
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#111
by
jacqmans
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:31
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#112
by
nathan.moeller
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:33
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DaveS - 13/9/2006 1:16 PM
nathan.moeller - 13/9/2006 8:07 PM
MKremer - 13/9/2006 1:05 PM
The initial partial deploy is supposed to occur sometime this evening, then the rest of the way tomorrow (I'm not sure if it's before or after the radiator deploy).
Awesome. To what extent will they be deployed tonight?
1 bay on each SAW.
How long is a bay?
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#113
by
DaveS
on 13 Sep, 2006 18:45
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nathan.moeller - 13/9/2006 8:20 PM
How long is a bay?
About 1 ft if I recall correctly.
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#114
by
MKremer
on 13 Sep, 2006 19:05
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Oh, yeah, I kinda forgot there's no EVA tomorrow - it's Friday.
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#115
by
MKremer
on 13 Sep, 2006 19:08
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OK, so apparently the SARJ will make another, full 360° rotation in the opposite direction, later on this evening/tonight. Wish they would have given some idea around what time.
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#116
by
leclaire
on 13 Sep, 2006 19:13
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Each array is around 50yds and there are 31 bays per array (if I remember correctly). Therefore, each bay is about 3-5 ft or ~1-1.5m.
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#117
by
Norm Hartnett
on 13 Sep, 2006 19:47
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FORWARD SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOY TO ONE MAST BAY 23:00
AFT SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOY TO ONE MAST BAY 3:05
FORWARD SOLAR ARRAY HALFWAY DEPLOYMENT BEGINS 7:50
FORWARD SOLAR ARRAY FINAL DEPLOYMENT BEGINS 8:30
AFT SOLAR ARRAY HALFWAY DEPLOYMENT BEGINS 9:30
AFT SOLAR ARRAY FINAL DEPLOYMENT BEGINS 10:10
All times GMT, Source
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/mission_schedule.html 115 link
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#118
by
RedSky
on 13 Sep, 2006 20:24
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I don't know if this has been discussed, but what is the normal sun tracking mode once they are operational (i.e., after assembly complete). They will move roughly 180 degrees tracking during a 45 minute daylight pass... but then what? Do they just continue rotating in the same direction and speed (i.e., tracking the sun through the earth) until they are back in position for sunrise? ... or do they slew back to the sunrise starting position the way they came? If they reverse back to the starting position for sunrise, does that take 45 minutes or is it done faster?
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#119
by
nathan.moeller
on 13 Sep, 2006 20:28
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RedSky - 13/9/2006 3:11 PM
I don't know if this has been discussed, but what is the normal sun tracking mode once they are operational (i.e., after assembly complete). They will move roughly 180 degrees tracking during a 45 minute daylight pass... but then what? Do they just continue rotating in the same direction and speed (i.e., tracking the sun through the earth) until they are back in position for sunrise? ... or do they slew back to the sunrise starting position the way they came? If they reverse back to the starting position for sunrise, does that take 45 minutes or is it done faster?
I don't know if this helps...but remember that the arrays don't have to face the sun directly to generate power.
