Subject: mirnews.454
From: "C.M. vd Berg" <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 15:51:24 -0500 (EST)

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MIRNEWS.454                                                              =
    8 FEBRUARY 1999 =20

Soyuz-TM28: On 8.02.1999 the MIR-crew transferred the transportship =
S-TM28 from the forward (-X axis P.Kh.O.) port  to the aft   (+X axis  =
Kvant-1) port  between 11.23.04UTC (separation from MIR) and 11.39.07UTC =
(soft mate to MIR).

During the last stage of the redocking MIR and S-TM28 were in my range =
and the cosmonauts could be heard via 121.750 mc.  The moment of the =
'touch'  (kasaniye)  was reported by Padalka.  The autonomous flight =
lasted shorter than planned. Padalka executed the approach and docking =
in the manual mode.  Avdeyev reported that  the fuel consumption =
measured by the SIRT had been   407 Kilograms.

They spoke about 'flying around' but in fact the S-TM28 hovered while =
the  MIR complex made a 180 degrees turn in the Z-axis plane just =
waiting  until the aft port came in front of that ship.=20

During the pass in orb. 74116, 1313-1320UTC, the cosmonauts again used =
the 143.625 mc.  They were inside the station and had installed the =
clamps to attach S-TM28 firmly to Kvant-1.  The crew almost recovered =
the MIR-station into the status it had before the redocking.  They use =
the Russian word 'raskonservirovatj',  so to undo the 'conservation'.   =
Meanwhile they had 'conserved' the S-TM28, so they had put this in the =
'stand by' or 'inactive'  mode. Before the redocking the had =
'de-conserved'  that ship.=20
In the period in which the MIR-station is unmanned a lot of systems are =
switched off.  If for instance the redocking fails and the cosmonauts =
have to return to earth the station must remain alive. Among the systems =
switched off are almost all life support systems,  which consume a lot =
of energy, for instance the BKV-3 (the a.c.), the Elektron oxygen =
generator,  the BMP (a unit to purify the air of unwanted products), the =
Vozdukh (the CO-2 scrubber) and the S.R.V.K. (the system to regenerate =
condens into water). The crew also switched on again the greenhouse =
(oranjerie).=20

The reactivation of these systems was reported in  that  pass.   They =
had to leave the Elektron 'off'.   Padalka reported the start of the =
program to turn the solar panels to the most effective angles towards =
the sun.=20

MIR-routine in relation to the redocking:  During the last days there =
were indications about the oncoming redocking operation,  for instance =
the necessity  to clean up the Kvant-1 and on 7.02.1999 the crew got =
instructions about the procedures during this operation. Even the =
undocking time was mentioned 1420 DMV  -Decree Moscow Time-, so 1120UTC, =
  but nothing was said about the day.=20

Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Soyuz-TM28: On =
8.02.1999 the MIR-crew=20
transferred the transportship S-TM28 from the forward (-X axis P.Kh.O.)=20
port&nbsp; to the aft&nbsp;&nbsp; (+X axis&nbsp; Kvant-1) port&nbsp; =
between=20
11.23.04UTC (separation from MIR) and 11.39.07UTC (soft mate to=20
MIR).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>During the last stage =
of the=20
redocking MIR and S-TM28 were in my range and the cosmonauts could be =
heard via=20
121.750 mc.&nbsp; The moment of the 'touch'&nbsp; (kasaniye)&nbsp; was =
reported=20
by Padalka.&nbsp; The autonomous flight lasted shorter than planned. =
Padalka=20
executed the approach and docking in the manual mode.&nbsp; Avdeyev =
reported=20
that&nbsp; the fuel consumption measured by the SIRT had =
been&nbsp;&nbsp; 407=20
Kilograms.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>They spoke about =
'flying around' but=20
in fact the S-TM28 hovered while the&nbsp; MIR complex made a 180 =
degrees turn=20
in the Z-axis plane just waiting&nbsp; until the aft port came in front =
of that=20
ship. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>During the pass in orb. =
74116,=20
1313-1320UTC, the cosmonauts again used the 143.625 mc.&nbsp; They were =
inside=20
the station and had installed the clamps to attach S-TM28 firmly to=20
Kvant-1.&nbsp; The crew almost recovered the MIR-station into the status =
it had=20
before the redocking.&nbsp; They use the Russian word =
'raskonservirovatj',&nbsp;=20
so to undo the 'conservation'.&nbsp;&nbsp; Meanwhile they had =
'conserved' the=20
S-TM28, so they had put this in the 'stand by' or 'inactive'&nbsp; mode. =
Before=20
the redocking the had 'de-conserved'&nbsp; that ship. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>In the period in which =
the=20
MIR-station is unmanned a lot of systems are switched off.&nbsp; If for =
instance=20
the redocking fails and the cosmonauts have to return to earth the =
station must=20
remain alive. Among the systems switched off are almost all life support =

systems,&nbsp; which consume a lot of energy, for instance the BKV-3 =
(the a.c.),=20
the Elektron oxygen generator,&nbsp; the BMP (a unit to purify the air =
of=20
unwanted products), the Vozdukh (the CO-2 scrubber) and the S.R.V.K. =
(the system=20
to regenerate condens into water). The crew also switched on again the=20
greenhouse (oranjerie). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>The reactivation of =
these systems was=20
reported in&nbsp; that&nbsp; pass.&nbsp;&nbsp; They had to leave the =
Elektron=20
'off'.&nbsp;&nbsp; Padalka reported the start of the program to turn the =
solar=20
panels to the most effective angles towards the sun. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>MIR-routine in relation =
to the=20
redocking:&nbsp; During the last days there were indications about the =
oncoming=20
redocking operation,&nbsp; for instance the necessity&nbsp; to clean up =
the=20
Kvant-1 and on 7.02.1999 the crew got instructions about the procedures =
during=20
this operation. Even the undocking time was mentioned 1420 DMV&nbsp; =
-Decree=20
Moscow Time-, so 1120UTC,&nbsp;&nbsp; but nothing was said about the =
day.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Chris van den Berg,=20
NL-9165/A-UK3202<BR> <BR> <BR></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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