Subject: Fw: Error Condition Re: mirnews.458
From: "C.M. vd Berg" <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 07:48:25 -0400 (EDT)

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Van: C.M. vd Berg <[email-masked]>
Aan: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>;
[email-masked] <[email-masked]>
Datum: zaterdag 3 april 1999 13:17
Onderwerp: Re: Error Condition Re: mirnews.458

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>Chris.
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>>MIRNEWS.458                                                       2 APRIL
>>1999
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>>Progress-M41: This freighter was launched from Baykonur on 2.04.1999 at
>>11.28.43UTC. If all continues to go well the Pr-M41 will dock at MIR on
>>4.04.1999 at 1251UTC.   Pr-M41 has to dock at the forward docking port of
>>the complex  (transition section,  -X axis).
>>
>>Pr-M41 has 2.5 tons cargo on board consisting of fuel, food, water and
>>scientific research material, mainly for the experiments which Haignere
>will
>>execute in the Perseus program. On board are also 18 live lizards for the
>>Russian-French biological experiment Genesis.
>>
>>During the 4th pass of Pr-M41 the telemetry and beaconsignals  in the 166,
>>165 and 922.755 mc bands could be heard here between 16.03.35 -
>16.06.30UTC.
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>>During the 5th pass the signals were very strong in those bands between
>>17.32.50 and 17.39.00UTC. With the signals on 922.755 mc I could determine
>>the TCA (time closest approach) at  17.35.12UTC.
>>
>>Communications: On 28.03.1999 the ONA (the antenna for communications via
>>the geostationary satellite Luch-1/Gelios) was unserviceable. It was
>>impossible to aim the antenne in the direction of the satellite.
>>
>>Now and then during radio-traffic on 143.625 and 130.165 mc an automatic
>>female voice can be heard reporting that, for instance, it will last still
>a
>>minute until MIR is in range of the groundstation, but also when MIR is
>>entering the eclips.  The calculations are made by the Sigma-computer.
>>
>>Last week the UKW-2,  130.165 mc was regularly in use instead of the
>143.625
>>mc.
>>Possibly to avoid cross-modulation with transmissions on the radio-amateur
>>frequencies.
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>>For radio-amateur traffic the 145.985 (Phone and Packet Radio) and the
>>145.940 mc (Phone)  are in use.  Haignere is a very skilled and active
>>radio-amateur.  Often he switches from the the 145.985 to the 145.940 mc
>>when MIR comes in range of  Moscow.  Haignere uses this frequency to speak
>>with his wife Claudie or with Frenchmen over there. Avdeyev also can be
>>heard on that frequency, but for conversations with his wife he tried to
>>arrange the use of  a frequency in the 144 mc band. Thusfar without
>results.
>>
>>Status Mrs van den Berg: The situation is no longer life treathening. She
>is
>>now in hospital and will have to stay there for a long time.  The future
is
>>not predictable so far.
>>
>>To recuperate from the hectic and stressful passed months I take some rest
>>for a while. In about 10 days I hope as good as possible to resume my
>>activities.
>>
>>Herewith I thank those friends who supported me with their sympathy and
>good
>>wishes.
>>
>>Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
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