Subject: MIRNEWS.461
From: "C.M. vd Berg" <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 14:06:35 -0400 (EDT)

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MIRNEWS.461                                                              =
17 JULY 1999

Progress-M42:

The launch of this freighter took place from Baykonur on 16.07.1999 at =
16.37.33UTC, so exactly at  the planned time.
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Everything went flawlessly  and already during the first passes for my =
position the telemetry and beacon transmitters could be monitored. =
During the 3rd orbit from 2113 - 2115UTC in the 166 and 165 mc bands and =
during the 4th one from 2241 - 2248UTC in those bands and also on the =
922.755 mc.
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Pr-M42 has to deliver to MIR 2.5 tons cargo among which water, fuel, =
food, mail , some experiments, a reflector antenna, which has to be =
installed outside the complex during a spacewalk and a guiding system to =
enable TsUP to control the complex remote controlled during unmanned =
status which will begin on 23 or 28.08.1999.=20

Estimated time docking:

If all continues to go well Pr-M42 will link up with MIR (aft docking =
port, Kvant-1 +X-axis) on 18.07.99 at 1756UTC.  So appr. 6 minutes after =
LOS for my position. During the pass of MIR in orbit 76637, =
1746-1750UTC, radiotraffic during the final stage of the approach can be =
monitored.=20

Progress-M41:  This old freighter had to free the aft docking port =
before the docking of his predecessor and as soon TsUP was sure about =
the good functioning of all systems of the Pr-M42 ,  Progress-M41 =
undocked from MIR on 17.07 at 1120UTC. When this report 'went to the =
press' the Pr-M41 was about to make its last two orbits before it should =
be put on a destruction course for decay in the atmosphere over a =
designated area in the Pacific East of New-Zealand at 1951UTC.=20

Radio amateur traffic: During conversations with radio amateurs on earth =
on 16.07.99 Haignere enthousiastically   mentioned   the start of the =
freighter and the expected docking on Sunday 18.07.  He also spoke about =
the possibility to make images of the approach and the eventual =
transmission to earth  of these images by SSTV.  He still uses the =
145.985 and 145.940 mc. And sometimes he receives on other frequencies =
to avoid the noise caused by the enormous number of calls,  often by =
undisciplined amateurs. H. regularly  shows his displeasure about this =
and beseeches them to listen before calling.=20
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Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Progress-M42:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>The launch of this freighter took =
place from=20
Baykonur on 16.07.1999 at 16.37.33UTC, so exactly at&nbsp; the planned=20
time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Everything went flawlessly&nbsp; and =
already=20
during the first passes for my position the telemetry and beacon =
transmitters=20
could be monitored. During the 3rd orbit from 2113 - 2115UTC in the 166 =
and 165=20
mc bands and during the 4th one from 2241 - 2248UTC in those bands and =
also on=20
the 922.755 mc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Pr-M42 has to deliver to MIR 2.5 =
tons cargo=20
among which water, fuel, food, mail , some experiments, a reflector =
antenna,=20
which has to be installed outside the complex during a spacewalk and a =
guiding=20
system to enable TsUP to control the complex remote controlled during =
unmanned=20
status which will begin on 23 or 28.08.1999. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Estimated time docking:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>If all continues to go well Pr-M42 =
will link up=20
with MIR (aft docking port, Kvant-1 +X-axis) on 18.07.99 at =
1756UTC.&nbsp; So=20
appr. 6 minutes after LOS for my position. During the pass of MIR in =
orbit=20
76637, 1746-1750UTC, radiotraffic during the final stage of the approach =
can be=20
monitored. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Progress-M41:&nbsp; This old =
freighter had to=20
free the aft docking port before the docking of his predecessor and as =
soon TsUP=20
was sure about the good functioning of all systems of the Pr-M42 ,&nbsp; =

Progress-M41 undocked from MIR on 17.07 at 1120UTC. When this report =
'went to=20
the press' the Pr-M41 was about to make its last two orbits before it =
should be=20
put on a destruction course for decay in the atmosphere over a =
designated area=20
in the Pacific East of New-Zealand at 1951UTC. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Radio amateur traffic: During =
conversations with=20
radio amateurs on earth on 16.07.99 Haignere =
enthousiastically&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
mentioned&nbsp;&nbsp; the start of the freighter and the expected =
docking on=20
Sunday 18.07.&nbsp; He also spoke about the possibility to make images =
of the=20
approach and the eventual transmission to earth&nbsp; of these images by =

SSTV.&nbsp; He still uses the 145.985 and 145.940 mc. And sometimes he =
receives=20
on other frequencies to avoid the noise caused by the enormous number of =

calls,&nbsp; often by undisciplined amateurs. H. regularly&nbsp; shows =
his=20
displeasure about this and beseeches them to listen before calling. <BR> =

<BR>Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202<BR> </FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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