Orbit 1 |
Post insertion: Deployment of solar panels, antennas and docking probe |
- Crew monitors all deployments |
- Crew reports on pressurization of OMS/RCS and ECLSS systems and crew health. Entry thermal sensors are manually deactivated |
- Ground provides initial orbital insertion data from tracking |
Orbit 2 |
Systems Checkout: IR Att Sensors, Kurs, Angular Accels, "Display" TV Downlink System, OMS engine control system, Manual Attitude Control Test |
- Crew monitors all systems tests and confirms onboard indications |
- Crew performs manual RHC stick inputs for attitude control test |
- Ingress into HM, activate HM CO2 scrubber and doff Sokols |
- A/G, R/T and Recorded TLM and Display TV downlink |
- Radar and radio transponder tracking |
Manual maneuver to +Y to Sun and initiate a 2 deg/sec yaw rotation. MCS is deactivated after rate is established |
Orbit 3 |
Terminate +Y solar rotation, reactivate MCS and establish LVLH attitude reference (auto maneuver sequence) |
- Crew monitors LVLH attitude reference build up |
- Burn data command upload for DV1 and DV2 (attitude, TIG Delta V's) |
- Form 14 preburn emergency deorbit pad read up |
- A/G, R/T and Recorded TLM and Display TV downlink |
- Radar and radio transponder tracking |
Auto maneuver to DV1 burn attitude (TIG - 8 minutes) while LOS |
- Crew monitor only, no manual action nominally required |
DV1 phasing burn while LOS |
- Crew monitor only, no manual action nominally required |
Orbit 4 |
Auto maneuver to DV2 burn attitude (TIG -8 minutes) while LOS |
- Crew monitor only, no manual action nominally required |
DV2 phasing burn while LOS |
- Crew monitor only, no manual action nominally required |
Crew report on burn performance upon AOS |
- HM and DM pressure checks read down |
- Post burn Form 23 (AOS/LOS pad), Form 14 and "Globe" corrections voiced up |
- A/G, R/T and Recorded TLM and Display TV downlink |
- Radar and radio transponder tracking |
Manual maneuver to +Y to Sun and initiate a 2 deg/sec yaw rotation. MCS is deactivated after rate is established. |
External boresight TV camera ops check (while LOS) |
Meal |
Orbit 5 |
Last pass on Russian tracking range for Flight Day 1 |
Report on TV camera test and crew health |
Sokol suit clean up |
- A/G, R/T and Recorded TLM and Display TV downlink |
- Radar and radio transponder tracking |
Orbit 6-12 |
Crew Sleep, off of Russian tracking range |
- Emergency VHF2 comm available through NASA VHF Network |