Союз МС-08 (№738) – Союз-ФГ – Байконур 1/5 – 21.03.2018 20:44 ДМВ

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 7 мин. назад

HATCH OPEN - @OlegMKS, @Astro_Feustel & @astro_ricky - all three of them returning after one prior visit - are floating aboard the Space Station after a two-day transit in the tight quarters of their #Soyuz. Expedition 55 now at a full crew of six. http://spaceflight101.com/soyuz-ms-08/live-mission-coverage/ ...

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 9 мин. назад

Hatches open between Soyuz MS-08 and ISS at 2148 UTC

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РОСКОСМОС‏Подлинная учетная запись @roscosmos 9 мин. назад

#СоюзМС08: люки между кораблем и станцией открыты. Экипаж Международной космической станции в полном составе!

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow сейчас1 минуту назад


Ricky Arnold, Oleg Artemyev and Drew Feustel (bottom row, left to right) have boarded the International Space Station to join their three crewmates after a smooth link-up in orbit earlier today.
 

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/24853/

ЦУП. ЭКИПАЖ ТРАНСПОРТНОГО КОРАБЛЯ «СОЮЗ МС-08» ПЕРЕШЕЛ НА БОРТ МКС
24.03.2018 00:57

Члены экипажа транспортного пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-08» 24 марта 2018 года в 00:49 мск перешли на борт Международной космической станции (МКС).

Члены экспедиции МКС-55 в составе Антона ШКАПЛЕРОВА (РОСКОСМОС), Олега АРТЕМЬЕВА (РОСКОСМОС), Скотта ТИНГЛА (NASA), Эндрю ФОЙСТЕЛА (NASA), Ричарда АРНОЛЬДА (NASA) и Норишиге КАНАИ (JAXA) приступили к работе на борту станции.

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В программе экспедиции МКС-55 – научно-прикладные исследования и эксперименты, проведение регламентных работ, связанных с поддержанием работоспособности станции, и дооснащение её оборудованием, доставляемым грузовыми кораблями.

Ракета-носитель «Союз-ФГ» с транспортным пилотируемым кораблём «Союз МС-08», доставившим российско-американский экипаж на МКС, стартовала с космодрома Байконур 21 марта 2018 года в 20:44 мск. Стыковка в автоматическом режиме была произведена 23 марта 2018 года в 22:40 мск. после сближения корабля со станцией по двухсуточной схеме.

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Soyuz MS-08 docking

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Docking of Soyuz MS-08 to the International Space Station

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Soyuz MS-08 hatch opening

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Неофициальная запись видеотрансляции (НАСА) стыковки Союз МС-08 и МКС

Docking of Crewed Soyuz MS-08 to International Space Station

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http://spaceflight101.com/soyuz-ms-08/soyuz-ms-08-docking/

Soyuz MS-08 Arrives at Space Station after Textbook Rendezvous with U.S.-Russian Crew Trio
March 23, 2018

Photo: Anton Shkaplerov

Russia's Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft pulled into a docking port on the International Space Station on Friday after two-day journey fr om a remote launch pad in Kazakhstan to the orbital home and workplace for three experienced space fliers spending the spring and summer months off the planet.

Soyuz veteran Oleg Artemyev, Hubble handyman Drew Feustel and educator-astronaut Ricky Arnold are kicking off a 158-day stay on board the orbiting laboratory as part of Expedition 55 and 56 through late August 2018, set to tackle a busy schedule of world-class science, a series of visiting vehicle moves and a number of outfitting spacewalks coming up over the next five months.

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The crew's voyage began Wednesday night with a picture-perfect launch atop Russia's trusted Soyuz FG rocket, thundering off from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 17:44 UTC to begin a chase of the International Space Station. Rising with a thrust in excess of 420 metric-ton-force, the 49.5-meter tall rocket arced into clear skies over the remote launch site – dropping its four boosters two minutes into the flight and handing over to the rocket's third stage just shy of the T+5-minute mark for the final push to orbital velocity.

Eight minutes and 45 seconds after launch, the raw power of rocketry transitioned to the familiar sensation of microgravity for the three experienced crew members aboard the tight quarters of the Soyuz Entry Module. Soyuz FG successfully lifted the 7,220-Kilogram Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft into a Low Earth Orbit, checking off the 63rd mission of this particular variant of the seasoned launch vehicle family.

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Soyuz, flying under the call sign 'Hawaii,' achieved an initial orbit of 196 by 232 Kilometers from wh ere it was set for a methodical climb up into the Space Station's 403 by 406-Kilometer orbit – sticking to the scenic route of the longer, two-day rendezvous as several launch date moves precluded the months-long orbital setup needed for a rendezvous on the express lane. Confined to the cramped quarters of the Soyuz for a two-night stay, the trio spent the first orbit of their mission checking the craft's systems before entering the Orbital Module.

Setting up for its link-up with the International Space Station, Soyuz MS-08 conducted its first two-orbit raising burns on the mission's third and fourth laps around the globe, speeding up by 34 and 27 meters per second, respectively, to ascend into a 310 by 320-Kilometer orbit.

The three crew members entered their first sleep period on Orbit #6 and Thursday had a fairly light schedule: Oleg Artemyev conducted a manual control test to ensure he could bring the craft in for a manual docking if needed, the crew went through some routine checks to ensure Soyuz was in ship shape and a small orbit tweak on the 17th revolution lifted Soyuz into a 315 by 321-Kilometer orbit to reach the correct position for the initiation of the automated rendezvous.

The crew awoke from their second sleep period on Orbit #27 and went into final preparations for their link-up with the International Space Station, receiving an upd ated rendezvous profile based on the latest tracking data before moving into suit-up and vacating the Orbital Module to oversee the maneuver from their seats. "Hawaii" initiated the fully Automated Rendezvous Sequence at 17:18 UTC and executed a final ground-targeted orbit-raising burn at 17:42 to maneuver into the 200-Kilometer communications zone around ISS for the acquisition of a KURS navigation link and a space-to-space VHF connection to allow ISS to serve as a relay point between the approaching Soyuz and Mission Control in Moscow.

Photo: NASA TV

Kicking off the relative navigation phase at 18:08 UTC, Soyuz powered up its upgraded KURS-NA navigation system – first locking onto the KURS beacon of ISS through the AO-753A phased array antenna for initial line-of-sight and pitch angle measurements during the long-range rendezvous. Two ASF-1 antennas came into play at closer distance to deliver range, range rate and angular information to the Soyuz's Digital Autopilot in control of targeting rendezvous maneuvers.

A large impulse burn of the 300-Kilogram-force SKD main engine sped Soyuz up by 27 m/s and se t it on a course toward its Ballistic Targeting Point – an imaginary target position around one Kilometer from the Space Station to allow Soyuz to safely fly past the Station in case of any issues cropping up during the far-field rendezvous phase. A pair of checkouts of KURS at a distance of 45 and 15 Kilometers provided good results, allowing the rendezvous to proceed on auto pilot – under close watch by Commander Artemyev and his Flight Engineers.

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ISS handed off attitude control to the Russian Segment and a small attitude adjustment was performed in the form of a 12-degree yaw and a slight pitch-up to properly position the Poisk module for the arrival of the Soyuz. As the spacecraft passed the ballistic target, it conducted two SKD impulse maneuvers and a braking burn using its DPO attitude control thrusters to proceed into the ISS Approach Ellipsoid, en-route to its flyaround.

Reaching a range of 400 meters, Soyuz switched into Flyaround Mode to make a slow lap around the complex, designed to take the spacecraft from its approach path from behind and below to a position aligned with the zenith-facing Poisk module. While maneuvering around ISS, Soyuz remained on KURS lock and closed in to a distance of 200 meters. Once aligned with Poisk, Soyuz stopped its approach and performed a roll maneuver to position its solar arrays for docking before nulling any residual body rates and entering a period of Stationkeeping.

Photo: NASA TV

Receiving a GO from the ground, Oleg Artemyev commanded the Soyuz into final approach mode at 19:30 UTC and the spacecraft gently fired its DPO thrusters to initiate a relative closing rate of 0.8 meters per second for its straight-down approach toward Poisk. Under control of its automated systems, Soyuz kept its crosshairs aligned with its docking target, powered up the SSVP docking mechanism at a range of 47 meters and retracted its KURS antennas to avoid interference with the docking interface.

Upon sensing that its docking probe had made contact with Poisk, Soyuz fired its translational thrusters to push in and so ensure that capture latches would engage and secure the coupling between the two orbiting spacecraft. Contact and capture was confirmed at 19:40:21 UTC while the complex was flying over Eastern Europe with docking coming two days, one hour and 56 minutes after the launch of Soyuz MS-08.

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After some oscillation induced by docking had dampened out, Soyuz retracted its docking probe and latches on both sides of the interface closed to form a rigid structural connection between Poisk and the Soyuz. While keeping an eye on their leak check procedure, the crew was able to change into more comfortable flight suits and begin powering down systems aboard their Soyuz.

Hatches swung open at 21:48 UTC and the incumbent ISS crew of Expedition 55 Commander Anton Shkaplerov and Flight Engineers Scott Tingle and Norishige Kanai welcomed the new arrivals aboard their home in space for the next 22 and a half weeks. The first order of business for the combined crew was the traditional family conference from the Zvezda module before they headed into mandatory safety briefings and deactivation of their Soyuz spacecraft, looking forward to a full off-duty day on Saturday.
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Credit: NASA

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Всё прошло как надо.
И видео было просто захватывающим.
Поздравления.

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Присоединяюсь.

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Видео от НАСА опять.
А Роскосмос что-нить выложил?

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SGS_67 пишет:
А Роскосмос что-нить выложил?

Вэлком ту Роскосмос ин ВКонтакте  

https://vk.com/video-30315369_456240123 (2 часа 58 минут)

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Dr Marco Langbroek‏ @Marco_Langbroek 4 ч. назад

While all eyes are on #Tiangong1, another object will quietly come down tonight: the upper stage from the recent #Soyuz launch to the ISS. My current nominal estimates with SatAna/SatEvo and GMAT, and the current JSpOC TIP position on a map (dashed trajectory = uncertainty!)