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Thu, June 21, 2007 11:39:32 PMFrom:
CBS Space News
Subject:
1130p 6/21 Update: Updated deorbit timelines
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CBS NEWS STS-117 STATUS REPORT: 88
Posted: 11:12 PM, 6/21/07
By William Harwood
CBS News Space Analyst
Changes and additions:
SR-85 (06/21/07): Atlantis entry delayed at least one orbit due to weather
SR-86 (6/21/07): Two Russian computers fail to restart when jumpers removed for test; other four computers continue working normally; troubleshooting continues
SR-87 (06/21/07): Re-entry delayed one day due to weather
SR-88 (06/21/07): Updated deorbit timelines
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11:12 PM, 6/21/07, Update: Updated deorbit timelines
Here is an updated list of deorbit timelines for all five landing opportunities Friday, two at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and three at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (EDW) (all times in EDT and subject to slight change):
EDT...........EVENT
Rev. 218 Deorbit to KSC
09:12:34 AM...Begin deorbit timeline
09:27:34 AM...Radiator stow
09:37:34 AM...Mission specialists seat installation
09:43:34 AM...Computers set for deorbit prep
09:47:34 AM...Hydraulic system configuration
10:12:34 AM...Flash evaporator checkout
10:18:34 AM...Final payload deactivation
10:32:34 AM...Payload bay doors closed
10:42:34 AM...Mission control 'go' for OPS-3 software transition
10:52:34 AM...Transition to OPS-3 entry software
11:17:34 AM...Entry switchlist verification
11:27:34 AM...Deorbit maneuver update
11:32:34 AM...Crew entry review
11:47:34 AM...CDR/PLT don entry suits
12:04:34 PM...IMU alignment
12:12:34 PM...CDR/PLT strap in; mission specialists don suits
12:29:34 PM...Shuttle steering check
12:32:34 PM...APU (hydraulic power unit) prestart
12:39:34 PM...Toilet deactivation
12:47:34 PM...Vent doors closed for entry
12:52:34 PM...Mission control 'go' for deorbit burn
12:58:34 PM...Mission specialists seat ingress
01:07:34 PM...Single APU start
01:12:34 PM...Deorbit ignition
01:15:09 PM...Deorbit burn complete
01:46:54 PM...Entry interface
01:51:49 PM...1st roll command to right
01:58:46 PM...1st right-to-left roll reversal
02:11:53 PM...Velocity less than mach 2.5
02:14:05 PM...Velocity less than mach 1
02:14:57 PM...Shuttle banks to line up on runway
02:18:30 PM...Landing on runway 15
Rev. 219 Deorbit to EDW
02:23:39 PM...MCC 'go' for deorbit burn
02:29:39 PM...Mission specialists seat ingress
02:38:39 PM...Single APU start
02:43:39 PM...Deorbit ignition
02:46:15 PM...Deorbit burn complete
03:18:10 PM...Entry interface
03:23:03 PM...1st roll command to left
03:39:57 PM...1st left-to-right roll reversal
03:43:27 PM...Velocity less than mach 2.5
03:45:41 PM...Velocity less than mach 1
03:46:18 PM...Shuttle banks to line up on runway
03:49:54 PM...Landing on runway 22
Rev. 219 Deorbit to KSC
02:30:31 PM...MCC 'go' for deorbit burn
02:36:31 PM...Mission specialists seat ingress
02:45:31 PM...Single APU start
02:50:31 PM...Deorbit ignition
02:53:04 PM...Deorbit burn complete
03:22:56 PM...Entry interface
03:27:50 PM...1st roll command to right
03:44:34 PM...1st right-to-left roll reversal
03:48:23 PM...Velocity less than mach 2.5
03:50:33 PM...Velocity less than mach 1
03:50:47 PM...Shuttle banks to line up on runway
03:55:00 PM...Landing on runway 15
Rev. 220 Deorbit to EDW
03:58:38 PM...MCC 'go' for deorbit burn
04:04:38 PM...Mission specialists seat ingress
04:13:38 PM...Single APU start
04:18:38 PM...Deorbit ignition
04:21:13 PM...Deorbit burn complete
04:52:20 PM...Entry interface
04:57:13 PM...1st roll command to right
05:04:54 PM...1st right-to-left roll reversal
05:17:15 PM...Velocity less than mach 2.5
05:19:29 PM...Velocity less than mach 1
05:20:44 PM...Shuttle banks to line up on runway
05:23:44 PM...Landing on runway 22
Rev. 221 Deorbit to EDW
05:36:31 PM...MCC 'go' for deorbit burn
05:42:31 PM...Mission specialists seat ingress
05:51:31 PM...Single APU start
05:56:31 PM...Deorbit ignition
05:59:07 PM...Deorbit burn complete
06:28:23 PM...Entry interface
06:33:17 PM...1st roll command to right
06:47:47 PM...1st right-to-left roll reversal
06:53:25 PM...Velocity less than mach 2.5
06:55:41 PM...Velocity less than mach 1
06:56:36 PM...Shuttle banks to line up on runway
06:59:51 PM...Landing on runway 22
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http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/current.html
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Spaceflight Now: http://spaceflightnow.com/index.html
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