ISS On-orbit Status, 20-07-2004

ISS On-orbit Status 20 July 2004


All ISS systems continue to function nominally except those noted previously
or below. Today we're commemorating with nostalgia the 35th Anniversary of
Apollo 11, first manned lunar landing. And on ISS, with 94 days in space
Expedition 9 today passed its halfway mark. Congratulations on both shining
jewels of Space Exploration!

The crew had several hours for stowing trash and excessed equipment on the
Progress 14P cargo ship, slated for undocking on 7/30 (2:06am EDT). [The
transfers were supported by reference to the IMS (inventory management
system) database.]

CDR Padalka performed another test of the data linkage between the Service
Module (SM)'s KTsP1 (Central Post computer #1), and the TVM (Terminal
Computer) and TsVM (Central Computer) systems, preparatory to the second
attempt at uploading the 7.02 software upgrade on 7/22 (Thursday), after the
failure of the first try on 7/15.



Fincke concluded the current maintenance cycle on EMU batteries #2045 &
#2046 by initiating their 20-min. recharge in the Airlock's BSA (Battery
Storage Assembly). Afterwards, the SSC (station support computer) laptop
used for the automated procedure was reconfigured for nominal ops.

Gennady took the monthly sensor readings of the "Pille-MKS" radiation
dosimetry experiment that has ten sensors placed at various locations in the
RS (Russian segment; port cabin window, starboard cabin window, ASU toilet
facility, control panel, etc.). Pille dosage values are called down or
downlinked via Regul Paket/Email or OCA. (Last time done: 6/18).

Fincke today handled the daily routine inspection of the SM's SOZh life
support system, incl. ASU toilet facility replacements, while Padalka
prepared the daily IMS "delta" file update, which has become a standard item
on the discretionary Russian "job jar" task list.

At 8:55am EDT, Mike and Gennady supported an interactive 20-min. PAO
exchange with CBS News (Bill Harwood, Peter King) on the occasion of today's
35th Apollo 11 anniversary, via Ku-band/video & S-band/Space-to-Ground
audio.

The crew completed their daily 2.5-hr. physical exercise program on TVIS,
RED exerciser and VELO cycle with load trainer.

At 11:15am, monitored by Moscow on Daily Orbit 2, the SM's automated daily
timeline sequencer (SPP) commanded the KDU thrusters of Progress 14P and the
SM propulsion manifold #1 to inhibited mode, leaving station attitude to
manifold #2, then commenced propellant transfer from Progress to the FGB
high-pressure fuel & oxidizer tanks (BVDG, BVDO). [Today's activity
transferred the props remaining after the first transfer on 7/13.
Altogether, 14P had delivered a mixed cargo that included ~600 kg oxidizer
(NTO/nitrogen tetroxide) and ~300 kg fuel (UDMH/unsymmetrical dimethyl
hydrazine) in the KDU tanks, 225 kg NTO and 128 kg UDMH in the SD refueling
tanks, also gaseous oxygen (21 kg), air (24 kg, for dilution), and water
(420 kg).]

Major upcoming events:

SSRMS maneuvers into EVA-10 obs position -- 7/22 (Thursday afternoon);
Progress 14P undocks -- 7/30 (2:06am EDT);
Orlan EVA-10 from DC-1 "Pirs" -- 8/3 (Tuesday);
Progress 15P launches -- 8/11 (1:01am EDT);
Progress 15P docks -- 8/14 (2:05am EDT).


Today's CEO (crew earth observation) photo targets, limited in the current
XPOP attitude by flight rule constraints on the use of the science window,
which is available for only ~1/4 of each orbit when not facing forward (in
"ram"), were Internal waves, Aegean Sea (looking left for outer glint disc
passing across the northern Aegean), Athens, Greece (nadir pass), Amazonian
Fans, Brazil (cloudfree patch may hold: looking for white lines meandering
through the rainforest. These are ancient river courses that indicate a
major inland delta first discovered from handheld imagery. This one fan has
allowed scientists to successfully predict the locations of several more in
similar topographic positions, with many implications for landscape
evolution and fish evolution studies), and Internal waves, Azores Islands -
Mid Atlantic (this is the first time investigators have been able to ask for
this site due to persistent cloudiness of the central Atlantic. Looking
left of track in open patches both S and N of the islands [island chain
itself under cloud]).


U.S. & Russian Segment Status (as of today, 1:47pm EDT)

Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLSS) and Thermal Control (TCS):

Elektron O2 generator is On. Vozdukh CO2 scrubber is On. U.S. CDRA CO2
scrubber is Off. TCCS (trace contaminant control subsystem) is operating.
SM Gas Analyzer has been calibrated and is used for ppO2 & ppCO2 monitoring.
MCA (major constituents analyzer) is in Life Extending Mode (LEM). BMP
Harmful Impurities unit: absorbent bed #1 in Purify mode, bed #2 in Purify
mode. RS air conditioner SKV-1 is On, SKV-2 is Off (SM panel mods completed
4/8; SKV-2 activation failed 4/20; is still considered failed). SFOG slot
#2 fan suspect (not usable).


SM Working Compartment: Pressure (mmHg) -- 752; temperature (deg C) --
25.6; ppO2 (mmHg) -- 162.7; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- 3.4.
SM Transfer Compartment: Pressure (mmHg) -- 751; temperature (deg C) --
20.0.
FGB Cabin: Pressure (mmHg) -- 752; temperature (deg C) -- 23.7.
Node: Pressure (mmHg) -- 745.8; temperature (deg C) -- 23.5 (shell); ppO2
(mmHg) -- n/a; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- n/a.
U.S. Lab: Pressure (mmHg) -- 747.6; temperature (deg C) -- 24.4; ppO2
(mmHg) -- n/a; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- n/a.
Joint Airlock (Equip. Lock): Pressure (mmHg) -- 747.8; temperature (deg
C) -- 25.3; shell heater temp (deg C) -- n/a, ppO2 (mmHg) -- n/a; ppCO2
(mmHg) -- n/a.


(n/a = data not available)

Electrical Power Systems (EPS):

Both P6 channels fully operational. BGA (beta gimbal assembly) 2B and 4B
both in Autotrack (solar-tracking, "sun slicer", i.e., drag reduction-biased
by 47 deg).
SM batteries: All batteries (8) are on line in "Partial Charge" mode.
FGB batteries: Battery #4 is off line; battery 6 is on line in "Cycle"
mode; all other batteries (4) are on line in "Partial Charge" mode.


Plasma Contactor Unit PCU-1 is in Standby mode; PCU-2 is in Standby mode.

Command & Data Handling Systems:

C&C-1 MDM is prime, C&C-2 is backup, and C&C-3 is in standby.
GNC-2 MDM is prime; GNC-1 is backup.
INT-2 is operating; INT-1 is Off.
EXT-1 is On (primary), EXT-2 is Off (backup).
LA-1, LA-2 and LA-3 MDMs are all operating.
PL-1 MDM is Off; PL-2 MDM is Operational.
APS-1 (automated payload switch #1) and APS-2 are both On.
SM Terminal Computer (TVM): 3 redundant lanes (of 3) operational.
SM Central Computer (TsVM): 3 redundant lanes (of 3) operational.
FGB MDM-1 is Off (failed, 11/21/03); MDM-2 is Operational.

Propulsion System:

Total propellant load available: 3864 kg (8519 lb) as of 7/15/04; [SM(552)
+ FGB(3312) + Progress M(0)]. (Capabilities: SM -- 860 kg; FGB -- 6120 kg).

Attitude Control Systems:

3 CMGs on-line (CMG-1 failed, since 6/6/02; CMG-2's RPC-17 failed 4/21/04;
was replaced 6/30/04).
State vector source -- U.S. SIGI-1 (GPS)
Attitude source -- U.S. SIGI-1 (GPS)
Angular rate source -- RGA-1

Flight Attitude:

XPOP (x-axis perpendicular to orbit plane = "sun-fixed" [yaw: 0.5 deg,
pitch: -9.0 deg., roll: 0 deg]), with CMG TA (thruster assist), until 7/26,
then LVLH XVV.

Communications & Tracking Systems:

FGB MDM-1 is powered Off; FGB MDM-2 is operational.
All other Russian communications & tracking systems are nominal.
S-band is operating nominally (on string 2).
Ku-band is operating nominally (may require a mask).
Audio subsystem is operating nominally (IAC-1 is prime, IAC-2 is off).
Video subsystem operating nominally.
HCOR (high-rate communications outage recorder) is operating nominally.

Robotics:

SSRMS/Canadarm2 based at Lab PDGF/LEE A, operational on redundant string,
off on prime.
MBS: KA (keep alive) power on both strings.
MT: latched and mated at WS4.
POA: KA power on both strings.
RWS (robotics workstations): Lab RWS is On (DCP connected); Cupola RWS is
Off.


ISS Orbit (as of this morning, 7:06am EDT [= epoch]):

Mean altitude -- 359.2 km
Apogee height -- 363.4 km
Perigee height -- 354.9 km
Period -- 91.7 min.
Inclination (to Equator) -- 51.63 deg
Eccentricity -- 0.00063
Orbits per 24-hr. day -- 15.70
Mean altitude loss in last 24 hours -- 108 m
Revolutions since FGB/Zarya launch (Nov. '98) -- 32354

For more on ISS orbit and worldwide ISS naked-eye visibility dates/times,
see http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/station/viewing/issvis.html. In addition,
information on International Space Station sighting opportunities can be
found at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/ on NASA's Human
Spaceflight website. The current location of the International Space Station
can be found at http://science.nasa.gov/temp/StationLoc.html at NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center.


--
---------------------------

Jacques :-)

www.spacepatches.info

Gee Jacques, I haven't posted any of these ISS on-orbit status reports
on SpaceRef for several days (I have those from 21-23 July waiting for
posting) - and you also haven't posted any of those reports here.

What a coincidence. I wonder where you get them?

Also, despite repeated warnings by email, you continue to post these
reports here which you take from SpaceRef and then modify - but which
still include additional, non-NASA material produced by - and under
copyright - to SpaceRef.



"Jacques van Oene" wrote in message ...
ISS On-orbit Status 20 July 2004


All ISS systems continue to function nominally except those noted previously
or below. Today we're commemorating with nostalgia the 35th Anniversary of
Apollo 11, first manned lunar landing. And on ISS, with 94 days in space
Expedition 9 today passed its halfway mark. Congratulations on both shining
jewels of Space Exploration!

The crew had several hours for stowing trash and excessed equipment on the
Progress 14P cargo ship, slated for undocking on 7/30 (2:06am EDT). [The
transfers were supported by reference to the IMS (inventory management
system) database.]

CDR Padalka performed another test of the data linkage between the Service
Module (SM)'s KTsP1 (Central Post computer #1), and the TVM (Terminal
Computer) and TsVM (Central Computer) systems, preparatory to the second
attempt at uploading the 7.02 software upgrade on 7/22 (Thursday), after the
failure of the first try on 7/15.



Fincke concluded the current maintenance cycle on EMU batteries #2045 &
#2046 by initiating their 20-min. recharge in the Airlock's BSA (Battery
Storage Assembly). Afterwards, the SSC (station support computer) laptop
used for the automated procedure was reconfigured for nominal ops.

Gennady took the monthly sensor readings of the "Pille-MKS" radiation
dosimetry experiment that has ten sensors placed at various locations in the
RS (Russian segment; port cabin window, starboard cabin window, ASU toilet
facility, control panel, etc.). Pille dosage values are called down or
downlinked via Regul Paket/Email or OCA. (Last time done: 6/18).

Fincke today handled the daily routine inspection of the SM's SOZh life
support system, incl. ASU toilet facility replacements, while Padalka
prepared the daily IMS "delta" file update, which has become a standard item
on the discretionary Russian "job jar" task list.

At 8:55am EDT, Mike and Gennady supported an interactive 20-min. PAO
exchange with CBS News (Bill Harwood, Peter King) on the occasion of today's
35th Apollo 11 anniversary, via Ku-band/video & S-band/Space-to-Ground
audio.

The crew completed their daily 2.5-hr. physical exercise program on TVIS,
RED exerciser and VELO cycle with load trainer.

At 11:15am, monitored by Moscow on Daily Orbit 2, the SM's automated daily
timeline sequencer (SPP) commanded the KDU thrusters of Progress 14P and the
SM propulsion manifold #1 to inhibited mode, leaving station attitude to
manifold #2, then commenced propellant transfer from Progress to the FGB
high-pressure fuel & oxidizer tanks (BVDG, BVDO). [Today's activity
transferred the props remaining after the first transfer on 7/13.
Altogether, 14P had delivered a mixed cargo that included ~600 kg oxidizer
(NTO/nitrogen tetroxide) and ~300 kg fuel (UDMH/unsymmetrical dimethyl
hydrazine) in the KDU tanks, 225 kg NTO and 128 kg UDMH in the SD refueling
tanks, also gaseous oxygen (21 kg), air (24 kg, for dilution), and water
(420 kg).]

Major upcoming events:

SSRMS maneuvers into EVA-10 obs position -- 7/22 (Thursday afternoon);
Progress 14P undocks -- 7/30 (2:06am EDT);
Orlan EVA-10 from DC-1 "Pirs" -- 8/3 (Tuesday);
Progress 15P launches -- 8/11 (1:01am EDT);
Progress 15P docks -- 8/14 (2:05am EDT).


Today's CEO (crew earth observation) photo targets, limited in the current
XPOP attitude by flight rule constraints on the use of the science window,
which is available for only ~1/4 of each orbit when not facing forward (in
"ram"), were Internal waves, Aegean Sea (looking left for outer glint disc
passing across the northern Aegean), Athens, Greece (nadir pass), Amazonian
Fans, Brazil (cloudfree patch may hold: looking for white lines meandering
through the rainforest. These are ancient river courses that indicate a
major inland delta first discovered from handheld imagery. This one fan has
allowed scientists to successfully predict the locations of several more in
similar topographic positions, with many implications for landscape
evolution and fish evolution studies), and Internal waves, Azores Islands -
Mid Atlantic (this is the first time investigators have been able to ask for
this site due to persistent cloudiness of the central Atlantic. Looking
left of track in open patches both S and N of the islands [island chain
itself under cloud]).


U.S. & Russian Segment Status (as of today, 1:47pm EDT)

Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLSS) and Thermal Control (TCS):

Elektron O2 generator is On. Vozdukh CO2 scrubber is On. U.S. CDRA CO2
scrubber is Off. TCCS (trace contaminant control subsystem) is operating.
SM Gas Analyzer has been calibrated and is used for ppO2 & ppCO2 monitoring.
MCA (major constituents analyzer) is in Life Extending Mode (LEM). BMP
Harmful Impurities unit: absorbent bed #1 in Purify mode, bed #2 in Purify
mode. RS air conditioner SKV-1 is On, SKV-2 is Off (SM panel mods completed
4/8; SKV-2 activation failed 4/20; is still considered failed). SFOG slot
#2 fan suspect (not usable).


SM Working Compartment: Pressure (mmHg) -- 752; temperature (deg C) --
25.6; ppO2 (mmHg) -- 162.7; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- 3.4.
SM Transfer Compartment: Pressure (mmHg) -- 751; temperature (deg C) --
20.0.
FGB Cabin: Pressure (mmHg) -- 752; temperature (deg C) -- 23.7.
Node: Pressure (mmHg) -- 745.8; temperature (deg C) -- 23.5 (shell); ppO2
(mmHg) -- n/a; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- n/a.
U.S. Lab: Pressure (mmHg) -- 747.6; temperature (deg C) -- 24.4; ppO2
(mmHg) -- n/a; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- n/a.
Joint Airlock (Equip. Lock): Pressure (mmHg) -- 747.8; temperature (deg
C) -- 25.3; shell heater temp (deg C) -- n/a, ppO2 (mmHg) -- n/a; ppCO2
(mmHg) -- n/a.


(n/a = data not available)

Electrical Power Systems (EPS):

Both P6 channels fully operational. BGA (beta gimbal assembly) 2B and 4B
both in Autotrack (solar-tracking, "sun slicer", i.e., drag reduction-biased
by 47 deg).
SM batteries: All batteries (8) are on line in "Partial Charge" mode.
FGB batteries: Battery #4 is off line; battery 6 is on line in "Cycle"
mode; all other batteries (4) are on line in "Partial Charge" mode.


Plasma Contactor Unit PCU-1 is in Standby mode; PCU-2 is in Standby mode.

Command & Data Handling Systems:

C&C-1 MDM is prime, C&C-2 is backup, and C&C-3 is in standby.
GNC-2 MDM is prime; GNC-1 is backup.
INT-2 is operating; INT-1 is Off.
EXT-1 is On (primary), EXT-2 is Off (backup).
LA-1, LA-2 and LA-3 MDMs are all operating.
PL-1 MDM is Off; PL-2 MDM is Operational.
APS-1 (automated payload switch #1) and APS-2 are both On.
SM Terminal Computer (TVM): 3 redundant lanes (of 3) operational.
SM Central Computer (TsVM): 3 redundant lanes (of 3) operational.
FGB MDM-1 is Off (failed, 11/21/03); MDM-2 is Operational.

Propulsion System:

Total propellant load available: 3864 kg (8519 lb) as of 7/15/04; [SM(552)
+ FGB(3312) + Progress M(0)]. (Capabilities: SM -- 860 kg; FGB -- 6120 kg).

Attitude Control Systems:

3 CMGs on-line (CMG-1 failed, since 6/6/02; CMG-2's RPC-17 failed 4/21/04;
was replaced 6/30/04).
State vector source -- U.S. SIGI-1 (GPS)
Attitude source -- U.S. SIGI-1 (GPS)
Angular rate source -- RGA-1

Flight Attitude:

XPOP (x-axis perpendicular to orbit plane = "sun-fixed" [yaw: 0.5 deg,
pitch: -9.0 deg., roll: 0 deg]), with CMG TA (thruster assist), until 7/26,
then LVLH XVV.

Communications & Tracking Systems:

FGB MDM-1 is powered Off; FGB MDM-2 is operational.
All other Russian communications & tracking systems are nominal.
S-band is operating nominally (on string 2).
Ku-band is operating nominally (may require a mask).
Audio subsystem is operating nominally (IAC-1 is prime, IAC-2 is off).
Video subsystem operating nominally.
HCOR (high-rate communications outage recorder) is operating nominally.

Robotics:

SSRMS/Canadarm2 based at Lab PDGF/LEE A, operational on redundant string,
off on prime.
MBS: KA (keep alive) power on both strings.
MT: latched and mated at WS4.
POA: KA power on both strings.
RWS (robotics workstations): Lab RWS is On (DCP connected); Cupola RWS is
Off.


ISS Orbit (as of this morning, 7:06am EDT [= epoch]):

Mean altitude -- 359.2 km
Apogee height -- 363.4 km
Perigee height -- 354.9 km
Period -- 91.7 min.
Inclination (to Equator) -- 51.63 deg
Eccentricity -- 0.00063
Orbits per 24-hr. day -- 15.70
Mean altitude loss in last 24 hours -- 108 m
Revolutions since FGB/Zarya launch (Nov. '98) -- 32354

For more on ISS orbit and worldwide ISS naked-eye visibility dates/times,
see http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/station/viewing/issvis.html. In addition,
information on International Space Station sighting opportunities can be
found at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/ on NASA's Human
Spaceflight website. The current location of the International Space Station
can be found at http://science.nasa.gov/temp/StationLoc.html at NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center.

Jacques - keep posting them.

Keith - BUg off!

done
wrote in message
m...
Gee Jacques, I haven't posted any of these ISS on-orbit status reports
on SpaceRef for several days (I have those from 21-23 July waiting for
posting) - and you also haven't posted any of those reports here.

What a coincidence. I wonder where you get them?

Also, despite repeated warnings by email, you continue to post these
reports here which you take from SpaceRef and then modify - but which
still include additional, non-NASA material produced by - and under
copyright - to SpaceRef.



"Jacques van Oene" wrote in message
...
ISS On-orbit Status 20 July 2004


All ISS systems continue to function nominally except those noted
previously
or below. Today we're commemorating with nostalgia the 35th
Anniversary of
Apollo 11, first manned lunar landing. And on ISS, with 94 days in
space
Expedition 9 today passed its halfway mark. Congratulations on both
shining
jewels of Space Exploration!

The crew had several hours for stowing trash and excessed equipment on
the
Progress 14P cargo ship, slated for undocking on 7/30 (2:06am EDT).
[The
transfers were supported by reference to the IMS (inventory management
system) database.]

CDR Padalka performed another test of the data linkage between the
Service
Module (SM)'s KTsP1 (Central Post computer #1), and the TVM (Terminal
Computer) and TsVM (Central Computer) systems, preparatory to the second
attempt at uploading the 7.02 software upgrade on 7/22 (Thursday), after
the
failure of the first try on 7/15.



Fincke concluded the current maintenance cycle on EMU batteries #2045 &
#2046 by initiating their 20-min. recharge in the Airlock's BSA (Battery
Storage Assembly). Afterwards, the SSC (station support computer)
laptop
used for the automated procedure was reconfigured for nominal ops.

Gennady took the monthly sensor readings of the "Pille-MKS" radiation
dosimetry experiment that has ten sensors placed at various locations in
the
RS (Russian segment; port cabin window, starboard cabin window, ASU
toilet
facility, control panel, etc.). Pille dosage values are called down or
downlinked via Regul Paket/Email or OCA. (Last time done: 6/18).

Fincke today handled the daily routine inspection of the SM's SOZh life
support system, incl. ASU toilet facility replacements, while Padalka
prepared the daily IMS "delta" file update, which has become a standard
item
on the discretionary Russian "job jar" task list.

At 8:55am EDT, Mike and Gennady supported an interactive 20-min. PAO
exchange with CBS News (Bill Harwood, Peter King) on the occasion of
today's
35th Apollo 11 anniversary, via Ku-band/video & S-band/Space-to-Ground
audio.

The crew completed their daily 2.5-hr. physical exercise program on
TVIS,
RED exerciser and VELO cycle with load trainer.

At 11:15am, monitored by Moscow on Daily Orbit 2, the SM's automated
daily
timeline sequencer (SPP) commanded the KDU thrusters of Progress 14P and
the
SM propulsion manifold #1 to inhibited mode, leaving station attitude to
manifold #2, then commenced propellant transfer from Progress to the FGB
high-pressure fuel & oxidizer tanks (BVDG, BVDO). [Today's activity
transferred the props remaining after the first transfer on 7/13.
Altogether, 14P had delivered a mixed cargo that included ~600 kg
oxidizer
(NTO/nitrogen tetroxide) and ~300 kg fuel (UDMH/unsymmetrical dimethyl
hydrazine) in the KDU tanks, 225 kg NTO and 128 kg UDMH in the SD
refueling
tanks, also gaseous oxygen (21 kg), air (24 kg, for dilution), and water
(420 kg).]

Major upcoming events:

SSRMS maneuvers into EVA-10 obs position -- 7/22 (Thursday afternoon);
Progress 14P undocks -- 7/30 (2:06am EDT);
Orlan EVA-10 from DC-1 "Pirs" -- 8/3 (Tuesday);
Progress 15P launches -- 8/11 (1:01am EDT);
Progress 15P docks -- 8/14 (2:05am EDT).


Today's CEO (crew earth observation) photo targets, limited in the
current
XPOP attitude by flight rule constraints on the use of the science
window,
which is available for only ~1/4 of each orbit when not facing forward
(in
"ram"), were Internal waves, Aegean Sea (looking left for outer glint
disc
passing across the northern Aegean), Athens, Greece (nadir pass),
Amazonian
Fans, Brazil (cloudfree patch may hold: looking for white lines
meandering
through the rainforest. These are ancient river courses that indicate a
major inland delta first discovered from handheld imagery. This one fan
has
allowed scientists to successfully predict the locations of several more
in
similar topographic positions, with many implications for landscape
evolution and fish evolution studies), and Internal waves, Azores
Islands -
Mid Atlantic (this is the first time investigators have been able to ask
for
this site due to persistent cloudiness of the central Atlantic. Looking
left of track in open patches both S and N of the islands [island chain
itself under cloud]).


U.S. & Russian Segment Status (as of today, 1:47pm EDT)

Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLSS) and Thermal Control
(TCS):

Elektron O2 generator is On. Vozdukh CO2 scrubber is On. U.S. CDRA CO2
scrubber is Off. TCCS (trace contaminant control subsystem) is
operating.
SM Gas Analyzer has been calibrated and is used for ppO2 & ppCO2
monitoring.
MCA (major constituents analyzer) is in Life Extending Mode (LEM). BMP
Harmful Impurities unit: absorbent bed #1 in Purify mode, bed #2 in
Purify
mode. RS air conditioner SKV-1 is On, SKV-2 is Off (SM panel mods
completed
4/8; SKV-2 activation failed 4/20; is still considered failed). SFOG
slot
#2 fan suspect (not usable).


SM Working Compartment: Pressure (mmHg) -- 752; temperature (deg C) --
25.6; ppO2 (mmHg) -- 162.7; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- 3.4.
SM Transfer Compartment: Pressure (mmHg) -- 751; temperature (deg C) --
20.0.
FGB Cabin: Pressure (mmHg) -- 752; temperature (deg C) -- 23.7.
Node: Pressure (mmHg) -- 745.8; temperature (deg C) -- 23.5 (shell);
ppO2
(mmHg) -- n/a; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- n/a.
U.S. Lab: Pressure (mmHg) -- 747.6; temperature (deg C) -- 24.4; ppO2
(mmHg) -- n/a; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- n/a.
Joint Airlock (Equip. Lock): Pressure (mmHg) -- 747.8; temperature
(deg
C) -- 25.3; shell heater temp (deg C) -- n/a, ppO2 (mmHg) -- n/a; ppCO2
(mmHg) -- n/a.


(n/a = data not available)

Electrical Power Systems (EPS):

Both P6 channels fully operational. BGA (beta gimbal assembly) 2B and
4B
both in Autotrack (solar-tracking, "sun slicer", i.e., drag
reduction-biased
by 47 deg).
SM batteries: All batteries (8) are on line in "Partial Charge" mode.
FGB batteries: Battery #4 is off line; battery 6 is on line in "Cycle"
mode; all other batteries (4) are on line in "Partial Charge" mode.


Plasma Contactor Unit PCU-1 is in Standby mode; PCU-2 is in Standby
mode.

Command & Data Handling Systems:

C&C-1 MDM is prime, C&C-2 is backup, and C&C-3 is in standby.
GNC-2 MDM is prime; GNC-1 is backup.
INT-2 is operating; INT-1 is Off.
EXT-1 is On (primary), EXT-2 is Off (backup).
LA-1, LA-2 and LA-3 MDMs are all operating.
PL-1 MDM is Off; PL-2 MDM is Operational.
APS-1 (automated payload switch #1) and APS-2 are both On.
SM Terminal Computer (TVM): 3 redundant lanes (of 3) operational.
SM Central Computer (TsVM): 3 redundant lanes (of 3) operational.
FGB MDM-1 is Off (failed, 11/21/03); MDM-2 is Operational.

Propulsion System:

Total propellant load available: 3864 kg (8519 lb) as of 7/15/04;
[SM(552)
+ FGB(3312) + Progress M(0)]. (Capabilities: SM -- 860 kg; FGB -- 6120
kg).

Attitude Control Systems:

3 CMGs on-line (CMG-1 failed, since 6/6/02; CMG-2's RPC-17 failed
4/21/04;
was replaced 6/30/04).
State vector source -- U.S. SIGI-1 (GPS)
Attitude source -- U.S. SIGI-1 (GPS)
Angular rate source -- RGA-1

Flight Attitude:

XPOP (x-axis perpendicular to orbit plane = "sun-fixed" [yaw: 0.5 deg,
pitch: -9.0 deg., roll: 0 deg]), with CMG TA (thruster assist), until
7/26,
then LVLH XVV.

Communications & Tracking Systems:

FGB MDM-1 is powered Off; FGB MDM-2 is operational.
All other Russian communications & tracking systems are nominal.
S-band is operating nominally (on string 2).
Ku-band is operating nominally (may require a mask).
Audio subsystem is operating nominally (IAC-1 is prime, IAC-2 is off).
Video subsystem operating nominally.
HCOR (high-rate communications outage recorder) is operating nominally.

Robotics:

SSRMS/Canadarm2 based at Lab PDGF/LEE A, operational on redundant
string,
off on prime.
MBS: KA (keep alive) power on both strings.
MT: latched and mated at WS4.
POA: KA power on both strings.
RWS (robotics workstations): Lab RWS is On (DCP connected); Cupola RWS
is
Off.


ISS Orbit (as of this morning, 7:06am EDT [= epoch]):

Mean altitude -- 359.2 km
Apogee height -- 363.4 km
Perigee height -- 354.9 km
Period -- 91.7 min.
Inclination (to Equator) -- 51.63 deg
Eccentricity -- 0.00063
Orbits per 24-hr. day -- 15.70
Mean altitude loss in last 24 hours -- 108 m
Revolutions since FGB/Zarya launch (Nov. '98) -- 32354

For more on ISS orbit and worldwide ISS naked-eye visibility
dates/times,
see http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/station/viewing/issvis.html. In addition,
information on International Space Station sighting opportunities can be
found at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/ on NASA's Human
Spaceflight website. The current location of the International Space
Station
can be found at http://science.nasa.gov/temp/StationLoc.html at NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center.

On 25 Jul 2004 10:37:27 -0700, wrote:

Gee Jacques, I haven't posted any of these ISS on-orbit status reports
on SpaceRef for several days (I have those from 21-23 July waiting for
posting) - and you also haven't posted any of those reports here.

What a coincidence. I wonder where you get them?

Also, despite repeated warnings by email, you continue to post these
reports here which you take from SpaceRef and then modify - but which
still include additional, non-NASA material produced by - and under
copyright - to SpaceRef.


I don't understand this continued nagging of posting these reports.

When Nasa stopped posting this info on the MRPO site I made a few enquiries
with Nasa as to whether I could receive them directly via email subscription
and was promply told that they were not for pubic consumption.

Now I don't know if they're NASA copyright or not but if they're not
supposed to be seen by the public then not only should they not be posted on
this list but what right do SpaceRef.com have to them?

If Nasa aren't complaining about this list then please continue posting
Jaques - if SpaceRef are the ones stirring it up then why should they be
allowed to soley publish stuff that isn't supposed to be in the public
domain?

I know Nasa staff read this list so if there is a problem here maybe one of
them would like to post a comment - otherwise please let everyone interested
in ISS ops continue to have this very useful info.

Colin

It's good manners to acknowledge sources, although I've been on both the
giving and receiving ends of oversights on this practice. Since Keith steals
them fair and square, it might not be fair to steal them in turn from him.
Just joking -- I recommend a policy that encourages and rewards good
investigators with good sources, and that involves proper stroking of those
who accomplish these openings. Since it is a government document not subject
to copyright, redistributing it has no legal constraints -- but a message
stating, "Source: www.spaceref.com" or some such URL (such as the precise
URL of the document on Keith's site), would be polite. Now, Keith also
realizes that he is not the ONLY conduit for these leaks (no further details
will be offered), but since he 'tagged' the text with changes of his own,
that DID get passed along, he has a strong case that these reports ARE
coming from his site. He realizes, I also believe, that he does NOT have to
post the items on his site (i.e., publish a link to them on his front page)
for diligent researchers to FIND them there, too.

Colin wrote in message . ..
On 25 Jul 2004 10:37:27 -0700, wrote:

Gee Jacques, I haven't posted any of these ISS on-orbit status reports
on SpaceRef for several days (I have those from 21-23 July waiting for
posting) - and you also haven't posted any of those reports here.

What a coincidence. I wonder where you get them?

Also, despite repeated warnings by email, you continue to post these
reports here which you take from SpaceRef and then modify - but which
still include additional, non-NASA material produced by - and under
copyright - to SpaceRef.


I don't understand this continued nagging of posting these reports.


The problem has to do with the additional material SpaceRef has added
to these reports and the fact that Jacques continues to post these
reports - with some of our copyright protected material still included
- without our permission. He and his ISP have been informed yet he
continues to do this.


When Nasa stopped posting this info on the MRPO site I made a few enquiries
with Nasa as to whether I could receive them directly via email subscription
and was promply told that they were not for pubic consumption.

Now I don't know if they're NASA copyright or not but if they're not
supposed to be seen by the public then not only should they not be posted on
this list but what right do SpaceRef.com have to them?


We have added additional material to them - which we **own** - so as
to enhance their usefullness to our readers. Jacques simply takes our
material and uses it as he wishes.


If Nasa aren't complaining about this list then please continue posting
Jaques - if SpaceRef are the ones stirring it up then why should they be
allowed to soley publish stuff that isn't supposed to be in the public
domain?


SpaceRef material is not in the public domain.


I know Nasa staff read this list so if there is a problem here maybe one of
them would like to post a comment - otherwise please let everyone interested
in ISS ops continue to have this very useful info.

Colin

wrote in message
m...
Colin wrote in message
. ..
I don't understand this continued nagging of posting these reports.


The problem has to do with the additional material SpaceRef has added
to these reports and the fact that Jacques continues to post these
reports - with some of our copyright protected material still included
- without our permission. He and his ISP have been informed yet he
continues to do this.

I have to agree.

If Jacques could independently get copies of the original NASA report, he
could add to it and distribute it to the public just as you do on Spaceref.

Jeff
--
Remove icky phrase from email address to get a valid address.

Hello,

This is the only thing I'm going to say about this, I decided to stop post
any news to either this or any other news group, I do not want to fight over
who has the (copy)right to anything..I was only posting press releases and
these on orbit reports for fun to serve the general public, and was doing
that was almost 3 (?) years now. Now mr. Cowing is adding *his* stuff to
these reports and he is making a big deal of me posting them to
sci.space.news and sci.space.station, I was getting them from your site ever
since NASA stoped posting them to there public site....anyway since he has
made such a big deal out of it and has made it happen that I can not post
any more to sci.space.news, I was removing to *NON* interesting stuff from
the ISS reports but since that takes to much time I stoped posting them, and
with that I decided this weekend to stop posting everything...****I DID IT
(posting) ONLY FOR FUN AND HOBBY**** and to serve the people who are
interested in (general) space news...but mr.Cowing made it unpossible for me
to continue so I stop here, the readers of the newsgroups are the real
lossers here NOT me.....

With this I say goodbye....all the best to you all,

Greatings from the Netherlands,


Jacques :-)

www.spacepatches.info






Jim Oberg schreef in berichtnieuws
...

It's good manners to acknowledge sources, although I've been on both the
giving and receiving ends of oversights on this practice. Since Keith
steals
them fair and square, it might not be fair to steal them in turn from him.
Just joking -- I recommend a policy that encourages and rewards good
investigators with good sources, and that involves proper stroking of
those
who accomplish these openings. Since it is a government document not
subject
to copyright, redistributing it has no legal constraints -- but a message
stating, "Source: www.spaceref.com" or some such URL (such as the precise
URL of the document on Keith's site), would be polite. Now, Keith also
realizes that he is not the ONLY conduit for these leaks (no further
details
will be offered), but since he 'tagged' the text with changes of his own,
that DID get passed along, he has a strong case that these reports ARE
coming from his site. He realizes, I also believe, that he does NOT have
to
post the items on his site (i.e., publish a link to them on his front
page)
for diligent researchers to FIND them there, too.

When additional copyright protected information is included in these
reports it is not OK to take my material.

If someone gets these reports on their own and posts them here - fine.
But it is NOT OK when they take my material and post it as well -
without my permission.


"Jim Oberg" wrote in message ...
It's good manners to acknowledge sources, although I've been on both the
giving and receiving ends of oversights on this practice. Since Keith steals
them fair and square, it might not be fair to steal them in turn from him.
Just joking -- I recommend a policy that encourages and rewards good
investigators with good sources, and that involves proper stroking of those
who accomplish these openings. Since it is a government document not subject
to copyright, redistributing it has no legal constraints -- but a message
stating, "Source: www.spaceref.com" or some such URL (such as the precise
URL of the document on Keith's site), would be polite. Now, Keith also
realizes that he is not the ONLY conduit for these leaks (no further details
will be offered), but since he 'tagged' the text with changes of his own,
that DID get passed along, he has a strong case that these reports ARE
coming from his site. He realizes, I also believe, that he does NOT have to
post the items on his site (i.e., publish a link to them on his front page)
for diligent researchers to FIND them there, too.

Jacques van Oene wrote:
(posting) ONLY FOR FUN AND HOBBY**** and to serve the people who are
interested in (general) space news...but mr.Cowing made it unpossible for me
to continue so I stop here, the readers of the newsgroups are the real
lossers here NOT me.....

I find Mr Cowing's reaction despicable, and while I deplore your reaction, I
also understand very well why you took this decision.

I know NOT to visit the spaceref web site anymore, and hope many will stop
doing so from now on to deprive him of advertising revenus.

Had I been in Mr Cowan's shoes, I would have simply asked PRIVATELY that
Jacques add a line at the bottom to indicate the source was the spaceref web
site. That would have generated positive free publicity instead of now
generating very bad negative attitudes towards spaceref.