Launch News Soyuz TMA-22 on November 14 2011

[Cosmic Penguin]

T+ 400 seconds, still looking good...

 

[N_Molson]

"normalno"

 

[Codz]

+500. Great Job.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

S/C separation!

 

[N_Molson]

Spacecraft separation

Note : have to get better at Russian, the rapid and loud speeches at capsule separation really made me nervous :shifty:

 

[Codz]

Great launch! Good comeback.:thumbup:

 

[N_Molson]

On orbit check-list.

Spaceflight Now :

0425 GMT (11:25 p.m. EST Sun.)
Burbank, Shkaplerov and Ivanishin have arrived in orbit following launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Activities upcoming over the next few hours include opening the hatchway into the capsule's living compartment where the crew can remove their spacesuits, pressurization of the Soyuz propellant tanks and two orbit adjustment maneuvers. The trio of crewmates should begin their sleep period around 7 a.m. EST.

That pair of maneuvers early Monday will be followed by another one Tuesday to put Soyuz on the proper trajectory for Wednesday's rendezvous and docking with the space station.

0424 GMT (11:24 p.m. EST Sun.)
The craft is completing a programmed sequence to deploy the power-generating solar arrays, as well as antennas for navigational and communication systems.
0423 GMT (11:23 p.m. EST Sun.)

T+plus 9 minutes.
CAPSULE SEPARATION! The Soyuz spacecraft is flying free after the upper stage finished its engine firing and then separated away. The capsule is in pursuit of the International Space Station for a planned docking around 12:33 a.m. EST on Wednesday.

"Telemetry normalno". Good, more than time to sleep !

 

[MattBaker]

Is this mission now shorter than the other Soyuz-missions, or are all the launches and landings of Soyuz spacecrafts delayed by a few months?

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

 

[Yoda]

Angry Birds in Space !
Now that's just awesome !!

:rofl:

 

[orb]

Here's calendar event for docking. Here you can request a reminder for it.




SPACE.com: New Space Station Crew Launches in Snowy Nighttime Display

collectSPACE: Soyuz TMA-22 launches cosmonauts, US astronaut to the space station

Florida Today - The Flame Trench: Station-Bound Crew Gets Snowy Send-Off

Parabolic Arc: Soyuz Spacecraft Returns to Flight

Aviation Week: U.S. and Russian Soyuz Crew Reaches Orbit Successfully

NASA Press Release: RELEASE : 11-381 - New Space Station Crew Members Launch from Kazakhstan

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Great job Russia!

Now that's a spacecraft that behaves itself - Phobos-Grunt, take note! :lol:

 

[Scruce]

Expedition 29 Launches to the Space Station (NASAtelevision):
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LwNaMMMFws&feature=feedu"]Expedition 29 Launches to the Space Station - YouTube[/ame]

(Includes launch video and pre-flight checks)

Expedition 29 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov, NASA Flight Engineer Dan Burbank and Russian Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin launched on the Russian Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft on November 14, 2011, (November 13 in the United States) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to begin a two-day journey to the International Space Station. The trio will dock to the station on November 15, U.S. time, to start a five and a half month tour on the complex, joining station Commander Mike Fossum of NASA, Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Volkov and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, who have been on the outpost since June.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

 

[Ripley]

What's that serious "bump" the crew experiences at 9:19 of the first launch video??

 

[garyw]

What'that serious "bump" the crew experiences at 9:19 of the first launch video??

From this it would appear to be third stage shut down and seperation of the Soyuz spacecraft.

 

[astrosammy]

Wow, so much snow. Is there any other nation that can launch in such extreme weather conditions?

 

[BusDriver]

Angry Birds in Space !
Now that's just awesome !!

:rofl:

That's what I call some great free publicity:lol:

 

[N_Molson]

Docking to the ISS scheduled this night at 0533 GMT

Details from Spaceflight Now :

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new residents for the space station is scheduled for docking tonight at 12:33 a.m. EST (0533 GMT).

The automated rendezvous sequence aboard the Russian-built crew transport capsule will begin about 10:11 p.m. EST to control the activities via autopilot.

The day's first key engine firing is planned for 10:29 p.m. and another impulse is expected around 10:49 p.m. EST, followed within minutes by activation of the Kurs rendezvous equipment on both the Soyuz and space station to guide the linkup.

The two spacecraft should be within 60 miles of each other by 11:12 p.m., closing to less than 10 miles by 11:39 p.m.

The television camera on the nose of Soyuz will be turned on at 11:46 p.m. to provide views of the docking.

A series of maneuvers between 11:55 p.m. and 12:03 a.m. will dramatically slow the Soyuz's closure rate, ultimately leading to the spacecraft beginning a flyaround of the space station to align with the Poisk module's docking port.

After a stationkeeping hold by the Soyuz to ensure all is in readiness for docking, the spacecraft will commence final approach at 12:24 a.m. for docking about 9 minutes later. Soyuz commander Anton Shkaplerov will be standing by to take over manual flying of the spacecraft if required.

The linkup should occur at 12:33 a.m. EST, a few minutes after orbital sunset.

The hatch opening and welcoming ceremony aboard the station is expected around 2:55 a.m. EST.

Watch this page for live updates and streaming video starting at 12 midnight EST (0500 GMT).

 

[diogom]

Wasn't it supposed to be in, hum, 1 and a half hours? :huh: