Project Apollo/Salyut/Soyuz Test project Scenario (Alpha)

[Graham2001]

For a while now I've been working on a scenario to simulate a proposed version of the ASTP that would have seen the Apollo CSM dock with a Salyut/Soyuz combination already in orbit.

The scenario below is an Alpha version that I am posting because I need feedback on how well it handles. The orbital positions and launch time for the Apollo are fairly rough and need tightening.

I am particularly interested in feedback on just how difficult it was to achieve rendezvous with the Apollo.

Requirements:

1. NASSP

http://nassp.sourceforge.net/wiki/Installation


2. Salyut 6 by Major Tom

[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3820"]Salyut 6[/ame]


3. Soyuz TMA by dh619

[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=734"]SoyuzTMA (CVE-lite) 0.6 beta[/ame]

BEGIN_DESC
Apollo/Salyut/Soyuz Project. The beginning of a new era in space co-operation. Fly the Apollo to rendzvous with the orbiting Salyut Station. NOTE: This is a test scenario using MajorToms Salyut 6_MT & the CVEL Souyz TMA to stand in for the ASSTP spacecraft.
END_DESC

BEGIN_ENVIRONMENT
  System ProjectApollo/Sol
  Date MJD 42577.5500115741
END_ENVIRONMENT

BEGIN_FOCUS
  Ship Apollo
END_FOCUS

BEGIN_CAMERA
  TARGET Apollo
  MODE Extern
  POS 2.04 -0.03 -94.77
  TRACKMODE TargetRelative
  FOV 60.00
END_CAMERA

BEGIN_MFD Left
  TYPE Map
  REF Earth
  BTARGET Cape Canaveral
END_MFD

BEGIN_MFD Right
  TYPE Orbit
  PROJ Ship
  REF Earth
END_MFD

BEGIN_PANEL
END_PANEL

BEGIN_SHIPS
Apollo:ProjectApollo/Saturn1b
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:3
  POS -80.5643392 28.5150791
  HEADING 270.00
  FUEL 1.000
  REALISM 0
  HASPROBE 1
  S4PL 1
  NASSPVER 70000
  STAGE 5
  STAGESTATUS 0
  NOHGA 1
  DOCKSTATE 0
  MISSNTIME -7200
  TOAPO 185
  TOPER 150
  TOHDG 42.9625
  SICSHUT 140.3
  SISHUT 143.3
  SIICSHUT 459.8
  IGMST 170.93
  LESJT 166.54
  SIIPUT 455.77
  LANG English
 <Checklist>
    FILE Doc\Project Apollo - NASSP\Checklists\CSM Default Checklists.xls
  </Checklist>
END
LC34:ProjectApollo\LC34
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -80.5643399 28.5150804
  HEADING 180.05
  LVNAME Apollo
END
VAB:ProjectApollo\VAB
  STATUS Landed Earth
  POS -80.6532730 28.5795280
  HEADING 75.04
  LVNAME Apollo
END
Salyut6_MT:spacecraft\spacecraft3
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS -3493850.38 3901096.95 4128078.72
  RVEL -4544.802 2172.113 -5861.555
  AROT 169.92 27.45 42.38
  PRPLEVEL 0:0.990
  DOCKINFO 1:0,Soyuz
  IDS 0:588 100 1:584 100
  NAVFREQ 50 100
  RCS 1
  CTRL_SURFACE 1
  CONFIGURATION 1
  CURRENT_PAYLOAD 0
  SEQ 0 2 0.999667
  SEQ 1 -2 0.000000
  SEQ 2 2 0.998667
END
Soyuz:soyuztma
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS 146978.75 6319650.04 -2051562.33
  RVEL 7314.374 -919.994 -2318.903
  AROT 25.00 24.47 165.62
  RCSMODE 2
  PRPLEVEL 0:0.399
  DOCKINFO 0:1,Salyut6_MT
  NAVFREQ 0 0
  XPDR 0
  CONFIGURATION 0
  PANELS 1.000
END
END_SHIPS

Source Document:

International rendezvous and docking mission

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19750067869_1975067869.pdf