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20 Jun 2003

ISS On-Orbit Status 19 Jun 2003

Part 2 of 2

U.S. and Russian Segment Status (as of 2:03pm EST).

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

Elektron O2 generator is powered On (18 amp mode).  Vozdukh CO2
scrubber is On (in Manual Mode 3/5).  U.S. CDRA CO2 scrubber is Off.
TCCS (trace contaminant control subsystem) is operating.  MCA (major
constituents analyzer) is operating.  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 Working Compartment:  Pressure (mmHg) -- 742; temperature (deg C)
-- 28.7; ppO2 (mmHg) -- data invalid; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- data invalid.
SM Transfer Compartment:  Pressure (mmHg) -- 751; temperature (deg C)
-- 20.5.
FGB Cabin:  Pressure (mmHg) -- 752; temperature (deg C) -- 22.3.
Node:  Pressure (mmHg) -- 743.89; temperature (deg C) -- 24.3
(shell); ppO2 (mmHg) -- 171.9; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- 3.0.
U.S. Lab:  Pressure (mmHg) -- 745.62; temperature (deg C) -- 22.9;
ppO2 (mmHg) -- n/a; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- n/a.
Joint Airlock (Equip. Lock):  Pressure (mmHg) -- 745.73; temperature
(deg C) -- 30.4; shell heater temp (deg C) -- 25.1, ppO2 (mmHg) --
n/a; ppCO2 (mmHg) -- n/a.
PMA-1:  Shell heater temp (deg C) -- 25.1.
PMA-2:  Shell heater temp (deg C) -- 14.0.

(n/a = data not available)

Propulsion System (PS):

Total propellant load available: 3803 kg (8384 lb) as of 6/19
[SM(774) + FGB(2447) + Progress M(182) +Progress M-1(400)].
(Capability: SM -- 860 kg; FGB -- 6120 kg).

Electrical Power Systems (EPS):

Both P6 channels fully operational.  BGA (beta gimbal assembly) 2B
and 4B both in AutoTrack.
SM batteries:  Battery #4 is disconnected; all other batteries (7)
are in "Partial Charge" mode.
FGB batteries:  Battery #4 is disconnected (failed); all other
batteries (5) are in "Partial Charge" mode.
Plasma Contactor Unit PCU-1 in Standby mode; PCU-2 in Standby mode.

Command & Data Handling Systems:

C&C-1 MDM is prime, C&C-2 is back-up, and C&C-3 is in standby.
GNC-1 MDM is prime; GNC-2 is Backup.
INT-1 is operating; INT-2 is Off.
EXT-2 is On (primary), EXT-1 is Off (both now upgraded to R3).
LA-1, LA-2 and LA-3 MDMs are all operating.
PL-2 MDM is Off; PL-1 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.

Attitude Control Systems:

3 CMGs on-line (CMG-1 failed).
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).
Management. Solar Beta angle:  -27.4 deg (magnitude increasing).

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.
Audio subsystem is operating nominally [IAC-1 (internal audio
controller #1) being analyzed after self-test error.  IAC-2 is
prime.]
Video subsystem operating nominally.
HCOR (high-rate communications outage recorder) is operating
nominally. 

Robotics:

SSRMS/Canadarm2 based at MBS PDGF #1 with Keep Alive (KA) power on
both strings.
MBS: KA 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, 7:45am EDT [= epoch]):

Mean altitude -- 388.7 km
Apogee -- 393.1 km
Perigee -- 384.2 km
Period -- 92.33 min.
Inclination (to Equator) --  51.63 deg
Eccentricity -- 0.0006537
Orbits per 24-hr. day -- 15.60
Solar Beta Angle -- -27.4 deg (magnitude increasing)
Mean altitude loss in last 24 hours -- 300 m
Revolutions since FGB/Zarya launch (Nov. '98)  -- 26105
For more on ISS orbit and worldwide naked-eye visibility dates/times,
see http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/station/viewing/issvis.html

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