Saturday 31 May 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

23h02m

STS-124

 Launch of Space Shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center KSC, Florida

23h24m08s

STS-124 Space Shuttle
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      23h22m03s   3.6mag  az:300.0° WNW horizon
Disappears   23h24m08s   1.4mag  az:309.3° NW  h:15.2°

Sunday 1 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

0h27m

STS-124

 PAYLOAD BAY DOOR OPENING (may not be televised live)

3h42m

STS-124

 EXTERNAL TANK HANDHELD VIDEO DOWNLINK

22h04m37s

STS-124 Space Shuttle
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      21h59m57s   5.6mag  az:296.9° WNW horizon
Culmination  22h04m37s   0.4mag  az: 14.0° NNE h:31.0°
 distance: 607.8km  height above Earth: 333.2km  elevation of sun: -10°
Disappears   22h07m55s   1.4mag  az: 85.5° E    h:5.8°

23h39m01s

STS-124 Space Shuttle
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      23h34m49s   4.0mag  az:295.8° WNW horizon
Disappears   23h39m01s  -0.8mag  az:258.9° W   h:44.1°

Monday 2 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

17h16m

STS-124

 Rocket firing for rendezvous maneuver

19h54m

STS-124

 DISCOVERY / ISS DOCKING (may not be televised live)

21h52m

STS-124

 DISCOVERY / ISS CREW HATCH OPENING AND WELCOME CEREMONY

22h24m23s

STS-124 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      22h19m30s   2.3mag  az:298.2° WNW horizon
Culmination  22h24m23s  -3.8mag  az: 22.9° NNE h:54.8°
 distance: 422.0km  height above Earth: 349.3km  elevation of sun: -12°
Disappears   22h26m38s  -2.5mag  az: 99.7° E   h:14.9°

22h27m

STS-124

 EVA SUIT AND TOOL TRANSFER TO ISS (EVA: Extravehicular Activity)

22h57m

STS-124

 REISMAN / CHAMITOFF SOYUZ SEATLINER SWAP AND INSTALLATION (Chamitoff officially joins Expedition 17, Reisman joins STS-124 Crew)

23h57m57s

STS-124 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      23h54m41s   0.6mag  az:290.0° WNW horizon
Disappears   23h57m57s  -2.0mag  az:258.3° WSW h:16.4°

Tuesday 3 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

17h32m

STS-124

 EVA # 1 BEGINS (EVA: Extravehicular Activity)

20h47m

STS-124

 SSRMS BASE CHANGE FROM DESTINY TO HARMONY NODE 2 (SSRMS: Space Station Remote Manipulator System (Canadarm2 ISS Robotic Arm))

21h11m24s

STS-124 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      21h06m37s   4.3mag  az:296.2° WNW horizon
Culmination  21h11m24s  -2.6mag  az: 13.1° NNE h:31.0°
 distance: 635.6km  height above Earth: 349.6km  elevation of sun: -2°
Disappears   21h16m10s  -1.0mag  az: 90.0° E   horizon

21h37m

STS-124

 STARBOARD SARJ INSPECTION AND TRUNDLE BEARING ASSEMBLY REINSTALLATION

22h37m

STS-124

 JEM-PM UNBERTH

22h46m37s

STS-124 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      22h41m44s   1.8mag  az:296.3° WNW horizon
Culmination  22h46m37s  -4.4mag  az:211.8° SSW h:62.2°
 distance: 391.0km  height above Earth: 348.5km  elevation of sun: -14°
Disappears   22h47m43s  -3.8mag  az:142.5° SE  h:32.3°

Wednesday 4 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

0h02m

STS-124

 EVA # 1 ENDS (EVA: Extravehicular Activity)

0h07m

STS-124

 JAPANESE PRESSURIZED MODULE INSTALLATION BEGINS

2h17m

STS-124

 JEM-PM VESTIBULE LEAK CHECK

15h07m

STS-124

 CDRA BED 2 REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT (CDRA: Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly in U.S. Destiny Laboratory)

17h17m

STS-124

 AIRLOCK CHECK & VALVE INSTALLATION

18h32m

STS-124

 JEM-PM POWER CHANNEL B ACTIVATION BEGINS

21h33m46s

STS-124 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      21h28m53s   3.7mag  az:298.2° WNW horizon
Culmination  21h33m46s  -3.7mag  az: 22.5° NNE h:52.8°
 distance: 431.9km  height above Earth: 349.2km  elevation of sun: -5°
Disappears   21h37m30s  -1.6mag  az:104.4° ESE  h:5.0°

22h52m

STS-124

 JEM-PM HATCH OPENING & INGRESS

23h08m40s

STS-124 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      23h04m04s   1.2mag  az:290.4° WNW horizon
Culmination  23h08m40s  -2.9mag  az:220.2° SW  h:23.1°
 distance: 788.3km  height above Earth: 347.7km  elevation of sun: -16°
Disappears   23h08m50s  -2.9mag  az:214.6° SW  h:22.9°

Thursday 5 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

1h17m

STS-124

 JEM-PM RMS RACK TRANSFER FROM JLP TO JEM-PM (RMS: Remote Manipulator System on Discovery, JLP: Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section)

2h57m

STS-124

 EVA # 2 CAMP OUT BEGINS WITH FOSSUM AND GARAN (EVA: Extravehicular Activity)

17h32m

STS-124

 EVA # 2 BEGINS (EVA: Extravehicular Activity)

18h07m

STS-124

 INSTALLATION OF FORWARD AND AFT JTVE (JTVE: Japanese Television Equipment)

18h57m

STS-124

 REMOVAL OF JEM RMS COVER AND END EFFECTOR MLI COVER (RMS: Remote Manipulator System on Discovery, MLI: Multi-Layer Insulation)

19h27m

STS-124

 JEM-PM POWER CHANNEL A ACTIVATION BEGINS

20h22m

STS-124

 INSTALLATION OF JEM-PM TRUNNION AND KEEL COVERS

21h55m59s

STS-124 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      21h51m05s   2.8mag  az:296.5° WNW horizon
Culmination  21h55m59s  -4.3mag  az:211.4° SSW h:65.4°
 distance: 380.9km  height above Earth: 348.4km  elevation of sun: -8°
Disappears   21h58m38s  -2.3mag  az:129.4° SE  h:11.6°

21h57m

STS-124

 JLP EGRESS AND HATCH CLOSURE (JLP: Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section)

23h12m

STS-124

 HARMONY ZENITH PORT CONTROLLER PANEL ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION

Friday 6 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

0h02m

STS-124

 EVA # 2 ENDS (EVA: Extravehicular Activity)

9h30m

STS-124

 ISS FLIGHT DIRECTOR UPDATE

15h42m

STS-124

 JLP VESTIBULE CONFIGURATION AND DEMATE (JLP: Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section)

18h12m

STS-124

 JLP VESTIBULE DEPRESSURIZATION (JLP: Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section)

20h57m

STS-124

 JLP UNBERTH FROM HARMONY ZENITH PORT (JLP: Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section)

21h37m

STS-124

 JLP INSTALLATION ON JEM-PM ZENITH PORT BEGINS (JLP: Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section)

22h18m00s

STS-124 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      22h13m22s   1.9mag  az:290.8° WNW horizon
Culmination  22h18m00s  -2.8mag  az:219.8° SW  h:24.1°
 distance: 761.8km  height above Earth: 347.5km  elevation of sun: -11°
Disappears   22h19m49s  -2.5mag  az:170.6° S   h:13.9°

23h57m

STS-124

 JLP VESTIBULE LEAK CHECK (JLP: Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section)

Saturday 7 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

0h57m

STS-124

 JEM RMS FINAL ACTIVATION BEGINS (RMS: Remote Manipulator System on Discovery)

16h18m20.83s

STS-124 Space Shuttle

Close to Venus. Separation=0.833°  Position Angle=301.1°
Angular diameter=19.8"  size=37.0m x 24.0m x 10.0m
Satellite at Azimuth=255.4° WSW  Altitude= 45.9°  Distance=470.2 km  Magnitude=5.7mag
In a clock-face concept, the satellite will seem to move toward  0:31
Angular Velocity=41.5'/s
Centerline, Closest Point: Longitude= 10°58'34" E  Latitude=+45°58'23" Distance=7.01 km  Azimuth=333.4° NNW  Path direction= 63.4° ENE  ground speed=7.753 km/s  width=0.0 km  max. duration=0.0 s
Sun elevation=+46°  Elongation from Sun=0°

16h18m21.21s

STS-124 Space Shuttle

Close to Sun. Separation=1.169°  Position Angle=301.3°
Angular diameter=19.9"  size=37.0m x 24.0m x 10.0m
Satellite at Azimuth=255.5° WSW  Altitude= 46.2°  Distance=468.4 km
In a clock-face concept, the satellite will seem to move toward  0:30
Angular Velocity=41.8'/s
Centerline, Closest Point: Longitude= 10°57'19" E  Latitude=+45°59'35" Distance=9.73 km  Azimuth=330.9° NNW  Path direction= 60.8° ENE  ground speed=6.229 km/s  width=4.9 km  max. duration=0.7 s

18h17m

STS-124

 JEM RMS INITIAL DEPLOY (RMS: Remote Manipulator System on Discovery)

21h05m16s

STS-124 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      21h00m23s   4.7mag  az:296.6° WNW horizon
Culmination  21h05m16s  -4.2mag  az:211.0° SSW h:68.9°
 distance: 371.4km  height above Earth: 348.1km  elevation of sun: 0°
Disappears   21h09m42s  -1.3mag  az:125.5° SE   h:2.0°

Sunday 8 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

16h32m

STS-124

 EVA #3 BEGINS (EVA: Extravehicular Activity)

17h07m

STS-124

 OLD S1 NTA REMOVAL / NEW NTA RETRIEVAL FROM ESP-3 (S1: Starboard One Truss Segment, ESP: External Stowage Platform, NTA: Nitrogen Tank Assembly)

18h27m

STS-124

 NEW S1 NTA INSTALLATION (S1: Starboard One Truss Segment, NTA: Nitrogen Tank Assembly)

19h27m

STS-124

 JEM RMS MLI REMOVAL AND LAUNCH LOCK RETRIEVAL (RMS: Remote Manipulator System on Discovery, MLI: Multi-Layer Insulation)

21h27m16s

STS-124 Space Shuttle docked with ISS
?Ground track ?Star chart

Appears      21h22m37s   3.0mag  az:291.2° WNW horizon
Culmination  21h27m16s  -2.7mag  az:219.4° SW  h:25.3°
 distance: 735.2km  height above Earth: 347.4km  elevation of sun: -4°
Disappears   21h30m57s  -1.5mag  az:151.5° SSE  h:3.9°

22h52m

STS-124

 EVA #3 ENDS (EVA: Extravehicular Activity)

Monday 9 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

14h07m

STS-124

 JEM RMS FINAL DEPLOY (RMS: Remote Manipulator System on Discovery)

14h37m

STS-124

 JEM RMS MANEUVER TO STOW POSITION (RMS: Remote Manipulator System on Discovery)

15h27m

STS-124

 JEM RMS BRAKE CHECK OUT (RMS: Remote Manipulator System on Discovery)

18h17m

STS-124

 BATTERY CHARGER MODULE REPLACEMENT IN QUEST AIRLOCK

20h22m

STS-124

 JLP INGRESS AND LOGISTICS TRANSFER (JLP: Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section)

Tuesday 10 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

14h12m

STS-124

 JEM RMS BACKUP DRIVE SYSTEM SETUP (RMS: Remote Manipulator System on Discovery)

14h16m20.67s

STS-124 Space Shuttle

Close to Saturn. Separation=1.248°  Position Angle=161.1°
Angular diameter=13.5"  size=37.0m x 24.0m x 10.0m
Satellite at Azimuth=103.3° ESE  Altitude= 27.4°  Distance=688.5 km  Magnitude=-2.5mag
In a clock-face concept, the satellite will seem to move toward  8:10
Angular Velocity=31.0'/s
Centerline, Closest Point: Longitude= 11°13'39" E  Latitude=+45°44'38" Distance=25.20 km  Azimuth=139.5° SE   Path direction= 53.6° NE   ground speed=7.423 km/s  width=0.1 km  max. duration=0.0 s
Sun elevation=+64°  Elongation from Sun=73°

21h57m

STS-124

 FAREWELL AND HATCH CLOSURE

Wednesday 11 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

13h42m

STS-124

 DISCOVERY UNDOCKS FROM ISS

14h07m

STS-124

 DISCOVERY FLYAROUND BEGINS

15h25m

STS-124

 FINAL SEPARATION FROM ISS

Thursday 12 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

13h26m07.83s

STS-124 Space Shuttle

Close to Saturn. Separation=0.846°  Position Angle=343.6°
Angular diameter=11.5"  size=37.0m x 24.0m x 10.0m
Satellite at Azimuth= 94.1° E    Altitude= 21.9°  Distance=812.6 km  Magnitude=1.0mag
In a clock-face concept, the satellite will seem to move toward  8:02
Angular Velocity=23.3'/s
Centerline, Closest Point: Longitude= 10°52'43" E  Latitude=+46°04'00" Distance=19.78 km  Azimuth=327.4° NNW  Path direction= 33.5° NNE  ground speed=5.629 km/s  width=0.1 km  max. duration=0.0 s
Sun elevation=+67°  Elongation from Sun=71°

21h02m

STS-124

 RMS POWERDOWN (RMS: Remote Manipulator System on Discovery)

Friday 13 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

14h27m

STS-124

 ORBIT ADJUST BURN

19h57m

STS-124

 REISMAN'S RECUMBENT SEAT SET UP

Saturday 14 June 2008

Time

Object (Link)

Event

13h31m

STS-124

 PAYLOAD BAY DOOR CLOSING

16h11m

STS-124

 Deorbit Burn. From this time until landing, predictions by CalSky will not be correct.

17h14m

STS-124

 KSC LANDING (KSC: Kennedy Space Center)