Status Report

Mir Status Report 10 Mar 2001

By SpaceRef Editor
March 10, 2001
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TsUP [Mission Control Center]

TsNIIMash [Central Scientific Research Machine Building Institute]

Rosaviakosmos [Russian Aviation and Space Agency]

Moscow, Russia

Press release: March 10, 2001, 09:00 (Moscow time) [06:00 UTC]

The operations scheduled on OC [Orbital Complex] “Mir” for March 9 are
complete.

The OC “Mir” onboard systems were checked out, orbit radio monitoring
performed.

The recent telemetry data received during communication sessions confirm:
the complex remains pressurized, the thermal mode is normal, the onboard
systems perform nominal, solar arrays generate enough power.

The OC”Mir” is in free drift and continues its deceleration in upper
atmosphere.

The next status report is scheduled for March 11 2001.

Trajectory report No 51 10.03.2001 (OC “MIR”)

  • Date: 10.03.2001

  • Flight orbitÝnumber (day): 86124(01)

  • Orbit period (in min): 89.434

  • Mean orbit altitude (km): 249.5

  • Daily average altitude decay (km): 2.1

  • Beta angle, i.e. the angle of the
    Sun vector to the orbital plane (in degrees): +26.8

  • Duration of daylight (min): 54.2

  • Solar and geomagnetic activity current parameters:

    solar F10.7 flux: 165

    geomagnetic index Ap: 7

    F10.7 <= 100 -- low level;

    100 < F10.7 < 150 -- medium level;

    F10.7 >= 150 — high level


  • Time of altitude Hav ~ 220 km:Ý20.03.2001 +3 days / -2 days

  • Re-entry prediction with consideration of
    15% deviation fromÝsolar flux activity value: 27.03.2001 +4 days / -3 days

  • Date of the orbit parameters calculations: 09.03.2001

  • Renewed information is expected on 11.03.2001 at 01.00 p.m. DMT.

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