Mir Status Report 15 Mar 2001
TsUP [Mission Control Center]
TsNIIMash [Central Scientific Research Machine Building Institute]
Rosaviakosmos [Russian Aviation and Space Agency]
Moscow, Russia
Press release: March 15, 2001, 09:00 (Moscow time) [06:00 UTC]
The operation with OC [Orbital Complex] “Mir” scheduled for March 14 is
complete.
The recent telemetry data confirmed the OC”Mir” remains pressurized. The
onboard systems perform nominal, the battery generate enough electric
power, the thermal condition is normal.
Getting the OC “Mir” ready for dynamic operations the fuel containers
pressure integrity was checked, the valves of the fuel supply pipes
and the 1st collector oxidizer in the core block integrated propulsion
system were opened.
The next status report will be issued on March 16.
Trajectory report No 56
15.03.2001 (OC “MIR”)
Sun vector to the orbital plane (in degrees): +45.9
solar F10.7 flux: 145
geomagnetic index Ap: 5
F10.7 <= 100 -- low level;
100 < F10.7 < 150 -- medium level;
F10.7 >= 150 — high level
Dynamic operations are scheduled to start on: 21.03.2001 +2 days / -1 days
15% deviation from solar flux activity value: 28.03.2001 +3 days / -3 days