Soyuz MS-03 Flight Profile
Launch Profile
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| T-00:20.00 | Ignition Sequence Start |
| T-00:20.00 | Core Stage Umbilical Separation |
| T-00:15.00 | Intermediate Thrust Level |
| T-00:10.00 | Turbopumps at Flight Speed |
| T-00:05.00 | Full Thrust Level |
| T+00:00.00 | Fueling Towers Retract |
| T+00:00.00 | LIFTOFF |
| T+01:54.16 | SAS Abort System Mode Switch, Tower Jettison |
| T+01:57.80 | Strap-On booster Separation |
| T+02:37.48 | Launch Shroud Jettison |
| T+04:45.05 | Core Stage Shutdown |
| T+04:47.30 | Stage Separation & Third Stage Ignition |
| T+04:57.05 | Third Stage Aft Section Cover Jettison |
| T+08:44.96 | Third Stage Cutoff |
| T+08:48.26 | Spacecraft Separation |
| Solar Panel Deployment | |
| Communication Antenna Deployment | |
| Mission handed over to MCC Moscow | |
| Successful Orbital Insertion |
Orbital Data
Launch Date: November 17, 2016
T-0 Time: 20:20:13 UTC
Docking: November 19, 2016
Time: 22:01:46 UTC
Docking Port: Rassvet
Soyuz Insertion Orbit:
Perigee: 200 Kilometers (+7 / -22 km)
Apogee: 242 Kilometers (+/-42 km)
Inclination: 51.67 Degrees (+/-0.058°)
Period: 88.64 Minutes (+/-0.367min)
Phase Angle (to ISS): 246.2 Degrees
Space Station Orbit:
Orbit: 402 by 410 Kilometers
Inclination: 51.64 Degrees
Period: 92.68min
T-0 Time: 20:20:13 UTC
Docking: November 19, 2016
Time: 22:01:46 UTC
Docking Port: Rassvet
Soyuz Insertion Orbit:
Perigee: 200 Kilometers (+7 / -22 km)
Apogee: 242 Kilometers (+/-42 km)
Inclination: 51.67 Degrees (+/-0.058°)
Period: 88.64 Minutes (+/-0.367min)
Phase Angle (to ISS): 246.2 Degrees
Space Station Orbit:
Orbit: 402 by 410 Kilometers
Inclination: 51.64 Degrees
Period: 92.68min
Image: Roscosmos/TsUP
Rendezvous Profile
| Event | Date | Time UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Liftoff | Nov. 17, 2016 | 20:20:13 |
| Orbital Insertion | Nov. 17, 2016 | 20:29:01 |
| Solar Array & KURS Antenna Deploy | Nov. 17, 2016 | 20:29:09 |
| Ground Station Loss of Signal | Nov. 17, 2016 | 20:36 |
| Rendezvous Burn 1 (dV: 30.81m/s; dt: 79.0s) | Nov. 17, 2016 | 23:52:07 |
| Rendezvous Burn 2 (dV: 30.11m/s; dt: 74.1s) | Nov. 18, 2016 | 00:34:20 |
| Target Orbit: 311.3 x 337.3 km | Nov. 18, 2016 | 00:35:34 |
| Rendezvous Burn 3 (dV: 2.00m/s; dt: 28.8s) | Nov. 18, 2016 | 21:16:44 |
| Target Orbit: 318.6 x 337.7 km | Nov. 18, 2016 | 21:17:13 |
| Automated Rendezvous Initiation | Nov. 19, 2016 | 19:40:54 |
| Rendezvous Burn 4 (17.1m/s) | Nov. 19, 2016 | 20:03:42 |
| ISS Handover to Russian Segment Control | Nov. 19, 2016 | 20:10:00 |
| ISS Maneuver to Docking Attitude | Nov. 19, 2016 | 20:15:00 |
| VHF-2 Voice Link Established (Range: 200km) | Nov. 19, 2016 | 20:22 |
| KURS-P System Activation | Nov. 19, 2016 | 20:29 |
| KURS-NA System Activation | Nov. 19, 2016 | 20:30 |
| Ground Station Acquisition of Signal | Nov. 19, 2016 | 20:41 |
| Luch-5A Acquisition of Signal | Nov. 19, 2016 | 20:46 |
| Rendezvous Burn 5 (23.2m/s) | Nov. 19, 2016 | 20:49:45 |
| KURS-P Validation, Range: 80km | Nov. 19, 2016 | 20:52 |
| Range: 33km; Range Rate: 45m/s | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:05 |
| Ground Station Loss of Signal | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:05 |
| Range: 20km; Range Rate: 31m/s | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:10 |
| KURS NA&P Test, Range: 15km | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:12:54 |
| Range: 13km; Range Rate: 12m/s | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:15 |
| ISS Inhibits: RapidScat & SCAN Testbed | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:19 |
| TV System Activation, Range: 8km | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:20 |
| Range: 5km | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:25 |
| Rendezvous Impulse | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:30:00 |
| Ballistic targeting Point | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:30:54 |
| Luch-5B Acquisition of Signal | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:34 |
| Rendezvous Impulse | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:34:19 |
| Rendezvous Impulse | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:37:09 |
| Flyaround Initiation | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:39:53 |
| Luch-5A Loss of Signal | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:41 |
| Stationkeeping | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:45:00 |
| Final Approach | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:50:54 |
| ISS Inertial Snap & Hold | Nov. 19, 2016 | 21:55:26 |
| DOCKING - Free Drift | Nov. 19, 2016 | 22:01:46 |
| Ground Station Acquisition of Signal | Nov. 19, 2016 | 22:14 |
| Hooks Closed - Safe Docking Mode | Nov. 19, 2016 | 22:15 |
| Luch-5B Loss of Signal | Nov. 19, 2016 | 22:29 |
| Leak Checks | Nov. 19, 2016 | 22:30 |
| Orbital Sunrise | Nov. 19, 2016 | 22:32 |
| Ground Station Loss of Signal | Nov. 19, 2016 | 22:37 |
| Orbital Sunrise | Nov. 19, 2016 | 22:32 |
| ISS to USOS Control | Nov. 19, 2016 | 23:40 |
| Hatch Opening | Nov. 19, 2016 | 00:35 |
| ---Docking Complete--- | Nov. 19, 2016 |
Image: Roscosmos/TsUP
Standard 34-Orbit Rendezvous
| Orbit | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Panel Deployment |
| Communications Antenna Deployments | |
| Crew monitors Systems Health | |
| Manual Deactivation of Entry Thermal Sensors | |
| SKD Propulsion System Pressurization | |
| Tracking Data Update | |
| 2 | Systems Checkout: Attitude Sensors, KURS, TV System |
| SKD Propulsion System Checkout | |
| Manual Attitude Control Test | |
| Crew monitors Systems Health | |
| Orbital Module Ingress | |
| CO2 Scrubber Activation (OM) | |
| Sokol Suit egress | |
| TV Downlink of Ascent Telemetry Footage | |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| Manual Maneuver to +Y to Sun with 2deg/sec Yaw Rotation | |
| 3 | Terminate +Y Solar Rotation, Establish LVLH Attitude |
| Crew monitors Maneuver to LVLH | |
| DV1 and DV2 Burn Data Read-Up | |
| Emergency Deorbit Read-up | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| Maneuver to DV1 Attitude at TIG-8 Minutes | |
| DV1 Phasing Burn during LOS | |
| Crew monitors Systems Associated with DV1 | |
| 4 | Maneuver to DV2 Attitude at TIG-8 Minutes |
| DV2Phasing Burn during LOS | |
| Crew monitors Systems Associated with DV2 | |
| Burn Report at AOS | |
| Orbital and Descent Module Pressure Checks | |
| Post Burn Form 23 read-Up | |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| Manual Maneuver to +Y to Sun with 2deg/sec Yaw Rotation | |
| External Boresight TV Camera Operations Check | |
| Crew Meal | |
| 5 | Final FD1 Russian Ground Station AOS |
| Report on TV System Checks | |
| Sokol Suit Clean-Up | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| 6-12 | Crew Sleep |
| LOS on Russian Ground Stations | |
| Emergency Communications via NASA's VHF Network | |
| 13 | Post Sleep Operations |
| Pressure Checks of Modules | |
| Form 14 Revisions | |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| TV Downlink of Ascent Telemetry Footage | |
| 14 | Config of the RHC-2/THC-2 Work Station in Orbital Module |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| 15 | THC-2 Manual Control Test |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| 16 | Crew Meal |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| 17 | Terminate +Y Solar Rotation, Establish LVLH Attitude |
| RHC-2 Test | |
| Burn Data Uplink | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| Maneuver to Burn Attitude | |
| Rendezvous Burn during LOS | |
| Manual Maneuver to +Y to Sun with 2deg/sec Yaw Rotation | |
| 18 | Burn Report and Re-Orientation Maneuver |
| Pressure Checks of Modules | |
| Post Burn Form 23 read-Up | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| 19 | CO2 Scrubber Cartridge Replacement |
| Free Time | |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| 20 | Free Time |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| 21 | Final FD2 Russian Ground Station AOS |
| Free Time | |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| 22-27 | Crew Sleep |
| Emergency Communications via NASA's VHF Network | |
| 28 | Post Sleep Operations |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| 29 | Pressure Checks of Modules |
| Free Time | |
| Predicted Post-Burn Read-Ups - Form 14 and 23 | |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| 30 | Free Time |
| Crew Meal | |
| Form 2 Correction Read-Up 'Globe Correction' | |
| Rendezvous Timeline Uplink | |
| Radar and Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| 31 | Sokol Suit Donning |
| Entry Module Ingress | |
| Hatch Closure | |
| Sate Vector Uplinks | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| 32 | Terminate +Y Solar Rotation, Establish LVLH Attitude |
| Auto Rendezvous Sequence Initiation | |
| Crew monitors LVLH Re-Orientation | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| 33 | Fly Around |
| Stationkeeping | |
| Crew monitors Systems health | |
| Communications Relayed via ISS | |
| Form 14 and 23 Updates | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| 34 | Final Approach and Docking |
| Capture to Docking Sequence | |
| Crew monitors Docking, Interface Pressure Seal | |
| Orbital Module Ingress | |
| Sokol Suit Doffing | |
| TV Downlink of Telemetry Display Footage | |
| Radio Transponder Tracking | |
| 35 | ISS/Soyuz Pressure Equalization |
| Report all Pressures | |
| ISS Ingress | |
| Telemetry Playback | |
| Radio Transponder Tracking |