Timeline of Today's Activities (EDT & Mission Elapsed Time)

03/17/09

EDT..........DD.....HH....MM.....EVENT

01:43 AM...01...06...00...Crew sleep begins
03:14 AM...01...07...31...Possible ISS close approach by space debris
08:53 AM...01...13...10...ISS crew wakeup
09:43 AM...01...14...00...STS crew wakeup (flight day 3)

02:34 PM...01...18...51...Terminal initiation (TI) burn
03:10 PM...01...19...27...Sunset
03:33 PM...01...19...50...Range: 10,000 feet
03:42 PM...01...19...59...Range: 5,000 feet
03:43 PM...01...20...00...Sunrise
03:47 PM...01...20...04...Range: 3,000 feet
03:50 PM...01...20...07...MC-4 rendezvous burn
03:54 PM...01...20...11...Range: 1,500 feet
03:57 PM...01...20...14...Rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM) start window open
03:59 PM...01...20...16...Range: 1,000 feet
04:02 PM...01...20...19...KU antenna to low power
04:03 PM...01...20...20...+R bar arrival; shuttle directly below ISS
04:09 PM...01...20...26...Range: 600 feet
04:10 PM...01...20...27...Start RPM
04:13 PM...01...20...30...Noon
04:18 PM...01...20...35...End RPM
04:20 PM...01...20...37...RPM full photo window close
04:21 PM...01...20...38...Initiate pitch up maneuver to velocity vector (575 ft)
04:29 PM...01...20...46...RPM start window close
04:33 PM...01...20...50...+V bar arrival; shuttle directly in front of ISS;
04:33 PM...01...20...50...Range: 310 feet
04:33 PM...01...20...50...Range: 300 feet
04:38 PM...01...20...55...Range: 250 feet
04:42 PM...01...20...59...Range: 200 feet
04:52 PM...01...20...69...Sunset
04:44 PM...01...21...01...Range: 170 feet
04:46 PM...01...21...03...Range: 150 feet
04:50 PM...01...21...07...Range: 100 feet
04:53 PM...01...21...10...Range: 75 feet
04:57 PM...01...21...14...Range: 50 feet
05:01 PM...01...21...18...Range: 30 feet; start stationkeeping
05:06 PM...01...21...23...End stationkeeping; push to dock
05:10 PM...01...21...27...Range: 10 feet

05:12 PM...01...21...29...DOCKING with ISS
05:15 PM...01...21...32...Sunrise
06:58 PM......................HATCH OPENS -- CREW ENTERS ISS