Latest word on the Delta II launch of MSX is for the launch window to open at 5:27 PDT on Wednesday, April 24. Launch window is open for 15 minutes. Priroda was launched today. The following info is available at: http://shuttle-mir.nasa.gov/mir21/status/week3/prirsch.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Update - April 19, 1996 Priroda Module Launch, Rendezvous and Docking Timeline April 23 6:48:43 CDT (14:48:43 DMT) Launch 340 x 220 kilometers 51.64-degree inclination 89.8-minute orbital period April 24 5:26:36 CDT (13:26:36 DMT) First impulse burn (orbit 16) 7.4 meters/second 34.3-second burn 7:15:24 CDT (15:25:24 DMT) Second impulse burn (orbit 17) 23.9 meters/second 110.1-second burn 395 x 265 kilometers 51.66-degree inclination 90.09-minute orbital period April 25 6:35:19 CDT (14:35:19 DMT) First impulse burn (orbit 32) 27.3 meters/second 127-second burn 7:17:54 CDT (15:17:54 DMT) Second impulse burn (orbit 33) 2.2 meters/second 10-second burn 404 x 358 kilometers 51.66-degree inclination 91.9-minute orbital period April 26 4:45:12 CDT (12:45:12 DMT) First impulse burn (orbit 47) 1 meter/second 4.5-second burn 5:31:11 CDT (13:31:11 DMT) Second impulse burn (orbit 48) 1.1 meters/second 4.7-second burn 408 x 362 kilometers 51.66-degree inclination 92-minute orbital period Parameters prior to docking with Mir 409 x 393 kilometers 51.66-degree inclination 92.4-minute orbital period 7:43:00 CDT (15:43:00 DMT) Docking ------------------------------------------------------ Stu Huston McDonnell Douglas Aerospace stu@huston.mdc.com A3-Y957 M/S 11-3 (714) 896-4787 5301 Bolsa Ave. FAX: (714) 896-2305 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 04/23/96 11:14:29 ------------------------------------------------------ Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow. -- Mark Twain