Yesterday I wrote: > .... > I think that Shuttle operations have changed a bit since David Ransom > wrote this in that now the OMS is, I understand, used during the ascent. > It's called OMS Assist and is used to help get heavy loads into the > relatively high inclination orbit of the ISS. I might be confused > here though as it is possible that OMS Assist refers to the use of > the OMS-2 burn. Looking at the STS-111 ascent time line at: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/sts111/fdf/111ascenttimeline.html I notice T+02:14 Start OMS Assist and T+03:37 End OMS Assist so the OMS is used during the ascent. Whether this is the OMS-1 burn or if that still exists for contingencies later in the ascent I don't know. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/sat/seesat/seesatindex.html
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