Principia launch day is set for 15 December 2015. For ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian commander Yuri Malenchenko it will be a long day. Below is a detailed timeline of their voyage if they take the six-hour, four-orbit, route to the International Space Station. Mission control can decide at any point, even after launch, to take the longer 2-day route.
All times are in GMT and ar
e indications.
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02:03:10 9:00 Crew wakeup at Cosmonaut Hotel
05:03:10 6:00 Crew departs Cosmonaut Hotel
05:18:10 5:45 Batteries installed in booster
05:48:10 5:15 Crew arrives at Site 254
06:03:10 5:00 Tanking begins
06:33:10 4:30 Crew suit up
06:58:10 4:05 Booster loaded with liquid Oxygen
07:33:10 3:30 Crew meets family members on other side of the glass
07:58:10 3:05 First and second stage Oxygen fueling complete
08:03:10 3:00 Crew walkout from 254 and boards bus for the launch pad
08:08:10 2:55 Crew departs for launch pad (Site 1)
08:28:10 2:35 Crew arrives at launch pad (Site 1)
08:38:10 2:25 Crew boards Soyuz; strapped in to the Descent module
09:28:10 1:35 Descent module hardware tested
09:43:10 1:20 Hatch closed; leak checks begin
10:00:00 1:03: ESA TV launch coverage begins
10:03:10 1:00 Launch vehicle control system prep; gyro activation
10:18:10 :45 Pad service structure components lowered
10:19:10 :44 Clamshell gantry service towers retracted
10:26:10 :37 Suit leak checks begin; descent module testing complete
10:29:10 :34 Emergency escape system armed
10:48:10 :15 Suit leak checks complete; escape system to auto
10:53:10 :10 Gyros in flight readiness and recorders activated
10:56:10 :07 Pre-launch operations complete
10:57:10 :06 Launch countdown operations to auto; vehicle ready
10:58:10 :05 Commander’s controls activated
10:59:10 :04 Combustion chamber nitrogen purge
10:00:10 :03 Propellant drainback
11:00:14 :02:56 Space Station flies over Baikonur
11:00:25 :02:45 Booster propellant tank pressurization
11:01:40 :01:30 Ground propellant feed terminated
11:02:10 :01:00 Vehicle to internal power
11:02:35 :00:35 First umbilical tower separates
Auto sequence start
11:02:40 :00:30 Ground umbilical to third stage disconnected
11:02:55 :00:15 Second umbilical tower separates
11:02:58 :00:12 Launch command issued
Engine Start Sequence Begins
11:03:10 :00:10 Engine turbopumps at flight speed
11:03:05 :00:05 Engines at maximum thrust
11:03:10 :00:00 LAUNCH OF SOYUZ TMA-19M
11:11:55 +8:45 Third stage shutdown and orbital insertion
11:13 Soyuz spacecraft separates and is flying free
15:15 Rendezvous with International Space Station begins
17:00 ESA TV docking coverage begins
17:24 Docking
17:37 Docking hooks close
17:40 Pressure-check for leaks
18:45 ESA TV hatch opening coverage begins
19:25 Hatches open for greetings and safety briefing
19:30 Press conference and talk with family
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