ISSCOM 18 September 2006 (055)

Communications first day of flight Soyuz-TMA9.

Orbit 3: 0711-0713UTC Short and weak signals on 166.130 and 121.750 mc. Tyurin uses the call Vostoki in his contact with TsUP-Moscow.

Orbit 4: 0841-0846UTC. Good signals on 166.130 mc (Telemetry) and 121.750 mc (voice communications)

Tyurin (Vostoki) reports that the manoeuvre and the 2 impulses took place without problems. The SOTS had been installed. Load current 27.3. They switched on an experiment. The time of the shift was 1137. They did not see the format BNO, Therefore they should have to look at the KDU, but the impulse was relatively short. The calibration was on time , developments came through. Lopez-Alergia reports that they are ready. Tyurin confirms this. Tyurin says that the accelerometer has been switched on. TsUP-M reads out some time schedules.

Orbit 5: 1014-101915UTC. Communciations on 166.130 mc (Telemetry) and on 121.750 mc Tyurin reports that the accelerometer has been switched off. The shift took place at 1153. This was the second time. No problems, all stable. They are ready to write down data. TsUP reads out time schedules for a programme.

ISS: Pass in orbit 44787, 1047-1057UTC, via VHF-1 . Vinogradov reports his actions in relation to the overheating of the Elektron oxygen generator. Reservoir was empty, he closed something manually. The indicator of the pumps extinguished. The KE1, 2 and 3 are open.

Chris van den Berg, NL-9165