ISSCOM.039
August 31, 2003

Progress-M47:
This freighter had been docked to the aft docking port of the Service Module,
Zvezda, and had to free this port for the oncoming new freighter Progress-M48.

Progress-M47 separated from the ISS on 27.08.03 at 2248UTC and after a short
autonomous flight burnt up in the atmosphere over the Pacific on 28.08.03 at
02.37UTC.

Progress-M48: was launched from Baykonur on 29.08.03 at 01.47.59UTC for a
flight of 2 days to the ISS and docked to the ISS on 31.08.03 at 03.40.45UTC
so somewhat earlier than planned. The approach and docking took place under
supervision of TsUP-Moscow. The only activity of Malenchenko was a check of
the TORU, the system for manual remote control from inside the station.


Communications during the sole flight of the Progress-M48.

29.08.03:
orb. 3: 06.20.20 - 06.26.00UTC.
Strong telemetry signals around 166.134, 166.140 and 165.875 mc.

orb. 4: 07.52.10 - 07.58.04UTC.
Strong telemetry signals on 166.140 mc (commanded on). LOS around 166.130 mc.

orb. 5: 09.27.00 - 09.30.45UTC.
Telemetry around 166.130 mc.


30.08.03:
orb. 18: 06.38.46 - 06.31.00UTC.
Telemetry around 166.134mc. (Commanded on.)


Both days no monitoring for TCA determinations possible due to strong data
signals from a station in the neighbourhood (possible hospital in 1 NM
distance) on 922.755mc.

Communications during docking operation on 31.08.03:
0328-0336UTC: traffic on 143.625 mc.
Short reactions of Malenchenko on instructions from TsUP-Moscow. During the
whole pass TORU test signals on 121.750 mc, so approx. 4 minutes until
docking (03.40.45UTC).

After the docking not much voice traffic.

0502-0512UTC: Malenchenko with TsUP-Moscow. M. confirms all what TsUP says and
M. and TsUP speak about a coordination during a next comm. session.

All telemetry channels in the 630 mc band switched on. TCA at 05.07.40UTC
(630.125 mc).

0638-0648UTC: Malenchenko confirms that he will execute something with an
electrical relay.

Between 06.46.15 and 06.48.48UTC the telemetry transmitter of Progress-M48
transmits continuously.

Progress-M1-10: This freighter will undock from the Pirs docking compartment on
4.09.03 to free this docking port for the Soyuz-TMA3 which must arrive in
October this year.