Союз МС-04 (№734) – Союз-ФГ – Байконур 1/5 – 20.04.2017

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 2 мин. назад

Retrograde DPO Impulse complete, #Soyuz now hitting the brakes to slow down for the Flyaround. Range 600 meters.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 2 мин. назад

Flyaround mode is enabled when range is 400 meters, range rate is below 2m/s and the angular offset is under 0.3°. #Soyuz/QUOTE]

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 2 мин. назад

FLYAROUND - #Soyuz MS-04 is now starting a slow lap around #ISS to line up with the Poisk Module. http://bit.ly/2ogqw9n

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04/20/2017 15:59
Soyuz is lining up with the space station's Poisk module as the two spacecraft fly around 250 miles above the Pacific Ocean just west of Peru.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 48 сек. назад

Good view of the Russian Segment, Poisk coming into view as #Soyuz continues its slow lap around the complex.

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04/20/2017 16:01
Range between the Soyuz MS-04 spaceship and the International Space Station now reported to be 226 meters, or 741 feet.

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200 метров.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 1 мин. назад

There's Soyuz MS-04 colleagues.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 38 сек. назад

TsUP visualization of the current state of affairs. All looking good as #Soyuz lines up with Poisk.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 39 сек. назад

#Soyuz now staring down at Poisk, a roll maneuver is starting to position the solar arrays for the docked mission.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 39 сек. назад

STATIONKEEPING - #Soyuz is now holding its position to allow Mission Control to assess systems & alignment. http://bit.ly/2ogqw9n

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 1 мин. назад

FINAL APPROACH - #Soyuz has fired its thrusters, initiating a closing rate to cover the final 180 meters to docking.

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80 метров.

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04/20/2017 16:09
The Soyuz completed the flyaround to align with the docking port. It's now on a computer-controlled final approach to the space station's Poisk module.

04/20/2017 16:11
Range now 115 meters, or 377 feet.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 3 мин. назад

ISS Crew will soon hear a knock at the door.

[che wi]

35 метров.