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

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 16 мин. назад

Fyodor Yurchikhin reports suit leak checks are complete, now moving on with internal checks to ensure the Entry Module is holding pressure.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 16 мин. назад

The Orbital Module has been vented down to reduced pressure, crew now monitoring the pressure difference between the OM and Entry Module.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 4 мин. назад

Per the now standard operation, ISS will not change its orientation for undocking, requiring #Soyuz to make a two-burn departure.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 32 сек. назад

The hooks on the Poisk module are opened before undocking so that #Soyuz is only held in place by its own hooks that open 90 sec before sep.

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 3 мин. назад

Soyuz MS04: A 4-minute 39-second deorbit burn starts at 8:28:54pm EDT and ends at 8:33:33pm, slowing the ship by about 286 mph

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 3 мин. назад

Soyuz MS04: That will set up a landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan near the town of Dzezkazgan at 9:21:50pm (7:21am Sunday local time)

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 50 сек. назад

10 minutes to undocking. The crew has completed all preparatory steps, ready for the undocking sequence. TV system activation is next #Soyuz

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 36 сек. назад

The Undocking Command will be sent at 21:56:30 UTC to initiate the opening of the #Soyuz hooks to set up for physical separation.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 2 мин. назад

The crew is sending commands to the #Soyuz to power up the docking mechanism, activate the TV system & enable the undocking sequence

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РОСКОСМОС‏Подлинная учетная запись @roscosmos 15 мин. назад

Пилотируемый корабль #СоюзМС04 штатно отстыковался от Международной космической станции. Посадка запланирована в 04:22 мск.

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