| Date |
Time (UTC) |
Event |
| 1999 Feb 4 |
09:59 |
Progress M-40 undocks from Mir |
| 1999 Feb 4 |
10:34 |
The 'Znamya 2.5' space mirror sheduled to deploy from Progress M-40 (it is an experiment in illuminating large areas of Earth in reflected sunlight) but the deployment fails |
| 1999 Feb 5 |
10:16 |
Progress M-40 fires its retro-rocket to initiate re-entryresult of frictional heating |
| 1999 Feb 5 |
11:09 |
Progress M-40 enters the upper atmosphere and burns up as a result of frictional heating |
| 1999 Feb 8 |
11:20 |
Soyuz TM-28 undocks from Mir with Padalka and Avdeyev aboard |
| 1999 Feb 8 |
11:39 |
After Mir has executed a 180 degree rotation, Soyuz TM-28 re-docks with the rear port of Kvant - orbit is 347 x 367 kilometres |
| 1999 Feb 20 |
04:18 |
Soyuz TM-29 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 188 x 225 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination with cosmonauts Viktor Afanasyev, Sergei Avdeyev and Ivan Bella (Slovakia) aboard |
| 1999 Feb 22 |
05:36 |
Soyuz TM-29 docks with Mir's forward-facing port - orbit is 346 x 364 kilometres |
| 1999 Feb 27 |
22:55 |
Soyuz TM-28 undocks from Mir with Padalka and Bella aboard |
| 1999 Feb 28 |
00:34 |
Soyuz TM-29 lands |
| 1999 Feb 28 |
01:22 |
Soyuz TM-28 makes its retro-fire |
| 1999 Feb 28 |
02:14 |
Soyuz TM-28 lands |
| 1999 Apr 2 |
11:28 |
Progress M-41 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 188 x 231 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination - it's cargo includes the 'Sputnik 99' amateur radio satellite to be launched by hand during a Mir crew EVA |
| 1999 Apr 2 |
12:46 |
Progress M-41 docks automatically with the rear port of Kvant - orbit is 339 x 355 kilometres |
| 1999 Apr 24 |
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Space Shuttle Discovery rolled-out to Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center |
| 1999 May 16 |
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Space Shuttle Discovery rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs to insulation on the External Tank necessitated by exposure to hailstorms |
| 1999 May 20 |
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Space Shuttle Discovery returned to Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center |
| 1999 May 27 |
10:49 |
Space Shuttle Discovery launched from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-96. Crew consists of Commander Kent V Rominger, USN (commander), Lt-Col Rick D Husband, USAF (pilot), and mission specialists Ellen Ochoa, Tamara E Jernigan, Daniel T. Barry, Julie Payette (Canada), and Colonel Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, Russian Air Force. |
| 1999 May 29 |
04:24 |
Discovery becomes the first spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station as it links up with the PMA-2 docking adaptor on the Unity Module - orbit is 379 x 385 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination |
| 1999 May 30 |
02:56 |
Jernigan and Barry open Discovery hatch to start a space walk to inspect paintwork on the outside of the two modules, to add thermal insulation to Unity , and to transfer equipment, including two cranes (the US Orbital Transfer Device, and the the Russian trela'), for use on future mission s, to the exterior of the Zarya module - the cranes and some sets of tools are secured to the outside of the station ready for assembly by a later crew |
| 1999 May 30 |
10:51 |
Jernigan and Barry seal Discovery hatch at the end of the space walk - one hour and 25 minutes later than planned due to difficulties with retaining bolts when removing equipment from Discovery cargo bay |
| 1999 May 31 |
01:14 |
The hatch into Unity is opened and the crew begins transferring two tonnes of equipment and supplies from Discovery Spacehab module aboard the International Space Station, including clothing, water, sleeping bags and spare parts - work includes fitting noise suppression equipment to Zarya air-circulation fans which have proved to be noisier than anticipated, repairing a radio system onboard Unity , and replacing battery chargers onboard Zarya |
| 1999 Jun 2 |
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Work is completed onboard the ISS |
| 1999 Jun 3 |
09:44 |
The crew closes the hatch between Discovery and Unity |
| 1999 Jun 3 |
10:33 |
Approx time - operation using Discovery Reaction Control System to boost the orbit of ISS is started |
| 1999 Jun 3 |
11:10 |
Approx time - orbit boost for the ISS is completed - orbit is now 385 x 399 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination |
| 1999 Jun 3 |
22:39 |
Discovery undocks from the International Space Station |
| 1999 Jun 3 |
22:57 |
Discovery begins a fly-around of the station |
| 1999 Jun 4 |
00:53 |
Discovery fires its RCS engines and moves away from the International Space Station |
| 1999 Jun 5 |
07:21 |
STARSHINE (Student Tracked Atmospheric Research Satellite for Heuristic International Networking Equipment ) satellite is ejected from Discovery cargo bay - it is a 0.5 metre diameter, hollow sphere covered with over 800 polished aluminum Mirrors to permit its easy visibility from the ground for use by students in measuring upper atmosphere air density and calculating the orbit |
| 1999 Jun 6 |
04:36 |
mission Control gives Discovery a 'Go' to fire its OMS engines for re-entry |
| 1999 Jun 6 |
04:54 |
Discovery fires its OMS engines for three and a half minutes to initiate re-entry |
| 1999 Jun 6 |
06:02 |
Discovery lands on the Kennedy Space Center runway |
| 1999 Jun 6 |
06:03 |
Wheel stop - Discovery mission is completed |
| 1999 Jun 13 |
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The International Space Station passes seven kilometres from a Russian-launched rocket stage - mission controllers had originally calculated a miss distance of one kilometre, and attempted to fire Zarya thrusters to change the station orbit slightly, but in the event, Zarya computer had rejected the command as dangerous because the data it received would have resulted in a thruster firing for longer than permitted by safety rules |
| 1999 Jul 8 |
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Russian Spaceflight Control Centre suffers five hour power cut due to severe hail storms affecting the local power supply and the backup generator system |
| 1999 Jul 15 |
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Russian Spaceflight Control Centre suffers a second, one hour power cut due to maintenence work following the incident on 1999 July 8 - this time the standby power system operates successfully |
| 1999 Jul 16 |
16:37 |
Progress M-42 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Soyuz rocket into 177 x 21 kilometre orbit at 51.6 degrees inclination |
| 1999 Jul 17 |
11:24 |
Progress M-41 undocks from Mir |
| 1999 Jul 17 |
13:00 |
Approximate time - Progress M-41 fires its retro-rocket to initiate re-entry, and after about 50 minutes it enters the upper atmosphere and burns up as a result of frictional heating |
| 1999 Jul 18 |
17:53 |
Progress M-42 docks automatically with the rear port of Kvant - orbit is 339 x 355 kilometres |
| 1999 Aug 27 |
21:17 |
Soyuz TM-29 undocks from Mir with Afanasyev, Avdeyev and Jean-Pierre Haigneré aboard - for the first time in almost ten years, since the arrival of Soyuz TM-8 1989 Sep 7, Mir has no attendant crew |
| 1999 Aug 27 |
23:43 |
Soyuz TM-29 makes its retro-fire |
| 1999 Sep 9 |
18:00 |
Foton (9) (Foton №12) launched into 216 x 377 kilometre, 90.4 minutes period, 62.8 deg inclination orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome by Soyuz 11A511U rocket. Microgravity research satellite based on the Zenit reconsat (probably the 2M version). |
| 1999 Sep 9 |
23:44 |
Orbit of Foton (9) reported as 217 x 384 kilometres, 62.8 deg inclination with 90.4 minutes period. |
| 1999 Sep 24 |
08:24 |
Foton (9) descent module lands for recovery after being commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| 1999 Sep 28 |
11:00 |
Resurs F (22) (Resurs-F1M) launched into 182 x 224 kilometre, 88.6 minutes period, 82.3 deg inclination orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome by Soyuz 11A511U rocket. Uprated Resurs-F1. |
| 1999 Sep 29 |
13:42 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 220 x 232 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 88.6 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 1 |
01:03 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 220 x 229 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 89.1 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 2 |
03:46 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 221 x 232 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 89.1 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 4 |
21:05 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 219 x 230 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 89.1 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 5 |
13:24 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 222 x 230 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 89 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 7 |
21:49 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 220 x 228 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 89.1 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 8 |
03:45 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 221 x 231 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 89 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 14 |
03:44 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 222 x 226 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 89.1 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 15 |
01:59 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 224 x 229 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 89 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 20 |
02:08 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 216 x 219 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 89.1 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 20 |
06:35 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 219 x 248 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 88.9 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 22 |
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Resurs F (22) is commanded to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere for recovery of its descent module. |
| 1999 Oct 22 |
13:35 |
Orbit of Resurs F (22) reported as 213 x 239 kilometres, 82.3 deg inclination with 89.2 minutes period. |
| 1999 Oct 26 |
14:03 |
Zarya thrusters fired for five seconds to raise the International Space Station orbit by 1.5 kilometres because of a calculation showing that it would pass 1.4 kilometres from a Pegasus launch vehicle on 27 October |
| 1999 Oct 27 |
08:00 |
Approximate time - the International Space Station passes 139 kilometres from a Pegasus rocket stage, orbit is 366 x 382 kilometres at 51.6 degrees inclination |
| 1999 Dec 1 |
22:57 |
Zarya thrusters are fired for 27 seconds in the first part of a manouevre to raise the orbit - prior to the firing the orbit is 358 x 372 kilometeres |
| 1999 Dec 1 |
23:43 |
A second firing of Zarya thrusters completes the orbital manouevre - orbit is now 377 x 388 kilometres |
