Apollo 8 transcript starting at 02 19 21 08 on Spacelog

Load previous…

02 19 21 08
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. Beginning with DELTA-V_X: minus 29840, plus 02390, plus 01053 000 200 005 01693, plus 00600 29954 402 29788. Copy?
Expand selection up Contract selection down Close
02 19 22 19
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
02 19 22 21
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. 01 0688 259, Persei Zeta, down 048, left 05. The remainder not applicable. Sirius, Rigel, 129 155 010; negative ullage. Horizon window, ignition minus 2 minutes, 40 degrees unlit, ignition 27 degrees unlit. Over.
02 19 23 35
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. LOI 1, SPS/G&N: 62844 minus 161, plus 129 069:08:19.52, minus 29840, plus 02390, plus 01053 000 200 005 01693, plus 00600 29954 402 29788 01 0688 259, Persei Zeta, down 048, left 05; Sirius, Rigel, 129 155 010: no ullage, horizon 2 minutes 40 degrees unlit, ignition 27 degrees unlit.
02 19 24 58
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Readback is correct. Ready to copy TEI 1. Over.
02 19 25 05
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger, Houston.
02 19 25 14
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Are you waiting for us before you start your gimbal check? Over.
02 19 25 23
Frank Borman (CDR): We can start the gimbals check right here.
02 19 25 27
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. You want to copy while you're doing it or stand by on TEI 1?
02 19 25 35
Frank Borman (CDR): Stand by for a minute.
02 19 25 37
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. standing by.
02 19 26 48
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Shifting command back to Honeysuckle. Over.
02 19 26 55
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger.
02 19 34 46
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. How did that gimbal drive check go?
02 19 34 52
Frank Borman (CDR): It went fine.
02 19 34 53
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger, Frank. We're ready with the TEI 1 and 2 maneuver PAD's. We've also got two state vectors and a target load to uplink and load if you'll configure for it. Over.
02 19 35 07
Frank Borman (CDR): Roger. We're trying to get the high gain now. We're maneuvering to PTC attitude.
02 19 35 15
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
02 19 35 24
Jim Lovell (CMP): Go ahead with your TEI PAD's.
02 19 35 29
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. TEI 1, SPS/G&N: 462, correction, 46728, minus 053, plus 121 071:25:04.73, plus 37746, minus 03299, plus 00824. Copy?
02 19 36 33
Jim Lovell (CMP): We're copying.
02 19 36 35
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. 179 346 357, not applicable, plus 00176 37900 336 37705 42 1279 309. Copy?
02 19 37 26
Jim Lovell (CMP): Copying.
02 19 37 28
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. NA, NA, NA, plus 1350, minus 16500 13050 36389 122:10:45; Sirius, Rigel, 129 155 010, ullage two-jet, 20 seconds jet Bravo Delta, horizon window X-axis on horizon at ignition minus 3 minutes; assumes LOI 1. Over.
02 19 38 59
Jim Lovell (CMP): Houston, Apollo 8. TEI 1 as follows: SPS/G&N: 46728, minus 053, plus 121 071:25:04.73. Copy?
02 19 39 22
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Copy.
02 19 39 26
Jim Lovell (CMP): Plus 37746, minus 03299, plus 00844 179 346 357, not applicable, plus 00176 37900 336 37705 42 1279 309, not applicable three times, plus 1350, minus 16500 13050 36389 122:10:45; Sirius, Rigel, 129 155 010, ullage two jets, 20 seconds, quads B and D, horizon window X-axis on horizon at TIG minus 3, assumes LOI 1.
02 19 40 36
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Roger. Correct.
02 19 41 05
Jim Lovell (CMP): Standing by for TEI 2, if you have it.
02 19 41 15
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Will be ready with the TEI 2 in about 1 minute.
02 19 41 19
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger.
02 19 42 10
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston with a TEI 2 maneuver PAD.
02 19 42 18
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Ready to copy.
02 19 42 21
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. TEI 2 SPS/G&N: 46728, minus 053, plus 121. Copy?
02 19 42 47
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Copy.
02 19 42 49
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. 073:21:30.24, plus 28466, minus 00350, plus 02406 180 022 002, not applicable, plus 00188. Copy?
02 19 43 46
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Copy.
02 19 43 48
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. 28570 250 28401 42 0641 296, not applicable three times, plus 0920, minus 16500 12953 36175 146:32:16. Copy?
Expand selection down Contract selection up
02 19 45 01
Jim Lovell (CMP): Copy. Looks like you left out a digit …
02 19 45 09
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. Request you switch your OMNI. It's getting pretty garbled now.
02 19 45 18
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Stand by.
02 19 45 30
Jim Lovell (CMP): Houston, this is Apollo 8. I copied. I question the latitude and the range to go. It appears that you gave me one too few digits in both cases.
02 19 45 43
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. I repeat, latitude plus 0920, minus 16500 12953 36175 146:32:16. Copy?
02 19 46 20
Jim Lovell (CMP): I copied.
02 19 46 21
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger. Your GDC align is no change, ullage no change, horizon on the minus 2-degree line at ignition minus 3 minutes, assumes LOI 1. Over.
02 19 46 58
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. TEI 2 maneuver PAD, SPS/G&N: 46728, minus 053, plus 121 073:21:30.24 plus 28466 minus 00352. I did not get the 502406 for a DELTA-V_Z. 180 022 002, not applicable, plus 00188 28570 250 28401 42 0641 296, not applicable three times, plus 0920 minus 16500 12953 36175 146:32:16. No change in the GDC align stars, no change in ullage, a rise on the minus P-degree line at TIG minus 3, assumes LOI 1.
02 19 48 28
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, this is Houston. Roger. Correct. I repeat DELTA-V_Z plus 02406. Over.
02 19 48 42
Jim Lovell (CMP): Roger. Plus 02406.
02 19 48 46
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Roger.
02 19 48 57
Jerry Carr (CAPCOM): Apollo 8, Houston. If you can go 00 and ACCEPT, we'll start the NAV loads.

Spacelog Apollo 8