| Activity |
Date and Time (EDT)
|
| STS-93 Liftoff |
7/23 12:31 a.m. |
|
| Activate Chandra Onboard Computers |
7/23 3:25 a.m. |
| Chandra Upper Antenna Comm
Check |
7/23 3:46 a.m. |
| Chandra Lower Antenna Comm Check |
7/23 6:21 a.m. |
| Chandra/IUS Deploy |
7/23 7:47 a.m. |
| Inertial Upper Stage Burns 1 & 2 |
7/23 8:48 a.m. |
| Solar Array Deploy |
7/23 9:17 a.m. |
| Inertial Upper Stage/Chandra Separation |
7/23 9:50 a.m. |
| Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS)
Power-on |
7/23 5:49 p.m. |
| High Resolution Camera (HRC) Power-on |
7/23 7:19 p.m. |
| Integral Propulsion System
Burn 1 |
7/24 9:11 p.m. |
| Integral Propulsion System Burn 2 |
7/25 9:45 p.m |
| EPHIN Commissioning Sequence
Begins |
7/25 midnight |
| HRC Door Open |
7/26 2:00 p.m. |
| HRC Checkouts Begin |
7/26 5:00 p.m. |
| ACIS Bakeout Begins |
7/26 6:30 p.m. |
| ACIS Checkouts Begin |
7/27 6:00 p.m. |
| Shuttle Lands |
7/27 11:22 p.m. |
| Integral Propulsion System
Burn 3 |
7/31 6:37 p.m. |
| Integral Propulsion System Burn 4 |
8/04 12:36 p.m. |
| Integral Propulsion System
Burn 5 |
8/07 1:43 a.m. |
| Aspect Camera Activation |
TBD |
| ACIS Door Opening Sequence |
8/08 6:46 p.m. |
| Deactivate Integral Propulsion System |
8/08 1:00 a.m. |
| Sunshade Door Open |
8/12 3:00 p.m. |
| Science Instruments Focus & Calibration Observations
Begin |
TBD |
| High Energy Transmission Grating
(HETG) Launch Locks Released |
TBD |
| Low Energy Transmission Gratin (LETG) Launch
Locks Released |
TBD |