Main Display Console - Major Displays during Launch
Abort Light.
Illuminates red to indicate that abort has been requested by range
safety officer or ground control.
Event Timer.
4 indicating drums to count up or down in minutes or seconds.
Launch Vehicle (LV) Engines
Status Display.
LV Rate.
Illuminates red if LV pitch, roll, or yaw rates exceed limits.
SII Separation.
Illuminates Red to indicate first stage jettison and extinguishes when
interstage skirt is jettisoned.
LV Guidance.
Illuminates red to indicate loss of attitude reference in LV guidance
system.
Lights 1 to 5.
Illuminate yellow if the relevant engine is operating below nominal
thrust.
Lift Off/No Auto Abort Switch/Light.
Illuminates white from lift-off until S-1C staging if the
Launch Vehicle Emergency Detection System (EDS) is functioning.
Illuminate red if
either of the abort systems has not been automatically enabled.
Switch manually enables the EDS. If the light still does not go
out, one or both EDS systems is not enabled, and a manual abort may be
required.
Apex Cover Jettison. Push-switch to
jettison CM apex cover if automatic system fails during an abort or
earth landing after a normal mission.
LES Motor Fire. Manually
operates the LES, either to jettison the LES tower or to fire the motor
in the event of an LES abort. In the former case, the explosive
bolts connecting the LES tower to the CSM must fire first.
Drogue Deploy. Back-up switch
to manually deploy the CM drogue parachutes.
Canard Deploy. Back-up switch
to manually deploy the LES canard parachutes
Main Deploy. Back-up switch to
manually deploy the CM main parachutes.
CSM/LV Separation. Manually
separate the CSM from the launch vehicle during an abort or in normal
operation.
CSM RCS Dump. Switch to
manually dump the CM Reaction Control System Propellant by firing 10 of
12 RCS engines.
Event Timer Controls.
Reset/Down: Select Up, Event
Timer will reset to zero and stop counting. Select Down, Event
Timer counts down.
Start/Stop: Select
Up to start Event Timer, Down to stop Event Timer.
Min Tens/Units:
Select Up to run Minutes indicating drum in tens, select Down to run
Minutes indicating drum in units.MinSec Tens/Units: Select Up to
run Seconds indicating drum in tens, select Down to run Seconds
indicating drum in units.
| Abort Light. Illuminates red to indicate that abort has been requested by range safety officer or ground control. |
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Event Timer. 4 indicating drums to count up or down in minutes or seconds. |
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Launch Vehicle (LV) Engines Status Display. LV Rate. Illuminates red if LV pitch, roll, or yaw rates exceed limits. SII Separation. Illuminates Red to indicate first stage jettison and extinguishes when interstage skirt is jettisoned. LV Guidance. Illuminates red to indicate loss of attitude reference in LV guidance system. Lights 1 to 5. Illuminate yellow if the relevant engine is operating below nominal thrust. |
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| Lift Off/No Auto Abort Switch/Light.
Illuminates white from lift-off until S-1C staging if the
Launch Vehicle Emergency Detection System (EDS) is functioning.
Illuminate red if
either of the abort systems has not been automatically enabled.
Switch manually enables the EDS. If the light still does not go
out, one or both EDS systems is not enabled, and a manual abort may be
required. |
Apex Cover Jettison. Push-switch to
jettison CM apex cover if automatic system fails during an abort or
earth landing after a normal mission. |
| LES Motor Fire. Manually
operates the LES, either to jettison the LES tower or to fire the motor
in the event of an LES abort. In the former case, the explosive
bolts connecting the LES tower to the CSM must fire first. |
Drogue Deploy. Back-up switch
to manually deploy the CM drogue parachutes. |
| Canard Deploy. Back-up switch to manually deploy the LES canard parachutes | Main Deploy. Back-up switch to manually deploy the CM main parachutes. |
| CSM/LV Separation. Manually separate the CSM from the launch vehicle during an abort or in normal operation. | CSM RCS Dump. Switch to manually dump the CM Reaction Control System Propellant by firing 10 of 12 RCS engines. |
| Event Timer Controls. Reset/Down: Select Up, Event Timer will reset to zero and stop counting. Select Down, Event Timer counts down. Start/Stop: Select Up to start Event Timer, Down to stop Event Timer. Min Tens/Units: Select Up to run Minutes indicating drum in tens, select Down to run Minutes indicating drum in units.MinSec Tens/Units: Select Up to run Seconds indicating drum in tens, select Down to run Seconds indicating drum in units. |
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