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take means to be 25,215 km� outstanding. the slide television and we have a view of host okay come and we've been watching here as we've been closing in and it's a Chris that this live television from endeavors cameras and it's very stable as I correct. Yes, they go that looks like it's got a very very slow rotation in the pit rotation in the LVLH frame. Copy. Yeah, I look like the grapple fixtures ride that's just rotating around it slowly. Understand. Commander Brian Defey reporting that the host flyer seen in this live picture from endeavor is in the proper attitude for grapple it has a small motion to it. But nothing that can't be overcome by the use of the robot arm. Koichi Wakata is at the athletic manning the robot arm at the moment. At the point in which endeavor will move in to about 20 to 30 feet away from the host flyer. Wakata will edge the end effector of the robot arm toward the grapple fixture on the host flyer and latch on to the satellite to complete this retrieval operation. And every Houston we've talked about OST and we have no concerns. It looks like it's in its inertial attitude and you're just seeing LVLH rates on it. This is mission control Houston endeavor setting passively about 200 feet away from the host flyer. Commander Brian Defey has put the orbiter right where he wanted it to be relative to the satellite to the satellite. The satellite is a very light pitch rate but nothing can't be handled by the shuttle's robot arm. The host flyer is at a two in the correct orientation for the grapple by Koichi Wakata. That grapple is scheduled to occur about 15 to 19 minutes from now. This is mission control again. A live television of the host flyer is seen from the shuttle. Commander Brian Defey gently nudging endeavor toward the satellite for its grapple by mission specialist Koichi Wakata. Range to the host flyer now just 165 feet as Defey closes at a rate of about 1 tenth of a foot per second. The shuttle's maneuvering jets have been disabled except for off-setting jets on the nose and tail. The shuttle is also called Losey mode to prevent contamination of the satellite as the natural breaking action of the Earth's gravity also helps the orbiter in its approach to the host flyer. And every Houston we could use some periodic laser marks to keep tabs of your approach. Thank you. Thank you. The rate of closure by endeavor to the host flyer remains at about 1 tenth of a foot per second. Thank you. Thank you. 1161 feet. Copy. The very slower approach by endeavor to the host flyer is characteristic of this phase of the terminal approach for the host flyer. And the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the fourth is the five is the one all four is the five is the fourth 1 which is the fifth was you cannot finish & forty the fifth is I was halfway to the right back that is total of the third is 19 and the previous 1,025 feet. Roger. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet. 1,025 feet.