OPERATIONS
Science Operations
DOY = day-of-the-year; FD = Flight date. Times are in UTC.
Month | Day | Year | DOY | FD | Time | Event |
JAN | 15 | 2002 | 015 | 2237 | 16:30 | Station Keeping #32: jets 1,2,4,6; delta V: 0.048m/s, fuel: 0.053 kg; Mommentum Management: 3 segments; speeds: -322/328/1824 |
FEB | 05 | 2002 | 036 | 2258 | 02:39 | ESR-18 (main bus voltage drop) |
FEB | 8 | 2002 | 39 | 2261 | 14:00 | Station Keeping #33: jets 1,2,4,6; delta V: 0.26m/s; Mommentum Management: 3 segments; speeds: -1006/629/898; done 17:05 UT |
MAR | 13 | 2002 | 72 | 2294 | 23:06 | Both battery 1 BDRs configured OFF, since battery 1 lost |
MAR | 24 | 2002 | 083 | 2305 | 12:40 | MDI 60-Day Continuous until 05:00 UT, June 3 |
APR | 21 | 2002 | 111 | 2333 | 1:30 | Proton event - X1 flare |
MAY | 17 | 2002 | 138 | 2360 | 00:00 | MEDOC #9, until June 2 |
JUN | 3 | 2002 | 154 | 2376 | 13:30 | Station Keeping #34: jets 2,3,4,5; delta V: 0.87M/S; Mommentum Management: 3 segments; speeds: -404/483/1639 rpm; done 17:01 |
JUN | 19 | 2002 | 170 | 2392 | 11:40 | MDI 5-Day Continuous until 04:20 UT, June 23 |
JUN | 20 | 2002 | 171 | 2393 | 10:07 | Kevlar Cutter electronics switched ON (to STBY) to reduce battery 2 charge current by 20/40 mA |
JUL | 17 | 2002 | 198 | 2420 | 13:10 | MDI 5-Day Continuous until 07:00 UT, July 22 |
AUG | 20 | 2002 | 232 | 2454 | 11:00 | EIT Off-pointing (in NM&HR); 19 steps; max absolute off-pointing (arcsec): yaw: 720; pitch: 798 |
AUG | 28 | 2002 | 240 | 2462 | 05:00 | MDI Continuous until 08:30 UT on September 2 |
SEP | 4 | 2002 | 247 | 2469 | 17:00 | Tank heating limits changed to 25.5/26.5 degrees C |
SEP | 26 | 2002 | 269 | 2491 | 07:40 | MDI 5-day Continuous until 17:10 UT on September 30 |
OCT | 7 | 2002 | 280 | 2502 | 20:18 | Pros ring heater ON with duty cycle 100 percent. |
OCT | 10 | 2002 | 283 | 2505 | 15:10 | Station Keeping #35; jets 2, 3, 4, 5; delta V: 0.245 m/s; Momentum Management: 3 Segments; speeds: -318/386/1168; done 17:50 UT. |
OCT | 16 | 2002 | 289 | 2511 | 13:12 | CAE B switched ON to monitor branch B pressure |
OCT | 21 | 2002 | 294 | 2516 | 00:00 | MEDOC #10, until November 3 |
NOV | 19 | 2002 | 323 | 2545 | - | CAE telemetry swap between CAE A and CAE B once a week for branch press survey |