OPERATIONS
Science Operations
DOY = day-of-the-year; FD = Flight date. Times are in UTC.
Month | Day | Year | DOY | FD | Time | Event |
JAN | 05 | 2006 | 05 | 3688 | - | MDI 3-Day Continuous until January 07 |
FEB | 03 | 2006 | 34 | 3717 | - | MDI 4-Day Continuous until February 06 |
FEB | 03 | 2006 | 34 | 3717 | - | SSR Program Memory Cleanup (OCD 2104) |
FEB | 22 | 2006 | 53 | 3736 | - | Beginning of March Keyhole period |
FEB | 28 | 2006 | 59 | 3742 | - | Transponder Swap (1->2) |
MAR | 07 | 2006 | 66 | 3749 | - | SK -50: jets 2,3,4; dV: 0.0155 m/s |
MAR | 07 | 2006 | 66 | 3749 | - | Momentum Management 3 segments. Final speeds: --997/--403/2287 rpm |
MAR | 13 | 2006 | 72 | 3755 | - | 180 degree roll, satellite back to regular position. Final speeds: 1925/395/--1455 rpm |
MAR | 16 | 2006 | 75 | 3758 | - | Transponder Swap (2->1) |
MAR | 22 | 2006 | 81 | 3764 | - | End of March Keyhole period |
MAR | 22 | 2006 | 81 | 3764 | - | MDI 60-Day Continuous until May 21 |
MAR | 23 | 2006 | 82 | 3765 | - | MEDOC Campaign #16 until April 2 |
MAR | 27 | 2006 | 86 | 3769 | - | Investigations using oversampling facility begin (OCD 2120) |
APR | 29 | 2006 | 119 | 3802 | 11:42 | SSR Memory Units 0 to F switched OFF by themselves |
MAY | 04 | 2006 | 124 | 3807 | - | SSR Memory Units 0 to F switched back ON (OCD 2126) |
MAY | 27 | 2006 | 147 | 3830 | - | Beginning of June Keyhold period |
MAY | 31 | 2006 | 151 | 3834 | - | Transponder Swap (1->2) |
JUN | 02 | 2006 | 153 | 3836 | - | Tank and branch B PROS pressures equilization (OCD 2130) |
JUN | 06 | 2006 | 157 | 3840 | - | SK -51: jets 2,3,4; dV: 0.1042 m/s |
JUN | 06 | 2006 | 157 | 3840 | - | Momentum Management 3 segments. Final speeds: 705/370/--770 rpm |
JUN | 06 | 2006 | 157 | 3840 | - | 180 degree roll, satellite in inverted position. Final speeds: -405/--370/1070 rpm |
JUN | 06 | 2006 | 157 | 3840 | - | Back to SSU Patch 2A + Change magnitude check limit (OCD 2129) |
JUN | 08 | 2006 | 159 | 3842 | - | HGA moved to end of keyhole position |
JUN | 11 | 2006 | 162 | 3845 | - | Transponder Swap (2->1) |
JUN | 15 | 2006 | 166 | 3849 | - | End of June Keyhole period |
JUL | 12 | 2006 | 193 | 3876 | - | MDI 4-Day Continuous until July 15 |
JUL | 24 | 2006 | 205 | 3888 | - | MDI TM/TC switched to redundant side after anomaly S06-0045 |
AUG | 21 | 2006 | 233 | 3916 | - | Beginning of September Keyhole period |
AUG | 28 | 2006 | 240 | 3923 | - | Transponder Swap (1->2) |
SEP | 06 | 2006 | 249 | 3932 | - | SK -52: jets 1,2,4,6; dV:-0.1688 m/s |
SEP | 06 | 2006 | 249 | 3932 | - | Momentum Management 3 segments. Final speeds: --1505/--395/1695 rpm |
SEP | 11 | 2006 | 254 | 3937 | - | 180 degree roll, satellite back to regular position. Final speeds: 1315/415/--1935 rpm |
SEP | 11 | 2006 | 254 | 3937 | - | HGA moved to end of keyhole position |
SEP | 13 | 2006 | 256 | 3939 | - | Transponder Swap (2->1) |
SEP | 20 | 2006 | 263 | 3946 | - | End of September Keyhole period |
OCT | 12 | 2006 | 285 | 3968 | - | MDI 4-Day Continuous until October 15 |
NOV | 10 | 2006 | 314 | 3997 | - | MDI 4-Day Continuous until November 13 |
NOV | 24 | 2006 | 328 | 4011 | - | Beginning of December Keyhole period |
NOV | 27 | 2006 | 331 | 4014 | - | Transponder Swap (1->2) |
DEC | 05 | 2006 | 339 | 4022 | - | SK -53: jets 1,2,4,6; dV:-0.0967 m/s |
DEC | 05 | 2006 | 339 | 4022 | - | Momentum Management 3 segments. Final speeds: 1200/400/--805 rpm |
DEC | 05 | 2006 | 339 | 4022 | - | 180 degree roll, satellite in inverted position. Final speeds: --410/--395/1585 rpm |
DEC | 07 | 2006 | 341 | 4024 | - | HGA moved to end of keyhole position |
DEC | 08 | 2006 | 342 | 4025 | - | Transponder Swap (2->1) |
DEC | 11 | 2006 | 345 | 4028 | - | End of December Keyhole period |