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Early Operations

The following table is a listing of the various events which occurred (as of 25 April 2000) and which are planned to occur during operations of the IMAGE spacecraft.

GMT MET IOC Orbit Script
    ** LAUNCH DAY **
3/25/2000 (Day 085) L+0
10:04 (-11:26) FOT shift-1 Arrives
    PRE-LAUNCH ACTIVITIES
    verify launch configuration
    PRE-CONTACT ACTIVITES
    Initialize SMOC for DSS-66 operations
    Verify Fanout router configuration for DSN Operations
19:00 (-02:36) BOA voice check-prepass brie w/DSN Madrid DSS-66,
    DSS-54 backup
19:10 (-02:20) send noop command to DSS-66 and verify echo
19:15 (-02:15) 44 kbps test data placed on-line
19:25 (-02:05) Turn limits On for ASIST TAYLORB
20:35 (-00:56) Launch @ 2000/085 20:34:43
SEPARATION VERIFICATION ACTIVITIES Separation @ 2000/085 21:30:34
21:30 000-00:00 Separation from the third stage
21:45 000-00:15 AOS-Madrid DSS-66 Prime, DSS-54 Backup
21:50 000-00:20 Verify telemetry reception in SMOC
21:55 000-00:25 Setup SMOC for commanding
22:00 000-00:30 Verify PDU On and Battery Charging
22:00 000-00:30 Perform Thermal evaluation using expected S/C mnemonics page
22:00 000-00:30 Verify MMM On and Recording
22:00 000-00:30 Verify MET Relative to Separation Time
    Separation from the third stage Activities complete
SPIN DOWN TO 0.75 RPM ACTIVITIES
22:00 000-00:30 Set S/C Initialization Parameters:Change Boot Address,
    Alignment settings, Set error width parameters, Set Inertia
22:15 000-00:45 Verify TAM On
22:15 000-00:45 Enable Sun Sensor Processing:Enable HDP, Set TZERO,
    Set initial Attitude Conditions from injection vector, Enable SSP
    Processing
22:15 000-00:45 Determine Spin Rate
22:30 000-01:00 Turn CIDP On:1553 Bus Enabled, HTR On, CIDP A/B PWR On,
    RPI Xmit Bus Power On
23:00 000-01:30 CIDP SFF:Noop CMD Check, HTR Test,
3/26/2000 (Day 086) L+1
00:10 000-02:40 Send Test Command to DSS-16
01:00 000-03:30 AOS-Goldstone DSS-16 Prime, DSS-24 Backup
01:05 000-03:35 Verify telemetry reception in SMOC
01:15 000-03:45 Turn S/C EEPROM Dump Off with command
01:15 000-03:45 Turn Torque Rod On:Select Pri coils, Gnd CMD Mode, I=7, MCS to
    Enable)
01:30 000-04:00 Contact MMNAV verify Orbit Solution
02:30 000-05:00 Record Mag. Field for Torque bar Max and CIDP On
02:45 000-05:15 Power Down CIDP:PWR Off RPI Xmit Bus, CIDP A/B PWR Off,
    1553 Bus Off
02:45 000-05:15 Record Mag. Field for Torque bar Max
03:00 000-05:30 Power Torque Rod Off:Set I=0, Gnd Cmd Mode, Off
03:00 000-05:30 Record Raw Mag. Field Signature
03:15 000-05:45 Turn CIDP On:1553 Bus Enabled, CIDP HTR On, CIDP A/B PWR On,
    RPI Xmit Bus Power On
07:10 000-09:40 TAM Seq_Prt_Off
07:15 000-09:45 CMD SI Temps to Operational limits:(242,236)
07:15 000-09:45 Power AST On:AST On, AST to Standby
07:30 000-10:00 Power On RPI:RPI Pwr On, Load Latest FSW (31) from Block 2, Xmit
    Pwr On, RPI to Nominal Pwr
08:00 000-10:30 CMD RPI to Untuned Listen Mode command
15:10 000-17:40 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
     
15:15 000-17:45 Command HENA On, monitor and control limits on
15:45 000-18:15 Open HENA Doors
     
17:45 000-20:15 Turn HENA Decontamination HTR On command
18:00 000-22:30 Cmd HENA Off, command
20:00 000-22:30 Perform MCS SFF:SSP Check, MCS Check, MCS to GND CMD Mode,
    Choose Torque Rod Pri, Perform I settings test, Choose Torque
    Rod Red, perform I settings test, Select Torque Rod Pri, Set I to
    Max, Change Polarity 180 degrees, Redo test, Set to Pri, Set
    I=7, Set Polarity to Default
20:15 000-22:45 Configure Torque Rod for Spin/Attitude Control:Set TAM
    LSB=0.0024, Set H_ERR to 0, Enable TAM Safe Mode Tests, Set
    S/C Inertia, Set Torque Rod Scale Vector, /MAG_TEST_ENABLE
    Tolerance = 0
20:30 000-23:00 Uplink Attitude to ACS
20:45 000-23:15 Uplink new TAM calibration coefficients:MCS Enable, Enter Bias,
    load Biases
22:30 001-01:00 Send Spin Down CMD to 0.75 RPM:Enter Spin, MCS Disabled,
    Load Spin Rate, Enable MCS, MCS to Acq. Mode
3/27/2000 (Day 087) L+2
05:00 001-07:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
05:30 001-08:00 Command LENA On:PWR LENA On, Load FSW from RAM, built in
    test
06:30 001-09:00 LENA SFF:Internal Test, CMD Tests
19:00 001-21:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
19:00 001-21:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
19:15 001-21:45 Power FUV On:PWR On FUV, WIC 1/2 Rate, f_init, Sci PWR
    Services On, WIC Distortion lookup table loaded
19:45 001-22:15 FUV SFF:Verify HK data, CMD Test, HTR Test, Setup for Science
    Tests (f_init, DLUT Distortion Lookup Table Loaded), WIC LV
    Tests, SI13 LV Tests, SI12 LV Tests, Turn Sci Pwr Services Off
21:00 001-23:30 CMD Geo On
22:30 002-01:00 Perform RPI SFF:PWR Limits Update, SST Update, Schedule 16,
    Loopback Pattern Mode, Test Program Mix, Schedule 10,
    Schedule 0, RPI Listen Only Mode Test, Schedule 16, Schedule 0,
     
    Verify Low Power Mode, Verify Nominal PWR Mode, Schedule 0,
    Schedule 16
3/28/2000 (Day 088) L+3
01:45 002-04:15 Uplink Attitude to ACS
09:30 002-12:00 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
10:00 002-12:30 CMD EUV On:EUV PWR On, Boot EUV FSW from EEPROM, EUV to
    Normal Mode
11:00 002-13:30 EUV SFF:Sensors to Map Mode, Set Sensors to Raw (WSZ) Mode
13:00 002-15:30 HENA On
14:00 002-16:30 HENA SFF:HTR Test, MCP Sensor Test, SSD Sensor Test
15:00 002-17:30 Power HENA Decontamination HTR On
15:15 002-17:45 RPI EMI/EMC Test:Schedule 11, Passive Mode, Schedule 0,
    payload_noop_cmds, schedule 16, schedule 0, Xmit Mode,
    Schedule 10, Sweep Receiver thorugh all f's, payload_noop_cmds,
    schedule 16
16:45 002-19:15 CMD EUV Off
17:15 002-19:45 Cmd HENA Off
17:45 002-20:15 Cmd LENA Off
    Verify Spin Rate = 0.75 RPM
18:15 002-20:45 Uplink Attitude to ACS
3/29/2000 (Day 089) L+4
00:00 003-02:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
08:00 003-10:30 Set Torque Rod to its Max Setting for HTR purposed
08:00 003-10:30 Turn PC db Dump On
09:00 003-11:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
14:15 003-16:45 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
19:30 003-22:00 CMD OBS to Re-orient to Orbit Normal
3/30/2000 (Day 090) L+5
13:00 004-15:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
     
17:00 004-19:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
3/31/2000 (Day 091) L+6
04:00 005-06:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
09:00 005-11:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
     
4/1/2000 (Day 092) L+7
    Uplink Attitude to ACS
    Develop Ground Attitude Solution
     
    Contact DSN to inform of possible signal strength change due to
03:30 006-06:00 grounding of -Z Omni antenna
19:30 006-22:00 Ground -Z Omni Antenna
21:20 006-23:50 Uplink Attitude to ACS
21:30 007-00:00  
23:00 007-01:30  
4/2/2000 (Day 093) L+8
05:00 007-07:30 Open FUV SI and WIC Doors
05:00 007-07:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
06:30 007-09:00 Turn FUV Off
06:30 007-09:00 Turn RPI Off
22:00 008-00:30 Verify Spin Axis is -Normal to Orbit Plane
4/3/2000 (Day 094) L+9
04:00 008-06:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
22:05 008-00:35 Inform DSN of possible change in downlink signal strength due to switch to MGA
20:00 008-22:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
     
4/4/2000 (Day 095) L+10
08:00 009-10:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
12:00 009-14:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
     
4/5/2000 (Day 096) L+11
06:00 010-08:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
16:30 010-19:00 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
     
     
4/6/2000 (Day 097) L+12
03:00 011-05:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
21:00 011-23:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
4/7/2000 (Day 098) L+13
07:00 012-09:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
09:45 012-12:15 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
4/8/2000 (Day 099) L+14
21:45 013-00:15 Uplink Attitude to ACS
03:15 013-05:45 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
     
     
     
4/9/2000 (Day 100) L+15
06:00 014-28:30 Verify OBS Spin Rate = 13 RPM
SPIN UP OBS TO 13 RPM
06:15 014-08:45 Spinrate= , Nutation=0.005!!
     
     
4/10/2000 (Day 101) L+16
    Ra=201.2,Dec=61.7,Spin=0.75,Nut=1.3
4/11/2000 (Day 102) L+17
    Ra=267.0,Dec=32.5,Spin=0.75,Nut=1.3
4/12/2000 (Day 103) L+18
    Ra=277.0,Dec=25.1,Spin=0.75,Nut=1.3
4/13/2000 (Day 104) L+19
    Ra=286.2,Dec=9.2,Spin=0.75,Nut=0.2
4/14/2000 (Day 105) L+20
4/15/2000 (Day 106) L+21
4/16/2000 (Day 107) L+22
4/17/2000 (Day 108) L+23
4/18/2000 (Day 109) L+24
4/19/2000 (Day 110) L+25
4/20/2000 (Day 111) L+26
06:00 014-28:30 Verify OBS Spin Rate = 13 RPM
SPIN UP OBS TO 13 RPM
06:15 014-08:45 Turn MCS Off
06:30 014-09:00 Deploy RPI Radial Antennae to 120m
10:30 014-13:00 Verify RPI Radial Antennae deployed to 120m
11:00 014-13:30 Set Magenetic Field Filter to Default Parameters
11:00 014-13:30 Setup PC for MCS DB Dump
DEPLOY RPI RADIAL ANTENNAE TO 120M
11:30 014-14:00 Change S/C Inertia Settings
11:30 014-14:00 Setup PC for MCS DB Dump
12:00 014-14:30 Set SI's to Ops Temp Control
12:30 014-15:00 Turn RPI On
13:00 014-15:30 Set RPI to Listen Mode
13:30 014-16:00 Set EUV to Normal Mode
14:00 014-16:30 Turn HENA On
14:30 014-17:00 Turn HENA Decontamination HTR On command
19:00 014-21:30 Turn MENA On
19:30 014-22:00 Perform MENA SFF at LV
    MENA SFF LV
20:30 014-23:00 Turn LENA On
21:00 014-23:30 Turn FUV On
21:30 015-00:00 Perform RPI Untuned EMI/EMC Test
    RPI Untuned EMI/EMC Test
4/21/2000 (Day 112) L+27
11:00 016-13:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
14:30 016-17:00 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
15:00 016-17:30 Open MENA Shutters
4/22/2000 (Day 113) L+28
01:00 017-03:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
19:30 017-22:00 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
     
4/23/2000 (Day 114) L+29
06:00 018-08:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
10:00 018-12:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
12:00 018-14:30 Verify Spin Rate = 1.4 RPM
12:30 018-15:00 Turn MCS Off
SET OBS SPIN RATE TO 1.4 RPM, OPEN MENA SHUTTERS
13:00 018-15:30 CMD RPI Radial Antennae to 160m
14:00 018-16:30 Verify RPI Radial Antennae deployed to 160m
DEPLOY RPI RADIAL ANTENNAE TO 160M
14:15 018-16:45 Uplink New OBS MOI
14:15 018-16:45 Setup PC for MCS DB Dump
14:30 018-17:00 Perform RPI Untuned EMI/EMC Test
PERFORM RPI UNTUNED EMI/EMC TEST
4/24/2000 (Day 115) L+30
00:00 020-00:00 Set OBS Spin rate to 0.96 RPM
10:00 019-12:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
12:45 019-15:15 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
4/25/2000 (Day 116) L+31
00:00 020-02:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
17:00 020-19:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
22:00 021-00:30 Ramp FUV HV to Science Level
4/26/2000 (Day 117) L+32
05:00 021-07:30 Verify FUV at Science HV Level
05:00 021-07:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
09:00 021-11:30 Ramp EUV HV to Sun Safe
20:00 021-22:30 Verify EUV HV at Sun Safe
23:00 022-01:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
4/27/2000 (Day 118) L+33
09:00 022-11:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
20:00 022-00:00 Verify OBS Spin Rate = 0.96 RPM
RAMP OBS TO 0.96 RPM, RAMP FUV TO HV SCIENCE LEVEL, RAMP EUV HV TO SS
22:00 023-00:30 Turn MCS Off
04:00 023-06:30 Deploy RPI Radial Antennae to 210m
4/28/2000 (Day 119) L+34
08:00 023-10:30 Verify RPI Radial Antennae to 210m
DEPLOY RPI RADIAL ANTENNAE TO 210M
08:15 023-10:45 Uplink MOI
08:15 023-10:45 Set Spin Rate to 0.5 RPM
08:30 023-11:00 Uplink Ephemeris to CIDP
08:45 023-11:15 Payload Safing Off
09:00 023-11:30 Set CIDP to Nominal Mode
09:00 023-11:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
09:30 023-12:00 Perform TAS Test
SET SPIN RATE TO 0.5 RPM, PERFORM TAS Test
11:00 023-13:30 Perform RPI Untuned EMI/EMC Test
PERFORM RPI UNTUNED EMI/EMC TEST
19:00 023-21:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
4/29/2000 (Day 120) L+35
00:00 024-02:30 Perform FUV SFF HV
09:00 024-11:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
18:00 024-20:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
21:30 025-00:00 Set CIDP to Spin Mode
22:00 025:00:30 Initialize AST
22:30 025-01:00 Set OBS Spin Rate to 0.77 RPM
23:30 025-02:00 Turn HENA Decontamination HTR Off
23:45 025-02:15 ** CONTINGENCY **
    If HENA Door was not opened on IOC day three perform script
    hena_shut_capture_backup
4/30/2000 (Day 121) L+36
12:00 025-14:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
5/1/2000 (Day 122) L+37
02:00 026-04:30 Set HENA sun safe
02:15 026-04:45 Set HENA auto sun safe
02:30 026:05:00 Load HENA Ops Macros (allows L-Shell macro triggers)
03:00 026-05:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
03:00 026-05:30 Ramp HENA HV to Sun Safe Level
21:00 026-23:03 Ramp MENA HV to Sun Safe Level
23:00 027-01:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
5/2/2000 (Day 123) L+38
06:00 027-08:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
18:00 027-20:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
19:00 027-21:30 Verify MENA HV at Sun Safe Level
5/3/2000 (Day 124) L+39
08:00 028-10:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
22:00 029-00:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
5/4/2000 (Day 125) L+40
02:00 029-04:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
12:00 029-14:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
5/5/2000 (Day 126) L+41
06:00 030-08:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
17:00 030-19:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
5/6/2000 (Day 127) L+42
10:00 031-12:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
22:00 032-00:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
5/7/2000 (Day 128) L+43
15:00 032-17:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
5/8/2000 (Day 129) L+44
00:00 033-02:30 Turns off HENA collimator HV for RPI Deploy
02:00 033-04:30 Uplink Attitude to ACS
10:00 033-12:30 Measure Magnetic Field Signature
16:00 033-18:30 Verify OBS Spin Rate = 0.77 RPM
19:00 033-21:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
SET OBS SPIN RATE TO 0.77, HENA SHUTTER OPEN, HENA HV TO SUN SAFE LEVEL, MENA HV TO SUN SAFE LEVEL
21:00 033-23:30 Deploy RPI Radial antennae to 250m
22:00 034-00:30 Verify RPI Radial Antennae deployed to 250m
23:00 034-01:30 Deploy RPI Axial Antennae to 10m
23:15 034-01:45 Verify RPI Axial antennae deployed to 10m and deploy circuit off
23:30 034-02:00 Uplink new TAM calibration coefficients
5/9/2000 (Day 130) L+45
00:00 034-02:30 Set Spin Rate to 0.5 RPM
00:30 034-03:00 Perform RPI SFF Tuned
01:30 034-04:00 Perform RPI Tuned EMI/EMC Test
PERFORM RPI SFF AND TUNED EMI/EMC TEST
03:00 034-05:30 Uplink Ephemeris to CIDP
03:30 034-06:00 Place AST in Operational Mode
03:45 034-06:15 Turn Payload Safing Off
04:00 034-06:30 Put CIDP in Nominal Mode
04:30 034-07:00 Perform TAS Test
    PERFORM TAS Test WITH AST
10:00 034-12:30 Ramp EUV HV to Science Level
5/10/2000 (Day 131) L+46
00:00 035-02:30 Perform EUV SFF HV
05:00 035-07:30 Obtain EUV HV Magnetic Field Signature
RAMP EUV HV TO SCIENCE LEVEL, PERFORM EUV HV SFF
10:00 035-12:30 Set SS Azimuth offset
10:15 035-12:45 Set MCS to Science Mode
10:30 035-13:00 Set HENA HV back to HV collimators
14:00 035-16:30 Ramp HENA to Science Level HV
15:00 035-17:30 Verify HENA HV at Science Level HV
15:00 035-17:30 Perform HENA HV SFF
RAMP HENA HV TO SCIENCE LEVEL, PERFORM HENA HV SFF
5/11/2000 (Day 132) L+47
05:00 036-07:30 Ramp MENA HV to Science Level
13:00 036-15:30 Verify MENA HV at Science Level
13:30 036-16:00 Perform MENA SFF at HV
RAMP MENA HV TO SCIENCE LEVEL, PERFORM MENA HV SFF
21:00 036-23:30 Ramp LENA HV to Science Level
5/12/2000 (Day 133) L+48
02:00 037-04:30 Perform LENA SFF HV
    PERFORM LENA SFF HV
09:00 037-11:30 Develop Ground Attitude Solution
10:00 037-12:30 Perform RPI Tuned EMI/EMC Test
14:00 037-16:30 Set SS Azimuth offset
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