IMAGE Early Orbit Operations Going Well!

• Spacecraft: All sub-systems are healthy and operating nominally

  • Re-orientation with spin-axis to normal completed
  • Nutation eliminated with magnetic torquer procedure
  • Real-time and store/dump telemetry modes tested and nominal

• Instruments: All instruments are working nominally and out-gassing; high voltages have been cycled on

  • HENA: high energy neutral atom camera. (APL)
  • MENA: medium energy neutral atom camera. (SwRI)
  • LENA: low energy neutral atom camera (GSFC)
  • EUV: extreme UV cold plasma (He+) camera. (UAz)
  • FUV: far UV (auroral) camera. (UCB)
  • RPI: radio plasma imager. (UML)

• Planning for a "first light" press conference at AGU

• Science measurement will begin on ~May 15, 2000

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