The following table is a listing of the various events which have 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 |