UARS Weekly Status Report

29 March 2002




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                UARS WEEKLY STATUS REPORT - 29 March 2002

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SOLSTICE
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Nothing received.

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SUSIM
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SUSIM performed its daily mid-resolution and MgII solar scans during
periods of predicted UARS telemetry.

We have made available to the UARS community a number of UARS ATTITIDE
files for the period after 1 November 2002 via anonymous ftp from
"susim.nrl.navy.mil" and the directory:

ANON$DISK:[ANONYMOUS.PUB.UARS.ATTITUDE]

The files are of two types.  For example, for UARS day 3745 there is:

ATTITUDE_SEXTRSC_D3745.V0008_C01_RSS
ATTITUDE_SSSPPGIMBALS_D3745.V0008_C01_RSS

We use the RSS extension to indicate that these files were built using
RSS mode on the SUSIM WWW site.  More files will be added as they are
processed.

If there are further questions, users can contact either myself
(floyd@susim.nrl.navy.mil) or Ed Esfandiari (esfandiari@susim.nrl.navy.mil).

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ACRIM
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Nothing received.

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PEM
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     PEM continues to receive NMC data files from NOAA.  No problems have
been encountered.

     PEM support of the UARS Traceability Mission for the TIMED mission has
been discussed with the GVUI team.  Predicted TIMED-UARS conjunctions from
the high geographic latitudes were compared with the expected magnetic position
and the PEM climatology.  Positional and anticipated precipitation flux 
information showed that expected electron precipitation as a function of 
magnetic activity level on April 28 occur at magnetic positions which are not 
favorable to auroral generation, except under exceptional magnetic conditions.
For normal magnetic conditions, conjunctions occurring on April 19 have a higher
probability of generating auroral zone precipitation which can be correlated
between GUVI and PEM.  As time progresses, the TIMED and UARS orbital planes 
intersect at lower latitudes, so that there are a few days after April 19 
which, although are not great conjunctions, may yield acceptable data.  Thus, 
concentration of GUVI-PEM data collection is best from April 19 through 
April 24, with the prime data collection period occurring on April 19.


*Beginning of power orbit day (PEM activation): array current >5 amps, array 
     voltage >53.5 volts, and battery current >2.0 amps.  
 End of power orbit day (PEM deactivation): time in power orbit day >4 minutes,
     array current <9 amps, and battery currents <0.2 amps.
 Power orbit day variation: ~39-40 min at yaw to ~50-51 min at maximum beta.

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HALOE 
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Nothing received.

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MLS
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Nothing received.

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HRDI
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Nothing received.

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WINDII
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Nothing received.

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MPG
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The schedule for UARS instrument operations for the
next yaw period (13 April to 23 May 2002) was 
distributed.

The MPG continues to serve as the point-of-contact
for UARS instrument operations to support re-engineering
of the UARS Mission Operations Concept to develop 
capabilities for the Science Traceability Mission.
 
Daily processing of instrument Daily Activity Plans 
continues with no problems.

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CDHF
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Nothing received.
                  
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FOT
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                           REPORTING PERIOD

This report covers 16 March 2002 (Orbit 57469, GMT Day 075) through 22
March 2002 (Orbit 57574, GMT Day 081).

                         SPACECRAFT OPERATION

The observatory is now in Forward Flight (Southern Hemisphere viewing)
and   is  performing  nominally  under  two-battery  operations.   The
instrument operational changes were:


                    INSTRUMENT OPERATIONAL CHANGES


      Instrument    Time          Orbit     Comment
       PEM          076/0036      57484     Power ON - AXIS 1



The  beta  angle ranged between the angles of 27.06 degrees  to  47.01
degrees  for  this  report period.  The beta angle is  now  increasing
towards a maximum angle of 54 degrees on 27 March 2002 (DOY 086).
   
Spacecraft  battery  1,  2,  and 3 performance  monitoring  continues.
Battery 1 remains OFF the charge relay.  Battery 2 and Battery  3  are
currently maintaining greater than 25.6 V end-of-night (EON) load  bus
voltage.   Battery  temperatures are stable with a  temperature  delta
between Battery 2 and Battery 3 of 0.94 to 0.63 degrees C.  Additional
battery  performance data for each battery on 16  March  2002  and  22
March 2002 are provided in Appendix D.

The  clock  error  ranged from -10.8 to 10.2 msec during  this  report
period.  Clock rate adjustments are listed in Appendix C.

All  instrument  and subsystem engineers were advised on  the  initial
excursion  of ALERTS or Out-Of-Limits conditions detected by  the  FOT
for  this report.  A summary is listed below and the details of  ALERT
and Out-Of-Limits occurrences are listed in Appendix B.

    OUT-OF-LIMITS  =    00
    ALERTS         =    00

The  following real-time command sheets were executed for  the  listed
operational element(s) during this report period (see Appendix A).

    FOT            =    1
    PEM            =    1

UARS Anomaly Reports initiated during this report period are listed in
Appendix E and summarized below.

    FOT            =    5

Seven  (7)  Anomaly Reports remained OPEN at the end  of  this  report
period (see Appendix E).

TRANSPONDER FREQUENCIES:
    Transponder A:  01/333  - 2287.496855
    Transponder B:  02/043  - 2287.498879

                        GROUND SYSTEM OPERATION


Five  (5) operational support problems occurred this period.   Anomaly
Reports are included in Appendix E.

The  data  loss  calculations are no longer  being  supplied  by  Data
Capture Facility (DCF).



                       OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS


                       UARS SATELLITE OPERATIONS


Eclipse testing remained the focal point this past week on UARS.   The
integration of the new system has reached its final month and  only  a
few  weeks  are  left before the April 1st deadline.   As  of  day  81
00:00:00Z,  the  FOT  has been using ECLIPSE for full-time  operations
with UARS while using the AP as backup.



                               MEETINGS

The FOT attended a UARS Eclipse ORR on Thursday, March 21, 2002.


                       FUTURE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS


The next UARS Yaw slew is scheduled for 13 April 2002 (DOY 103).  This
maneuver  will  be  a  Reverse to Forward  Flight  maneuver  (Southern
Hemisphere viewing).


Attachments:    Appendix A, Real-time Command Sheets
                Appendix B, Out-Of-Limits & ALERT Occurrences
                Appendix C, Clock & Solar Array Rate Corrections
                Appendix D, UARS Battery Performance Data
                Appendix E, UARS Anomaly Reports

                              APPENDIX A
                       REAL-TIME COMMAND SHEETS
                       Week ending 22 March 2002

ORBIT   AOS        NO.      SUBSYS      REASON
-----   ---        ---      ------      ------
57484   076/0036   02-087   PEM         Power ON - AXIS 1
57530   079/0223   02-088   OBC         Clk Adj fr 0.00 to 20.6 msec/day




                                   
                              APPENDIX B
                  OUT-OF-LIMITS & ALERTS OCCURRENCES
                       Week ending 22 March 2002

The following Out-Of-Limits occurrences were detected:

MNEMONIC       STATE   DESCRIPTION                ORBITS
--------       -----   -----------                ------
-None this report period.


The following ALERT occurrences were detected:

MNEMONIC     DESCRIPTION                          ORBITS
--------     -----------                          ------
-None this report period.

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                              APPENDIX C
                 CLOCK & SOLAR ARRAY RATE CORRECTIONS
                       Week ending 22 March 2002

                     CLOCK DRIFT RATE ADJUSTMENTS

ORBIT          TIME                   CLOCK RATE CHANGE
-----          -----                  -----------------
57530          079/0223               Clk Adj fr 0.00 to 20.6 msec/day


                              APPENDIX D
                     UARS BATTERY PERFORMANCE DATA
                       Week ending 22 March 2002


  16 March 2002 - GMT Day 075 Beta = 27.06 deg, SA Pos = 269 deg

     DIFF V (mV) TEMP (C)     CURR (amp)  EON V    AVE C/D  AVE
BAT  MAX/MIN     MAX/MIN      MAX/MIN     MIN      RATIO    DOD(%)
---  -------     --------     ----------  -----    -------  ------
1  -33.6/-50.4  -3.16/-4.38  +0.00/-0.00  10.72    0.000     0.00
2  -05.6/-190.4 +5.80/+5.14  +28.4/-14.4  25.12    1.030    21.32
3  +22.4/-67.2  +4.81/+3.82  +28.0/-14.4  25.12    1.020    21.09


  22 March 2002 - GMT Day 081 Beta = 47.01 deg, SA Pos = 269 deg

     DIFF V (mV) TEMP (C)     CURR (amp)  EON V    AVE C/D  AVE
BAT  MAX/MIN     MAX/MIN      MAX/MIN     MIN      RATIO    DOD(%)
---  -------     ----------   ----------  -----    -------  ------
1  -33.6/-44.8  -3.47/-4.38  +0.0/ -0.0   10.72    0.000    0.00
2  +11.2/-112.0 +5.80/+4.81  +26.8/-15.2  24.16    1.030    21.32
3  +16.8/-78.4  +4.81/+3.82  +25.6/-16.0  24.16    1.030    20.97




      V/T LEVEL CHANGES
ORB#          TIME       LVL FR-TO
-----         ----       ---------
-no changes    V/T 5

   
                              APPENDIX E
                         UARS ANOMALY REPORTS
                       Week ending 22 March 2002

                     NEW ANOMALY REPORTS GENERATED
AR NO.    SUBSYS    ORBIT     TIME      TTR       PROBLEM/DATA LOSS
------    ------    -----     ----      ---       -----------------
02-015    FOT       57517     078/0510  24260     Late Acquisition
02-016    FOT       57523     078/1413  N/A       AP-1 Halt/Gateway Fail
02-014    FOT       57553     080/1412  14170     Generic Late Acquisition
02-017    FOT       57553     080/1522  N/A       Multiple TAC Problems
02-018    FOT       57556     080/1930  N/A       AP-1 Crashed

                ANOMALY CLOSURE INFORMATION RECEIVED
AR NO.    SUBSYS    ORBIT     TIME      TTR       PROBLEM/DATA LOSS
------    ------    -----     ----      ---       -----------------
02-015    FOT       57517     078/0510  24260     Late Acquisition

                  ANOMALY INVESTIGATION REPORTS GENERATED
AR NO.    SUBSYS    ORBIT     TIME      TTR       PROBLEM/DATA LOSS
------    ------    -----     ----      ---       -----------------
-None this report period.

                         OPEN ANOMALY REPORTS
AR NO.    SUBSYS    ORBIT     TIME      TTR       PROBLEM/DATA LOSS
------    ------    -----     ----      ---       -----------------
02-004    SOLSTICE  56883     036/0050  N/A       Solstice in Wrong Mode
02-011    FOT       57466     074/2033  N/A       AP-7 Disc Drive Failure
02-013    FOT       57467     074/2116  N/A       AP-1 Hang-up
02-016    FOT       57523     078/1413  N/A       AP-1 Halt/Gateway Fail
02-017    FOT       57553     080/1522  N/A       Multiple TAC Problems
02-018    FOT       57556     080/1930  N/A       AP-1 Crashed
02-014    FOT       See List  Mar 02    N/A       Generic Late Acquisition