To:sot_shift
from: Dan Schwartz
date: 26 Sep 00, 12:00noon EDT
Subject: SOT shift report 2000-09-26 L432
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See http://asc.harvard.edu/acis/SOT_reports/sot-shift.html, or 
/proj/ascwww/AXAF/extra/science/htdocs/acis/SOT_reports/Sep_26_2000_L432.txt.

Shift L432. 
	Start at 270:12:00  GMT
		 = 08:00am    26 Sep EDT
	End	   12:00 noon 26 Sep
   
SOT Lead	DAS
Spac/Aspect	
FOT/Sci liason	
HRC		
ACIS 		

(Times will be given in GMT on day 270. In general
times are rough, not precise.)

PLAN
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Continue running load load SEP2400c. We have finished OBSID 608, HRC-S/LETG
observation of the planetary nebulae NGC 1360. Safe the science
instruments for radiation belt passage, and perform the ACIS CTI measurements.

Next Comms:
No comm this shift.
 270:17:00 to 18:00
 271:03:00 to 04:00
 271:12:55 to 13:55
 271:22:10 to 00:10


Orbital events:
 270:17:41      ORBIT PERIGEE
 272:01:24       ORBIT APOGEE 
 273:09:08     ORBIT PERIGEE
 274:16:51       ORBIT APOGEE 
 276:00:34     ORBIT PERIGEE
 277:08:18       ORBIT APOGEE 
 278:16:02     ORBIT PERIGEE

EVENTS
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Status at LOS, 270:08:59, was as follows:
       PCAD MODE              =       NPNT
       CONTROL LAW FLAG       =       NPNT
       Stars:                 =          5 
       FIDS                   =          3
       RA                     =     53.317 deg 
       DEC                    =    -25.898 deg
       ROLL                   =     69.535 deg
       Format                 =          2 (OBSID 608 has just ended)
       OBSID                  =        608 NGC 1360
       SIM FA                 =       -990
       SIM TSC                =     -99616 (HRC-S)
       HETG                   =        OUT (79.8 deg)
       LETG                   =         IN ( 4.5 deg)
        HRC-S HV is ON 
       EPHIN Geom             =       LARG
             E1300            =        0.0           LT 10.0 (RADMON
             P4GM             =        0.2           LT 300. Triggers)
             P41GM            =        0.0           LT 8.47
             A-leak           =     0.6080 mu-a
             B-leak           =     0.1080 mu-a
Descending through 84036 km. ACIS focal plane temperature -119.9. 


NOTES/ISSUES/PROBLEMS
From the 9am status meeting:
	New OCT0200b products out this morning, review at 2pm today.

	3rd string is down for the next three days.

Quick look data:

OBSID   Target           Time                        Comment
-----   ------           --------------              -------
 744 VELA BULLET D	267:06:05  ACIS-I	Okay
 854 BAL 2359-1241	267:15:45  ACIS-S	Okay
1039 N23		268:10:33  ACIS-S	Okay


ADDENDUM:
SOT actions and questions from quarterly MSFC operations review:
	Update the graphs showing SIM motions
	
	Find out about the absolute timing test, to be coordinated
with RXTE.

	Publish a policy on the Uplink contact cycle, on the web.
Next quarterly review is planned for January 17, 2000.

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das@head-cfa.harvard.edu  
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