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CXC/ACIS Operations


Welcome to our home page. ACIS, the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer, is an instrument built by a team of scientists and engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Space Research and the Pennsylvania State University for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. ACIS shares the Chandra focal plane with the High Resolution Camera. However, what you will find here is contact information and other resources relevant to the Chandra X-ray Observatory Center (CXC) ACIS Operations team members.



ACIS Operations Scientist On-Duty Schedule

Please consult the following table to determine the ACIS Operations scientist on-duty to contact for mission planning purposes or spacecraft emergencies:

ACIS OPERATIONS SUPPORT SCHEDULE

ACIS OPERATIONS SUPPORT SCIENTIST
Week Of On-Duty Scientist (Routine/Anomaly) Work Cell
Jul 20 - Jul 26 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Jul 27 - Aug 2 Jim Francis(Jack Steiner) 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
Aug 3 - Aug 9 Catherine Grant 617-253-0797 617-584-2686
Aug 10 - Aug 16 John ZuHone 6-1816 781-708-5004
Aug 17 - Aug 23 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Aug 24 - Aug 30 Paul Plucinsky 6-7726 617-721-4366
Aug 31 - Sep 6 Jim Francis(Jack Steiner/Paul Plucinsky) 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
Sep 7 - Sep 13 John ZuHone 6-1816 781-708-5004
Sep 14 - Sep 20 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Sep 21 - Sep 27 Jim Francis(Catherine Grant) 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
Sep 28 - Oct 4 Catherine Grant 617-253-0797 617-584-2686
Oct 5 - Oct 11 John ZuHone 6-1816 781-708-5004
Oct 12 - Oct 18 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Oct 19 - Oct 25 Jim Francis(Paul Plucinsky) 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
Oct 26 - Nov 1 Paul Plucinsky 6-7726 617-721-4366
Nov 2 - Nov 8 John ZuHone 6-1816 781-708-5004
Nov 9 - Nov 15 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Nov 16 - Nov 22 Jim Francis(Paul Plucinsky) 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
Nov 23 - Nov 29 Catherine Grant 617-253-0797 617-584-2686


Contact and Leave Information

Operations Memos, Documents and Links

Non-Load Event Tracking

ACIS Thermal

ACIS Procedures

Analyses

ACIS Orbital Fluence

EPHIN Orbit Thresholds

Real-Time Telemetry Links


Current MP Schedules

USINT

Shift Reports

Related ACIS and Chandra Web Sites:

Solar Cycle Info

Solar Cycle data and predictions

Spacecraft IPCL Configuration and Constants

MSFC Document 1949C Telemetry Database Tables Volume 1

MSFC Document 1949C Telemetry Database Tables Volume 2

OP19 Rev C PDF

IP&CL as of March 17, 2026 - P018


Web Page Maintained by:
Paul Plucinsky, John ZuHone, & Jack Steiner
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