SOI/MDI Operations

MDI Flight Operations Schedule (19 December 1995)

MDI Planned Sequence for Flight Operations		SDW - 19 Dec 1995

Planned observing sequence for MDI based on SOHO daily schedule, 12/18/95.
All times GMT.

12/20/95 15:22 - 12/21/95 00:58
	SOHO LONG CONTACT

12/20 TBD 2:00 required
2.6     Internal Alignment, 10 minutes TSTOL, remainder as shared NRT, VC2

  dur   step			operation
    5	M_AMON			Turn on alignment mechanism
   30 	alignit.src
   30	focus			20 focus images   
   10	tap_cont		Initiate continuous image sequence
				to monitor CCD performance during
				cool down.

12/20 TBD 2:00 required
2.7	ISS and Michelson Tests, shared NRT, VC2

  dur   step			operation
   40 	alignit.src
   40	paw_motion		10 images to assess PAW induced displacement
   20	mtm_tuning_I		52 images (4x4sum) of MTM detunes

12/21/95 15:19 - 12/22/95 00:55
	SOHO LONG CONTACT

12/21 TBD 4:00 required
2.8 	Functional Tests in sunlight, shared NRT, VC2


  dur   step			operation
   15 	alignit.src
   15	ccd_perf_I		24 images (256 extract) of light transfer
   60	flat_field_I		14 images with PZT offsets
   60	mtm_tuning_II		12 images and 56 images (128 extract) of 
				MTM detunes
   90	observables_I		8 images of velocity and continuum
				observable components		

12/22/95 15:17 - 12/23/95 00:53
	SOHO LONG CONTACT

12/22 TBD 6:00 required
2.9	Time series, shared NRT, VC2

  dur   step			operation
   10 	alignit.src
  290   dynamics		dynamics time series

12/23/95 15:17 - 12/24/95 00:53
	SOHO LONG CONTACT

12/24/95 15:40 - 12/24/95 22:47
	SOHO LONG CONTACT

12/25/95 No long contact, only short contacts and SSR dumps.

1/01/96 No long contact, only short contacts and SSR dumps.

1/04-1/7
	Spacecraft reserved time for MCC2 / Orbit Shaping maneuver

1/8-2/13
	Final Commissioning, MDI block 3

2/14-3/5
	SVM Test, Joint Tests and Calibrations

3/6-29
	PTCS Calibration, no experiment movements, experiments provide
	pointing

3/30-4/10
	Halo Orbit Insertion

4/10-5/10
	SOHO First Month of Science Operations

5/11-15
	SVM Halo Orbit Tests - station keeping, medium term pointing 
	stability tests (experiments provide pointing data).

This page last reviewed and revised 19 December 1995 - SDW

Please address comments and questions to Scott Williams.