Re: [amsat-bb] FW: [mars-net] Timeline for the MRO UHF In Flight Checkout

[Matt Bennett <kaisermuche@xxxxxxxxx>]

Eric,

Thanks for the post. I was wondering, where can one go
to find up-to-date position information so they can
point their antennas at MRO? Will the orbiter be too
far away for a high gain CP Yagi to hear by September
21? 

Thanks!

Matt Bennett
KF6RTB

--- "Christensen, Eric H" <CHRISTENSENE@MAIL.ECU.EDU>
wrote:

> Thought this would be of interest to the AMSAT
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> 73s,
> Eric KF4OTN
> 
>   _____
> 
> From: owner-mars-net@alum.WPI.EDU
> [mailto:owner-mars-net@alum.WPI.EDU]
> On Behalf Of John L. Callas
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 10:31 AM
> To: mars-net@alum.WPI.EDU
> Cc: Bradford.W.Arnold@jpl.nasa.gov;
> Jan.A.Tarsala@jpl.nasa.gov
> Subject: [mars-net] Timeline for the MRO UHF In
> Flight Checkout
> 
> 
> Dear "Deep Space" Radio Amateurs,
> 
> Here is the timeline for the MRO UHF In Flight
> Checkout.  Please note
> all times are spacecraft event times UTC (SCET). 
> Good luck!
> 
> Sincerely,
> John
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------
> Time [SCET]     Event
> 
>         DOY 264 (2005-09-21)
> 12:07:55    Electra wake up
> 12:15:00 Perform test looking for false lockups
> 12:28:00  Command Electra to sleep mode
> 12:39:36   (Additional time for Stanford
> reconfiguration)
> 13:01:20  Electra wake up and configure to transmit
> at 437.1 MHz
> 13:05:00  Electra transmits at 437.1 MHz CW RCP
> 13:35:00   Electra to sleep mode
> 13:38:05   (Additional time for Stanford
> reconfiguration)
> 13:46:20  Electra wake up and configure to transmit
> at 401.585625 MHz
> 13:50:00     Electra transmits at 401.585625 MHz CW
> RCP
> 14:20:00      Electra to sleep mode
> 14:24:00   Reconfigure telecom to nominal state
> 
>         DOY 265 (2005-09-22)
> 01:24:00    MRO Rise at Stanford (SRI)
> 02:33:00      MRO Rise above 10 deg at SRI
> 03:05:00    MRO Rise above 15 deg at SRI
> 03:32:00    BEGIN CALIBRATION (DOY 265)
> 03:32:54     Electra wake up and configure to
> transmit at 437.1 MHz CW
> RCP
> 03:34:00   MRO Rise above 20 deg at SRI
> 03:36:34    Slew from Cruise Attitude to Nadir Deck
> 60 deg off Earth
> Point
> 03:41:41  Slew 360 deg around Nadir Deck
> 04:16:48  Slew to Nadir deck 48 deg off Earth point
> 04:21:25       Electra to sleep mode
> 04:24:30   (Delay for recharging batteries)
> 05:17:45        Electra wake up and configure to
> transmit at 437.1 MHz
> CW RCP
> 05:21:25   Slew 360 deg around Nadir Deck
> 05:56:32  Slew to Nadir deck 33 deg off Earth point
> 06:01:09       Electra to sleep mode
> 06:04:14   (Delay for recharging batteries)
> 06:57:29        Electra wake up and configure to
> transmit at 437.1 MHz
> CW RCP
> 07:01:09   Slew 360 deg around Nadir Deck
> 07:36:16  Slew to Nadir deck 10 deg off Earth point
> 07:40:53       Electra to sleep mode
> 07:43:58   (Delay for recharging batteries)
> 08:37:13        Electra wake up and configure to
> transmit at 437.1 MHz
> CW RCP
> 08:40:53  Slew 360 deg around Nadir Deck
> 09:16:00  Electra to sleep mode
> 09:16:00   (Total time for Stanford reconfiguration
> and battery
> recharge)
> 09:46:00  MRO near SRI Zenith
> 10:12:20     Electra wake up and configure to
> transmit at 401.585625 MHz
> CW RCP
> 10:16:00      Slew 360 deg around Nadir Deck
> 10:51:07  Slew to Nadir deck 33 deg off Earth point
> 10:55:44       Electra to sleep mode
> 10:58:49   (Delay for recharging batteries)
> 11:52:04        Electra wake up and configure to
> transmit at 401.585625
> MHz CW RCP
> 11:55:44      Slew 360 deg around Nadir Deck
> 12:30:51  Slew to Nadir deck 48 deg off Earth point
> 12:35:28       Electra to sleep mode
> 12:38:33   (Delay for recharging batteries)
> 13:31:48        Electra wake up and configure to
> transmit at 401.585625
> MHz CW RCP
> 13:35:28      Slew 360 deg around Nadir Deck
> 14:10:35  Slew to Nadir deck 60 deg off Earth point
> 14:15:12       Electra to sleep mode
> 14:18:17   (Delay for recharging batteries)
> 15:11:32        Electra wake up and configure to
> transmit at 401.585625
> MHz CW RCP
> 15:15:12      Slew 360 deg around Nadir Deck
> 15:43:00  MRO Set below 20 deg at SRI
> 15:50:19     Slew to cruise attitude (sun point)
> 15:55:26     Electra to sleep mode
> 16:00:44   END CALIBRATION
> 16:13:00 MRO Set below 15 deg at SRI
> 16:44:00     MRO Set below 10 deg at SRI
> 18:06:00        MRO Set at SRI
> 
> --
>
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> Rover Project
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