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

Hi,

You can try here:
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.html

Thanks for the post!
73,
Fred, CU8AO


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
 folks.  You may want to
 sign up for the mars-net listserv if you are not
 already a member.
 
 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
 
 --

------------------------------------------------------------------
  John L. Callas, Ph.D.             Mars Exploration
 Rover Project
  Deputy Project Manager            Jet Propulsion
 Laboratory
  1-818-354-9088 (Office)           Mail Stop 264-621
  1-818-393-0949 (Fax)              4800 Oak Grove
 Drive
  John.L.Callas@jpl.nasa.gov        Pasadena,
 California 91109

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