SSOC TOBAN REPORT FOR WEEK 42 1994 (17 Oct. to 22 Oct. 1994) SSOC: Yoshida and Nakagawa KSC: Kato and Sekiguchi =<1>====Solar Activity================================================ Solar Activity in this week was higher than the previous week. One M-class LDE flare occured at the NOAA 7790 region around 22h (UT) on 19 Oct. 1994, and some C-class flares occured. =<2>====Standard Operation============================================ -<2.1>--SXT table Upload---------------------------------------------- JST day Pass NO. Table ID -------------------------------------------------- 17-Oct-94 Pass 2 '941017 P2 ARS1 SYNOP' 19-Oct-94 Pass 3 '941019 P3 ARS1 DKCAL' 20-Oct-94 Pass 1 '941020 P1 ARS2 RKTTST' 21-Oct-94 Pass 1 '941021 P1 ARS1 STD+LONG' -<2.2>--STT Timer Set------------------------------------------------- STT Timer was started on Tuesday (Pass 2 on 18-Oct-94). =<3>====Special Operation============================================= -<3.1>--Coordinated campaigns----------------------------------------- Coordinated synoptic observations continued to obtain data about the quiet sun, temperatures and variations of these temperatures with regard to large mass motions during the period 10 - 24 October 1994. -<3.2>--HXT CAL------------------------------------------------------- HXT CAL was done on those passes. (Pass 3,5 on 17-Oct and Pass 3 on 18-Oct and Pass 3,4 on 19-Oct) -<3.3>--The reheasal for the Walker's rocket flight------------------- The reheasal for the Walker's rocket flight on 25-Oct-94 was successfully done on 20-Oct-94. -<3.4>--ROG Test (SXT Halt Ope)--------------------------------------- The test of ROG 46H (SXT Halt Operation) was done at Pass 3 on 21-Oct-94 to make clear the behaviors of the shutter and the filter of SXT. (See Appendix 1. Hara report.) =<4>====Errors & Problems============================================= -<4.1>--Error in Command Sheet---------------------------------------- SSOC Tohbons forgot to write the command 'OG WRITE' in the command sheet at Pass 1 17-Oct-94, and we done 'OG WRITE' at Pass 2 19-Oct-94. -<4.2>--Data Download Error------------------------------------------- In Pass 1 on 18-Oct-94, the data download was not completed before LOS because it took very long time to check AOS status, and some parts of this data was lost. The data could not send to the workstation. But this error is not serious according to Kosugi. -<4.3>--Incorrect OP START time--------------------------------------- The KSC contact times calculated by using 'op_first_guess' are often about one minute later than the actual times. The times of OP START are so late that we change the times for 1 min. (2 steps) earlier times manually. -<4.4>--SXT TABLE UPLOAD error---------------------------------------- The SXT Table '941020 P4 ARS1 SYNOP' was not uploaded in Pass 3 on 20-Oct-94. See Appendix 2 'Kano report' and Appendix 3 'E-Mail from Tsuneta'. -<4.5>--GEOTAIL------------------------------------------------------- The USUDA antenna used for GEOTAIL operation was broken and the YOHKOH Pass 5 on 21-Oct-94 was given for the GEOTAIL operation. =<5>====DSN Communications============================================ 4 DSN passes were canceled. The following DSN passes were added. 19:06-19:16(UT) 25-Oct-94 12:45-12:57(UT) 3-Nov-94 14:28-14:39(UT) 3-Nov-94 There is no DSN conflict with ASCA for week 45 (Strawman). =<6>====Yohkoh/ASCA Pass Conflict===================================== Three KSC passes (Pass 4 17-Oct-94, Pass 5 18-Oct-94 and Pass 5 19-Oct-94) were lost in week 42 because of the conflict with ASCA. Two KSC passes (Pass 5 27-Oct-94 and Pass5 28-Oct-94) will be lost in week 43. There is no DSN conflict with ASCA for week 45 (Strawman). =<7>====Hikitsugi Item================================================ -<7.1>--Tohbans for week 43------------------------------------------- KSC: Sekiguchi Fujiki SSOC: Nishio Yoshida -<7.2>--Holiday schedule---------------------------------------------- 30-Oct-94. -<7.3>--E-Mails------------------------------------------------------- E-mails to and from yohkoh@flare1 should be stored in weekly mail files. Please store E-mails of week 43 in "mail/mail_94_w43". -<7.3>--Manual change of the time of 'OP START'----------------------- The time of 'OP START' automatically produced by 'op_first_guess' is often blow the time of el. 10 degree. We should change the time for 1 min. (2 step) earlier time manually. =====Appendix====================================================== ---Hara report--------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 22 Oct 94 18:14:53 JST From: Hirohisa Hara Dear SXT, (1) A failure of SXT Halt OG We tried to use the SXT Halt OG in the midnight of Oct 20 because the SXT table which includes long exposures of 40 sec was not changed into one for the synoptic campaign. The situation happened because of the mis- or lack of communications between ISAS (super toban, chief observer and SSOantobans) and KSC tobans for the SXT table change. SXT table was planned to chnage twice on that day. ISAS side thought that they would send the second table by themselves because the second table change in a day is usually done by KSC people, but KSC side were waiting for the second table by the end of the last KSC pass. KSC people called several times to ISAS to look for the SXT chief observer, but they could not catch him. Someone who received the phone call told KSC tobans that they should cancel the second SXT table change. KSC people followed the advice. Just after finishing all the passes on that day, Kano san found in the last gbo-mail in the midnight that KSC people didn't change the SXT table. Kano san knew that the first SXT table included a long exposure of 40 sec, so he called Hara (one of super tobabs) and Yoshida (one of ISAS tobans in the week) to Tsuneta's office. Since we had six contacts on that day, we began to prepare the commands to stop the SXT at the sixth pass. Hara proposed to use ROG 46H (SXT Halt OG), but it was not tested during the night time of the satellite. The rotating shutter of the SXT is opened during the satellite night because of the preparation for annealing the CCD for several minutes just after the satellite enters the satellite day. At the sixth pass, the satellite would come to KSC station in the night mode. The SXT shutter would be opened. ROG 46H does not include a command of SHUTTER CLOSE. In order to halt SXT operation, a command of shutter close was necessary. Parallel to making command plans at the sixth pass, the fraction of the time of shutter open, that is, how long the SXT shutter is going to be opened in an orbit was calculated from the SXT table in-orbit. The total time was about twice of the time of the normal operation. We decided that we should do nothing. We preferred not to use SXT HALT OG, because it had revealed that it was not fully tested to any case. Although KSC people prepared for the sixth pass, the operation was cancelled. (2) The result of the SXT halt Operation on 29-Sep-94 at 3rd contact This test was done during the day at KSC. The object of this test was to confirm that the SXT does not run in any case if we use the SXT Halt OG. Sometimes OP includes SXT CTL AUTO for the purpose of taking terminator images or campaign observations. In that case, even if we stop the SXT observation to protect the SXT to be safe from an emergency by SXT CTL MANU at KSC, SXT runs by a command of SXT CTL AUTO in OP. SXT Halt OG makes an artificial error to SXT not to run even after SXT CTL AT comes by OP. The following shows how the SXT responded to the ROG 46H. 1. (SXT runs normally.) status of SXT just before the SXT CTL MAN by ROG 46H. filter A/B = 1/3, shutter = "CLOSE", err_flag = no error SXT DAY = DAY, DP_MODE = QT-H, SXT_CTL = AUTO, PWR_CTL = AUTO 2. ROG 46H (SXT HALT OG) status of SXT just after sending ROG 46H. filter A/B = 1/3, shutter = "CLOSE", err_flag = error (INVALID MBOX ACCESS) SXT DAY = DAY, DP_MODE = QT-H, SXT_CTL = MAN, PWR_CTL = AUTO 3. SXT CTL AT filter A/B = 1/6, shutter = "CLOSE", err_flag = error (INVALID MBOX ACCESS) SXT DAY = DAY, DP_MODE = QT-H, SXT_CTL = MAN, PWR_CTL = AUTO Filters moved from A/B = 1/3 to 1/6(for QT PAT), and the shutter was still closed. 4. Yobi-C (Error status clear) err_flag = no error SXT DAY = DAY, DP_MODE = QT-H, SXT_CTL = AUTO, PWR_CTL = AUTO ### SXT runs correctly. ### From this test we learned several things. (a) We can stop the SXT observation until we send Yobi-C command. (b) SXT CTL AT which comes after ROG 46H makes setups for the first patrol image, but the exposure is prohibited by the error status (INVALID MBOX). We didn't take care of the safety of the SXT CCD to this halt operation, so the status of the shutter was not taken care of especially. On Oct 20, we could not use ROG 46H because of the safety of the SXT CCD. In order to know what commands are necessary including night-time operation, the second Halt operation during the night was done on Oct 21. (3) The result of the SXT halt Operation on 21-Oct-94 at 3rd contact 1. SXT did not take images because of the ACS-H mode. status of SXT just before the SXT CTL MAN by ROG 46H. filter A/B = 3/1, shutter = "OPEN", err_flag = no error SXT DAY = DAY, DP_MODE = ACS-H, SXT_CTL = AUTO, PWR_CTL = AUTO 2. ROG 46H (SXT HALT OG) status of SXT just after sending ROG 46H. filter A/B = 3/1, shutter = "OPEN", err_flag = error (INVALID MBOX ACCESS) SXT DAY = DAY, DP_MODE = ACS-H, SXT_CTL = MAN, PWR_CTL = AUTO The shutter was still opened. 3. Manu FL-H (It was simulated that the day had come. We didn't use MANU QT_H because of taking into account of QT-ARS.) 4. SXT CTL AT filter A/B = 1/4, shutter = "CLOSE", err_flag = error (INVALID MBOX ACCESS) SXT DAY = DAY, DP_MODE = FL-H, SXT_CTL = MAN, PWR_CTL = AUTO Filters moved from A/B = 3/1 to 1/4, and the shutter was closed. 5. ACS MOD H 6. Yobi-C (Error status clear)+ BC 84H 03H 13H(A/B =1/4->3/1, which was not necessary.) filter A/B = 3/1, shutter = "CLOSE", err_flag = no error SXT DAY = DAY, DP_MODE = ACS-H, SXT_CTL = AUTO, PWR_CTL = AUTO ### SXT recovered normally. ### From this test we learned several things. (a) The SXT shutter was still opened after sending ROG 46H. This command makes SXT to go to dangerous situations when we use this command during the KSC night. The command of shutter close is necessary in Halt OG. (b) SXT CTL AT which comes after ROG 46H makes setups for the first patrol image, and the shutter was closed before detecting the INVALID MBOX error, but the exposure is prohibited by the error status (INVALID MBOX). ###################################################################### My conclusion is as follows. 1. The current SXT HALT OG is dangerous to SXT CCD. Two block commands are necessary after the SXT CTL MANU in Halt OG.. BC 84H 02H 01H (SXT DAY) BC 84H 00H 01H (Shutter Close) 2. Yobi-C command can recover SXT from the SXT Halt status in any case (except for SEU-related problems). ###################################################################### If you have any comment and suggestion, send me an e-mail. Regards, Hara ---Kano report--------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 21 Oct 94 03:50:32 JST From: Ryouhei Kano Subject: the second SXT table Dear All, The rehearsal for the Walker rocket flight was done during from the first contact at KSC to the third contact. The special SXT table for the flight was uploaded in the first contact. This table includes the long exposure (47 sec exposure) images. In the fourth contact of today, we planed to return to the previous SXT table which is for the synoptic observation. Noticing (just before the fourth contact?) that this SXT table had not arrived yet, KSC tobans canceled the SXT table upload in this contacts. This is because of miss-communication between KSC tobans and SXT chief observer. Because KSC tobans informed this situation only by a GBO-mail, we, the SXT J-side group (Tsuneta, Hara, Shimizu, Kano and Yoshida), have not noticed until just before the fifth contact. We tried to operate in the sixth KSC contact, and to stop the SXT observation by SXT Halt OG. Comparing the SXT table for the rocket flight and the recent tables, we concluded that the table for the rocket flight is not much harmer than the recent tables, and decided to cancel the additional operation of the sixth contact. Now, SXT works though the table for the rocket flight. This table will be changed at the first pass of tomorrow. Today, at least three problems appeared. (1) During the special operation, at least one of the experts supports KSC tobans from the operation room in Sagamihara. (2) Chief observer should not better to ask KSC tobans to transfer the SXT table, unless the KSC contact is midnight. When you ask KSC tobans this task, you should make sure of your request to KSC tobans directly. (3) KSC tobans should make contact with one of experts (SXT super tobans, Chief observers ...) directly. R.Kano Oct 20. 1994 ---E-Mail from Tsuneta------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 22 Oct 94 13:18:24 JST From: Saku Tsuneta Subject: SXT table update error Dear SXT, The mis-operation of SXT table update for the Walker collaboration rehearsal is potentially serious one. The standard table to return to the normal operation was not updated, and the long exposures (about 40 sec) fast cadence remained in the FFI table. Around 9 pm, Kano kun found this from GBO mail, and asked KSC for '6-th path' operation. '6-th path' operation was not easy, because there was no AOS S/C wake-up OG before entering KSC, and we prepared the blind command sequence to wake up S/C at midnight, because the bit-rat was low, and the direction of the antenna was opposite. At the same time, the total exposure times over one night was calculated, and we found that it was not excessive. The '6-th path' operation was cancelled about 10 minutes before the pass around mid-night. Saku Tsuneta Dear SXT-J, Please keep in mind the following to avoid the sloppy operation: 1. When we have special operation, at least one qualified SXT-J personnel should be at ISAS with SXT chief observer. There was no SXT personnel at ISAS when this problem occurred. Hara san will arrange this in J-side. 2. Recently many third generation Yohkoh people serve as the tobans. Assume that SSOC toban and KSC toban know nothing about SXT, unless you personally confirm that the toban is qualified person. They upload the tables, not understanding what the tables are! FAX or e-mail communi- cation may not be satisfactory. Please call them in non-standard operation. 3. Your English messages are sometimes hard to understand. Please do not send e-mail reports without your full proof-corrections when not urgent. Also, it is sometimes not easy to understand what has happened from the reports. Please try to give the full-details. I am afraid if it is hard to understand why SXT HALT operation test is repeated to people located in far away, and this was not discussed with Freeland san beforehand. 4. SXT-J spokesperson is Hara san. He has the responsibility of taking care of these, communicates well with SXT chief observer as well as our at-ISAS colleagues, and send proper reports to let everyone understand the situation unless SXT chief observer can do this. Thanks. Saku Tsuneta ----------------------------------------------------------------------