SSOC Tohban Report for Week 10 (5-Mar-2001 to 11-Mar-2001) SSOC: M. Miyashita, H. Hara KSC : S.Akiyama 0. Meeting Attendees S. Akiyama, H. Hara, M. Hata, H. Hudson, T. Kosugi, S. Kubo, K. Matsuzaki M. Miyashita, Y. Nishino, N.V. Nitta, T. Sakao, A. Takeda, T. Watanabe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Solar Activity The solar activity was becoming high toward the weekend, but it is gradually becoming low since the weekend. We only found three M-class flares during the week 10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Standard Operations 2.1 SXT Table Uploads The following SXT tables were uploaded: JST Day UT Start Time Pass Table ID ====================================================================== Monday PM 05-MAR-01 05:36 4 010305 P4 ARS2 VLA Tuesday AM 06-MAR-01 00:34 1 010306 P1 ARS0 DARK137 Tuesday PM 06-MAR-01 07:20 5 010306 P4 ARS1 DIF Wednesday AM 07-MAR-01 00:36 3 010307 P3 ARS0 JOP137 Thursday AM 07-MAR-01 22:59 1 010307 P1 ARS1 STD Thursday PM 08-MAR-01 02:20 3 010307 P3 ARS2 VLA* Friday AM 09-MAR-01 02:22 3 010308 P3 ARS0 JOP137 Saturday AM 10-MAR-01 00:44 2 010309 P2 ARS1 STD* ====================================================================== 2.2 STT Timer Setting The STT timer set was done on Tuesday, 06-MAR-2001 (PASS #: 010306-0205). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Special Operations None. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Errors and Problems 4.1 SXT Errors None. 4.2 DP Errors None. 4.3 BCS Errors None. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. NASA Station Schedule 5.1 Contact Pass Cancellations/Additions The following schedule changes occurred and/or requested: ======================================================================= DSN/NASA Week Schedule Changes ======================================================================= Real-Time 10 0 cancellation (by SSOC) Final 11 1 cancellation (by SSOC) 1 request of addition, but failed (by SSOC) Preliminary 12 3 cancellation (by SSOC) Strawman 13 89 cancellations (by SSOC) ======================================================================= 5.2 Contacts this week and next (see 8.13): Week Wallops Santiago Goldstone Canberra Madrid NASA Japan 10 25 0 0 8 0 33 26 11 29 2 0 2 5 38 26 5.3 Data Transmission from NASA Ground Stations ----(Copied from /home/flare1/yohkoh/dsn_corrupt/2001/01_10)---- 051 16 0525 missing data requested 27-Feb no response requested 02-Mar Closed / same data(14634 blocks) Project reported a low block count post-pass. They were expecting around 18496 blocks and received 14634 blocks. Dump was not on at AOS. 051 46 1848 missing data requested 27-Feb no response requested 02-Mar Closed / same data(16103 blocks) Project reported a low block count post-pass. They were expecting around 18496 blocks and received 16103 blocks. Problem reported 1 hour after BOT. 053 46 1712 missing data requested 02-Mar Closed/ same data (17701 blocks) Dump duration from the spacecraft was 4mins 35 secs vice the expected 5 mins 30 secs, reulting in a block count of 17701 blocks. Project requires a minimum of 18600 blocks to successfully process the data. 059 82 0052 corrupted tape requested 05-Mar no response tape requested 07-Mar 059 82 1809 corrupted tape requested 05-Mar no response tape requested 07-Mar 059 82 1950 corrupted tape requested 05-Mar no response tape requested 07-Mar 057 82 2126 corrupted tape requested 07-Mar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. KSC Pass Conflicts and Schedule 34m antenna operations for Nozomi are scheduled in Week 11. 20m antenna operations for Geotail are scheduled in Week 11. - Yohkoh lost a total of 4 passes (for HALCA). - Yohkoh will lose total of 4 pass (for HALCA). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Hikitsugi Items 7.1 Tohbans for Next Week SSOC: Y. Nishino, M. Hata KSC: M. Hagino(-17) T. Miyawaki 7.2 STT Timer Setting The STT Timer Setting is due on Tuesday, 13-MAR-01. 7.3 Please continue to take STT MAP every day (see 8.11). 7.4 Holiday Schedule (KSC 34m antenna TEL: 0994-67-3152) The next holiday is 18-Mar-2001. Two 34m anntena operations are scheduled. 010317-1340: 19:56-20:10 UT (010318 04:56-05:10 JST) 010317-1547: 23:21-23:33 UT (010318 08:21-08:33 JST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. Unchanged Hikitsugi Items from Previous Weeks: 8.1 Weekend Terminators If possible, please schedule terminator opportunities on any weekend table (i.e., if room permits). 8.2 Software Problems PR_GEV with /hc keyword produces a temporary output file but does not print it at the printer. 8.3 OP_FIRST_GUESS Problem (1)(1999-w38, 1999-w45) In a situation with two KSC cancellations on each of two days (a rare condition) the BDR optimization feature of OP_FIRST_GUESS crashed. After experimentation, we found that it ran OK without the final cancellation request (two the first day, but just the first one on the second day). The second one then had to be removed manually. Records of the problem were forwarded to Lemen-san, but no answer had arrived at the time of writing. (2)(1999-w46, 1999-w45) During the preparation of 991109-1238 OP, 991110-1135 OP and 991111-1032 OP OP_FIRST_GUESS crashed with the message "OP_START_END: problem with detection of LOS/AOS/DSN Repro events". This problem was solved by changing OP_FIRST_GUESS options: choose optimization 1 rather than 2. (3)(2001-w06) OP_FIRST_GUESS frequently got confused about start times, trying to read weekly files extending forward years from the present. Re-tries eventually worked. 8.4 Keeping Wallops Contacts (1999-w42, 1999-w45) This is not a new policy, but to emphasize (paraphrased from e-mail from Hugh Hudson): We should keep all valid Wallops passes, independent of day/night status, in order to maximize our Wallops use and minimize our DSN use. NASA won't give us many DSN passes anyway, so if we select a Goldstone pass in preference to a Wallops one, we'll normally just lose both. Another reason is that CANCEL_DSN software needs some repair, since it seems to replace the DSS identifier WGS with 0. This is likely to cause confusion, but of course if we don't cancel Wallops passes we won't have this problem often. 8.5 DSN Pass Additions (2000-w20; modified 2001-w10) *** Don't forget to request pass additions! *** Yohkoh loses DSN passes as follows: (1) Canceled because Santiago is unavailable (Actually it is now available until end of 2000) (2) Canceled by the SSOC tohbans (3) Deleted by DSN The Tohbans SHOULD COMPARE the STRAWMAN, PRELIMINARY and FINAL schedules. -------------- for each week to see if some of the passes lost by case (4) could be replaced by ones from case (3). This means it may be possible to request pass additions for the PRELIMINARY and FINAL week schedules from the (case (3)) STRAWMAN cancellations. (The cancellations by Seko will generally be marked in red ink, and those by SSOC by pencil: Only request additions from the penciled cancellations). The routine to use is ADD_DSN: e.g., IDL> ADD_DSN, 28, /prelim and IDL> ADD_DSN, 29, /final Decide on the complete list of passes to be added and select them like CANCEL_DSN. Then ftp and email the appropriate file. 8.6 34m ANT Operation (2000-w33) 34m Operation will be done only on Sunday (=Yohkoh holiday) for up to 2 or 3 passes. There will be no 34m OP to compensate for the lost pass due to the conflict with the other satellites. For further details, please ask Kosugi-san. Note that 34m operation requires more CE slots in OP table than DSN operation does. Weekend OP cannot accomodate many 34m passes without sacrificing even more DSN passes. Due to the narrow antenna beam, acquision of the signal from the satellite at the first contact need some time. It is suggested that the KSC REPRO should start one minutes later compared to the 20 m operation. (w46) Also, max elevation of the 34 m antenna should be checked carefully using Weekly Visible Diagram (do not trust op_first_guess nor AOSLOS listing). Max elevation should be less than 76 degree. (w46) 8.7 Weekend DSN passes (2000-w49) We used to schedule 12 DSN passes during the weekend, but now we have two passes with the KSC 34m antenna. So only 9 or 10 DSN passes should be scheduled for the weekend. Please be sure to cancel extra passes as early as possible. 8.8 DSN Max Elevation DSN max elevation must be higher than the following value: Contact Max El.(degrees) Madrid 10.0 (2000-w45) Santiago 13.5 (2000-w44) Wallops 6.5 Others 7.0 8.9 OP and SXT Table Transfers Trouble (2000-w34) OP and SXT tables can not be transferred to KSC correctly when the MS computer at ISAS is in Initial Program Load(IPL). ASCA and HALCA groups operate the satellite from ISAS. We must not transfer OP and SXT tables in the following periods: "An hour before the beginning of HALCA/ASCA contact and an hour after the end of HALCA contact." As for IPL of MS computer at KSC, operators confirm if new OP and SXT tables come to MS computer at ISAS after the IPL. 8.10 Pass Conflict Issues In the operation meeting among ASCA, AKEBONO, HALCA, and YOHKOH, held on Thursday 31-Aug-00, ASCA group proposed that (1)they used only one pass a day, time of which is located between 4 and 20 (JST), and that (2)they wouldn't use DSN contacts for ASCA operations. 8.11 STT MAP operation in OP (2000-w42, revised at 2000-w53, 2001-w08) If possible, please schedule the STT MAP operation just before the 1st KSC Pass on next day. The OP commands to be insrted in OP are as follows; OG-030(DEC) CMPN OBS ON OG-035(DEC) STT EVENT OFF ; 1 step after CMPN OBS ON OG-117(DEC) STT MAP START ; 1 step after STT EVENT OFF OG-118(DEC) STT MAP END ; 5 min (10steps) after STT MAP START OG-036(DEC) STT EVENT ON ; 1 step after STT MAP END OG-031(DEC) CMPN OBS OFF ; 1 step after STT EVENT ON Plese insert these command manually in OP schedule. The timing of these commands must be assigned around the mid-time of Canopus tracking window (note that the Canopus tracking does not work normally in this window). It is prefer that the command work during the night period of the satellite. The Canopus tracking window appears on the AOSLOSGD plots as a dotted line. It is preferable to schedule the 10 steps contiguously (as shown, avoiding mode switches). 8.12 Bug-fix Report about the Attitude Determination Software (ADS) at 200-w53 Related with the Y2K problem, a software bug was found in the attitude detection software. The problem occured in the procedure to search the orbital element file. In the program including the bug, the attitude of the Yohkoh satellite was calculated using the latest orbital elements in DASD or Serius database, while it must be done using the elements of the day nearest to the observation date. This buf has been fixed now. This bug causes the large attitude error when the observation date and the calculation date of the attitude are largely different. From 2000 Jan. to 2000 Sep., there are 10 candidates with the attitude error greater than one minutes of arc, which are as follows (obs. date); 27-Apr-2000, 28-Apr-2000, 13-Sep-2000, 14-Sep-2000, 7-Jan-2000, 11-Sep-2000, 9-Mar-2000, 8-Jan-2000, 28-Sep-2000, 12-Sep-2000. Re-calculation of the attitude is scheduled to these 10 cases. 8.13 print_contact (2001-w07) It's helpful to see the actual statistics of the DSN/Wallops station passes. The program "PRINT_CONTACTS" does this for inclusion in the weekly report, e.g. IDL> print_contacts,[6,7] lists the passes for weeks 6 and 7. [end of report]