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- From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
- Subject: Galileo Update - 11/13/92
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- Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 01:01:24 GMT
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- Forwarded from Neal Ausman, Galileo Mission Director
-
- GALILEO
- MISSION DIRECTOR STATUS REPORT
- POST-LAUNCH
- November 6 - 12, 1992
-
- SPACECRAFT
-
- 1. On November 6, real-time commands were sent to turn the Ultraviolet
- Spectrometer (UVS) instrument off in response to the anomalous state of the
- instrument observed when the telemetry rate was configured to Low Rate Science
- (LRS). Possible causes of this anomaly include the TCC-244 read disturb
- problem. The UVS team is continuing its investigation of the anomaly and the
- implementation of a recovery plan.
-
- 2. On November 6, delta Differenced One-Way Range (DOR) passes were performed
- over DSS-14/63 (Goldstone/Madrid) and DSS-14/43 (Goldstone/Canberra). Initial
- results indicate both of the delta DOR passes were successfully performed.
-
- 3. On November 6, a NO-OP command was sent to reset the command loss timer
- for both strings of the Command and Data Subsystem (CDS) computer to 264 hours,
- its planned value for this mission phase.
-
- 4. On November 6, the Plasma Wave (PWS) and Plasma Detector (PLS) instruments
- were turned on. Spacecraft telemetry indicates the PWS search coil is
- operating normally, even after the severe cold temperature environment it went
- through during the High Gain Antenna (HGA) warming turn/cooling turn campaign.
- Additionally, the Energetic Particle Detector (EPD) memory was loaded and
- checked by memory readouts, along with configuration changes to the
- magnetometer sensor.
-
- 5. On November 7, the radio science gravity wave experiment system test began
- and will continue through November 13. This system test is in preparation for
- a joint experiment with Ulysses and Mars Observer in March/April 1993.
-
- 6. On November 8, a delta Differenced One-Way Range (DOR) pass was performed
- over DSS-14/63 and preliminary indications are that it was successfully
- performed.
-
- 7. On November 9, a NO-OP command was sent to reset the command loss timer to
- 264 hours, its planned value for this mission phase.
-
- 8. On November 11, a routine sun vector update was performed. This sun
- vector is valid through November 25.
-
- 9. On November 12, the Energetic Particle Detector (EPD) motor was turned on
- and the instrument stepped to Sector 0 which is the predicted least
- contamination position in preparation for the execution of TCM-16 (Trajectory
- Correction Maneuver #16).
-
- 10. On November 12, the Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-16) memory load
- was uplinked to the spacecraft without incident.
-
- 11. On November 12, Delayed Action Commands (DACs) were sent to turn the
- Photometric Calibration Target (PCT) off/on and off again for the purpose of
- Retro-Propulsion Module (RPM) tank pressure/temperature management.
-
- 12. The AC/DC bus imbalance measurements exhibited some change. The AC
- measurement has ranged from 16DN to 17DN and now reads 17 DN (3.9 volts).
- The DC measurement has ranged from 131 DN (15.3 volts) to 140 DN (16.4 volts)
- and now reads 139 DN (16.3 volts).These measurement variations are consistent
- with the model developed by the AC/DC special anomaly team.
-
- 13. The Spacecraft status as of November 12, 1992, is as follows:
-
- a) System Power Margin - 72 watts
- b) Spin Configuration - Dual-Spin
- c) Spin Rate/Sensor - 3.15 rpm/Star Scanner
- d) Spacecraft Attitude is approximately 7 degree
- off-sun (lagging) and 8 degrees off-earth (lagging)
- e) Downlink telemetry rate/antenna-7.68kbps (coded)/LGA-1
- f) General Thermal Control - all temperatures within
- acceptable range
- g) RPM Tank Pressures - all within acceptable range
- h) Orbiter Science- PWS, PLS, EPD, MAG, HIC and DDS are
- powered on
- i) Probe/RRH - powered off, temperatures within
- acceptable range
- j) CMD Loss Timer Setting - 186 hours
- Time To Initiation - 260 hours
-
-
- UPLINK GENERATION/COMMAND REVIEW AND APPROVAL:
-
- 1. The Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-16) design package was approved
- by the Project on November 9, 1992. Also, the TCM-16 maneuver was approved
- for transmission by the Project on November 12, 1992. TCM-16 is a one
- portion maneuver scheduled to execute on November 13 consisting of one lateral
- segment. The estimated total delta velocity for TCM-16 is .89 m/s.
-
-
- GDS (Ground Data Systems):
-
- 1. A Telemetry Test was conducted with SPC-60 (Madrid Signal Processing
- Center) on Tuesday, November 10 to isolate intermittent communication related
- data losses being observed during flight support and to demonstrate performance
- in the configuration to be used for Earth 2 high rate support. A
- configuration was achieved which provided three hours of error-free
- performance at the 28.8 kbps telemetry rate to be used for the Probe MST
- (MCCC Telemetry Subsystem) and AFST. Prior to that period, there were data
- loss problems and it is not clear what action at the station corrected the
- problems (analysis of all logs and data is in progress). In addition, data
- lock could not be maintained with the Type B TPA (Telemetry Processing
- Assembly) at rates above 80.64 kbps. This same problem has been observed at
- the other SPCs with Type B telemetry strings. This may reflect a performance
- degradation introduced with the TPA B Op D software put on-line several months
- ago and may be corrected by disabling recording of data at the TPA. Type A
- TPAs do not exhibit this problem and will be prime for Earth 2 support.
- Additional testing is being planned with SPC-60 early next week to demonstrate
- the configurations that will be used for high rate Earth 2 flight support
- including 28.8 kbps used for the Probe MST/AFST and 134.4 kbps used for high
- rate science.
-
- TRAJECTORY
-
- As of noon Thursday, November 12, 1992, the Galileo Spacecraft trajectory
- status was as follows:
-
- Distance from Earth 20,040,300 km (.13 AU)
- Distance from Sun 167,289,500 km (1.12 AU)
- Heliocentric Speed 115,500 km per hour
- Distance from Jupiter 926,895,300 km
- Round Trip Light Time 2 minutes, 18 seconds
-
-
- SPECIAL TOPIC
-
- 1. As of November 12, 1992, a total of 8649 real-time commands have been
- transmitted to Galileo since Launch. Of these, 3660 were initiated in the
- sequence design process and 4989 initiated in the real-time command process.
- In the past week, 13 real time commands were transmitted: 1 was initiated in
- the sequence design process and 12 initiated in the real time command process.
- In addition, 5911 mini-sequence commands have been transmitted since
- March 1991; 3753 were pre-planned and 2158 were not. In the past week, no
- mini-sequence commands were transmitted. Major command activities this week
- included commands to turn the UVS instrument off, reset the command loss timer,
- uplink TCM-16 memory load, and reconfigure the PCT heater.
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