Terra Operations FM2 - November 2008

October 2008 December 2008

Day
of
Month
Day
of
Year
Scan Mode Beta
Angle,
deg
Calibrations, UT Special Operations/Comments

Monthly Operational Summary
Fixed Azimuth Plane
(FAP)
Rotating Azimuth Plane
(RAP)
Internal Solar
Cross
Track
Along
Track
Unrestricted
Biaxial
Restricted
Biaxial
Sunrise Sunset
1306X------19.74------Gimbal Diagnostic test. Stow Dwell Diagnostic test.
Beijing Orbit Operation
2307X------19.76------Beijing Orbit Operation
3308X------19.7801:45----Beijing Orbit Operation
Blackbody only Calibration
4309X------19.80------Beijing Orbit Operation
5310X------19.8201:33--00:37Solar cal - MAM Raster scan, Azimuth - A only sync
Beijing Orbit Operation
6311X------19.84------Beijing Orbit Operation
Drag Make-Up Maneuver at 17:37 UT.
7312X------19.8701:21----Beijing Orbit Operation
Blackbody only Calibration
8313X*------19.90------Beijing Orbit Operation
*Targeted Alongtrack, sawtooth nadir scans. Crosstrack at night.
9314X------19.93------Beijing Orbit Operation
10315X------19.9701:52----Beijing Orbit Operation
Blackbody only Calibration
11316X------20.00------Beijing Orbit Operation
12317X------20.0401:40----Lunar scans
Beijing Orbit Operation
13318X------20.08------Lunar scans
Beijing Orbit Operation
14319X------20.1301:28----Beijing Orbit Operation
Blackbody only Calibration
15320X------20.18------Beijing Orbit Operation
16321X------20.23------Beijing Orbit Operation
17322X------20.2801:59----Beijing Orbit Operation
MODIS Roll Maneuver at 04:49 UT.
Blackbody only Calibration
18323X------20.34------Beijing Orbit Operation
19324X------20.3901:47--00:51Solar cal - MAM Raster scan, Azimuth - A only sync
Beijing Orbit Operation
20325X------20.45------Beijing Orbit Operation
21326X------20.5201:34----Beijing Orbit Operation
Blackbody only Calibration
22327X------20.58------Beijing Orbit Operation
23328X------20.65------Beijing Orbit Operation
24329X------20.7200:27----Beijing Orbit Operation
Blackbody only Calibration
25330X*------20.80------Beijing Orbit Operation
SCALES (Alcant, Spain) Site Campaign
*Targeted Alongtrack, sawtooth nadir scans. Crosstrack at night.
26331X------20.8701:53----Beijing Orbit Operation
SCALES (Alcant, Spain) Site Campaign
27332X------20.95------Beijing Orbit Operation
SCALES (Alcant, Spain) Site Campaign
28333X------21.0301:41----Beijing Orbit Operation
SCALES (Alcant, Spain) Site Campaign
Blackbody only Calibration
29334X------21.11------Beijing Orbit Operation
30335X------21.20------Beijing Orbit Operation

October 2008 November 2008 December 2008

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