Thursday, July 6, 2017

Remainder of 2017 Maneuvers and two Lunar Transits

The next set of SDO maneuvers and other niceties has been released.
  • July 5, 1818 UTC 1320-1920 UTC (10:20 am ET - 3:30 pm ET) - EVE FOV and HMI/AIA Flatfield
  • July 12 - HMI Roll Maneuver
  • July 19 - EVE Cruciform Maneuver
  • July 23, 1818 UTC (2:18 pm ET) - Handover Season Starts (HGA +Z slew from storage)
  • July 24, 0449 UTC (00:49 am ET) - First Handover Begins
  • July 26, 1940 UTC (3:40 pm ET) - Momentum Management Maneuver #30
  • August 16, 0709 UTC (3:09 am ET) - Eclipse Season Starts
  • August 21, 1927-1955 UTC (3:27-3:55 pm ET) - Lunar Transit
  • August 30, 2241 UTC (6:41 pm ET) - Station Keeping Maneuver #15
  • September 9, 0650 UTC (2:50 am ET) - Eclipse Season Ends
  • September 25, 1942 UTC (3:42 pm ET) - Handover Season Ends (HGA -Z slew to storage, +Z Active)
  • October 19, 1941-2025 UTC (3:41-4:25 pm ET) - Lunar Transit (26% coverage)
  • December 20, Momentum Management Maneuver #31 (tentative)
The movie for the lunar transit has been updated. It isn't changed very much, but it's a nice finale to the Great American Eclipse taking place across the United States that day. From 1927-1955 UTC (3:37-3:55 pm ET) on August 21 the Moon will block up to 14% of the Sun.