Tuesday, June 30, 2020

SDO Manuevers and Plans for July through September

SDO will perform the following maneuvers during the next three months. During a maneuver science may be blurry or missing. Other important dates (such as handover and eclipse seasons) are included for your information. Many of the calibration maneuvers were delayed due to the COVID-19 closures.
  • July 08, 2020: HMI Roll Maneuver (@ 1500ut)
  • July 14, 2020: HGA Handover Season Begins
  • July 15, 2020: Delta-H Maneuver #38 (@ 1942ut)
  • July 22, 2020: AIA GT/PZT Calibration (@ 1500ut)
  • July 29, 2020: EVE Cruciform Calibration
  • August 03, 2020: Eclipse Season Begins
  • August 12, 2020: Stationkeeping Maneuver #21
  • August 17-19, 2020: Solar RFI
  • August 27, 2020: End of Eclipse Season
  • September 05, 2020: End HGA Handover Season