2003 Data Collection
SABER became operational on January 8, 2002, and remained in Data Collection (DC) mode during 2003 except for the periods noted
below.
- January 22-24 - 24 Lunar Observations
- 22 Jan 19:15 - First Moonlook
- 24 Jan 08:50 - Last Moonlook
- January 27-30 - Cooler Power Cycle, coinciding with TIMED/TIDI roll maneuver
- 27 Jan 22:30 - Command sent to turn off the adaptive scan and cryo-cooler.
- 30 Jan 02:40 - Command sent to turn the cryco-cooler back on and set the temperature to 74K.
- 30 Jan 15:10 - Command sent to re-enable adaptive scan and restart nominal DC
- March 22-25 - 24 Lunar Observations
- 22 Mar 20:40 - First Moonlook
- 25 Mar 06:45 - Last Moonlook
- April 1-8 - Cooler Power Cycle, coinciding with TIMED/TIDI roll maneuver
- 1 Apr 10:22 - Command sent to turn off the adaptive scan and cryo-cooler.
- 7 Apr 15:28 - Command sent to turn the cryco-cooler back on and set the temperature to 74K.
- 8 Apr 02:32 - Command sent to re-enable adaptive scan and restart nominal DC
- April 16-18 - 20 Lunar Observations
- 16 Apr 05:26 - First Moonlook
- 18 Apr 03:05 - Last Moonlook
- July 17-19 - Cooler Power Cycle
- 17 July 17:18 - Command sent to turn off the adaptive scan and cryo-cooler.
- 18 July 17:33 - Command sent to turn the cryco-cooler back on and set the temperature to 74K.
- 19 July 16:13 - Command sent to re-enable adaptive scan and restart nominal DC
- August 12-14 - 20 Lunar Observations
- 12 Aug 00:32 - First Moonlook
- 14 Aug 19:46 - Last Moonlook
- October 11-14 - 9 Lunar Observations
- 11 Oct 00:40 - First Moonlook
- 14 Oct 02:36 - Last Moonlook
- November 17-19 - Cooler Power Cycle
- 17 Nov 15:10 - Command sent to turn off the adaptive scan and cryo-cooler.
- 18 Nov 16:53 - Command sent to turn the cryco-cooler back on and set the temperature to 74K.
- 19 Nov 15:45 - Command sent to re-enable adaptive scan and restart nominal DC
Click here for a list of each command sent in 2003 along with a short description of that command's purpose.
2003 Operational Changes
Operational changes made to SABER in 2003 are noted below:
- No operational changes were made to SABER during 2003
2003 Trends
Trended parameters are divided into three sections:
- Housekeeping - plotted parameters directly related to health and monitoring
- Responsivity - responsivity levels plotted for channels 1-10
- Scan Mirror - plot of scan mirror behavior for 2003
Coverage
The plot below shows the dates of TIMED Yaws, and the latitudes between which SABER observed during those Yaws
The small picture below shows the orientation of SABER on TIMED, and the latitudes observed in +X and -X travel
2003 Commanding
The breakdown of commands sent to SABER in 2003 is as follows:
| Command Type | Number of commands |
|---|---|
| Diagnostics or Testing | 22 |
| Memory Dump | 8 |
| Power-Up | 0 |
| Health and Maintenance | 16 |
| Operational Change | 0 |
| Total: | 46 |
For a list of each command sent in 2003 along with a short description of that command's purpose, click here.
2003 Limit Violations
During the year of 2003, there were no reported Red limit violations.