2006 Data Collection
SABER became operational on January 8, 2002, and remained in Data Collection (DC) mode during 2006 except for the periods noted below.
- August 16-18 - TIMED demoted to SAFE.
- 16 Aug 11:17 - TIMED demoted to SAFE.
- 18 Aug 12:57 - SABER returns to DC.
- September 19-21 - Cooler Power Cycle
- 19 Sep 18:05 - Command sent to turn off the adaptive scan and cryo-cooler.
- 20 Sep 16:43 - Command sent to turn the cryco-cooler back on and set the temperature to 74K.
- 21 Sep 16:59 - Command sent to re-enable adaptive scan and restart nominal DC
Click here for a list of each command sent in 2006 along with a short description of that command's purpose.
2006 Operational Changes
Operational changes made to SABER in 2006 are noted below:
- No operational changes were made to SABER during 2006
2006 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 2006
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
2006 Commanding
The breakdown of commands sent to SABER in 2006 is as follows:
| Command Type | Number of commands |
|---|---|
| Diagnostics or Testing | 0 |
| Memory Dump | 0 |
| Power-Up | 0 |
| Health and Maintenance | 1 |
| Operational Change | 0 |
| Total: | 1 |
For a list of each command sent in 2006 along with a short description of that command's purpose, click here.
2006 Limit Violations
During the year of 2006, there were no reported Red limit violations.