2008 Data Collection
SABER became operational on January 8, 2002, and remained in Data Collection (DC) mode during 2008 except for the periods noted below.
- January 08 - TIMED demoted to SAFE.
- 08 Jan 19:04 - TIMED demoted to SAFE. SABER powered off.
- 17 Jan 17:07 - SABER returns to DC.
- May 23 - TIMED demoted to SAFE.
- 23 May 18:31 - TIMED demoted to SAFE. SABER powered off.
- 24 May 21:00 - SABER returns to DC.
Click here for a list of each command sent in 2008 along with a short description of that command's purpose.
2008 Operational Changes
Operational changes made to SABER in 2008 are noted below:
- No operational changes were made to SABER during 2008
2008 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 2008
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
2008 Commanding
The breakdown of commands sent to SABER in 2008 is as follows:
| Command Type | Number of commands |
|---|---|
| Diagnostics or Testing | 0 |
| Memory Dump | 0 |
| Power-Up | 2 |
| Health and Maintenance | 1 |
| Operational Change | 0 |
| Total: | 3 |
For a list of each command sent in 2008 along with a short description of that command's purpose, click here.
2008 Limit Violations
During the year of 2008, there were no reported Red limit violations.