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Post by kerogre256 on Mar 18, 2010 14:38:09 GMT
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Ka-band Up and Running
Thu, 18 Mar 2010
Wednesday was a very good day for the SDO observatory and team. The Ka-band transmitter was turned on, the antennas pointed at the ground station, and data started to flow. Both ground antennas locked immediately and had good signal strength. HMI and AIA generated test pattern data, which was transmitted to the ground and forwarded to the JSOC without any errors.
150 Mbps !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to the ground
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Post by Bob k6tr on Mar 18, 2010 15:23:33 GMT
" Ka-band Up and Running Thu, 18 Mar 2010 Wednesday was a very good day for the SDO observatory and team. The Ka-band transmitter was turned on, the antennas pointed at the ground station, and data started to flow. Both ground antennas locked immediately and had good signal strength. HMI and AIA generated test pattern data, which was transmitted to the ground and forwarded to the JSOC without any errors. 150 Mbps !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to the ground It won't be long now. We could even receive an image before the end of the day. BTW GOES P completed its final burn and attained Geostationary Orbit March 17th. It has been renamed GOES 15. |
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Post by scpg02 on Mar 18, 2010 15:57:18 GMT
Thank God! They should have skipped the P like hotels skip the 13th floor.
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Post by Bob k6tr on Mar 18, 2010 19:26:14 GMT
Thank God! They should have skipped the P like hotels skip the 13th floor. Maggie, I was thinking of you when I typed that out. BTW NASA/NOAA will skip GOES Q as that designation was slated for a backup satellite if one of the first three GOES N Series Satellite had failed to reach orbit. The next generation of GOES Satellites will begin with GOES R. It will launch no earlier than 2015. |
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Post by scpg02 on Mar 19, 2010 5:50:50 GMT
Maggie, I was thinking of you when I typed that out.  |
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Post by Bob k6tr on Mar 19, 2010 15:15:18 GMT
Yipppeeeeee ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Here is the link to the host website. planet.colorado.edu/quicklook/esp_framesetup.htmlYou will have to wait for a minute or two for it to update. The data is raw right now I would expect a more user friendly page in the near future. The trace we are interested in is ESP Channel 9 which is the 304 line. It is colored brown on my browser. |
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Post by radun on Mar 19, 2010 16:55:35 GMT
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Post by Bob k6tr on Mar 20, 2010 12:13:30 GMT
EVE ran well through out the day Friday. HMI and AIA were also tested. Reports are that it was thumbs up all the way around.
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Post by Bob k6tr on Mar 23, 2010 20:17:02 GMT
Tuesday's report from Goddard.
HMI CCDs are Cold, EVE CCDs are Cooling
Tue, 23 Mar 2010
The instrument teams of SDO began their work to start taking data. HMI allowed its CCDs to cool over the weekend and EVE started the cooldown cycle on Tuesday. AIA plans to watch the Sun while their CCDs cool to operational temperatures later this week. The Ka-band transmitter was turned on and high-rate (150 Mbps) data is flowing to the SOCs.
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Post by lsvalgaard on Mar 23, 2010 22:08:03 GMT
Tuesday's report from Goddard. HMI CCDs are Cold, EVE CCDs are Cooling Tue, 23 Mar 2010 The instrument teams of SDO began their work to start taking data. HMI allowed its CCDs to cool over the weekend and EVE started the cooldown cycle on Tuesday. AIA plans to watch the Sun while their CCDs cool to operational temperatures later this week. The Ka-band transmitter was turned on and high-rate (150 Mbps) data is flowing to the SOCs. Tomorrow we open the windows on SDO and the instruments have 'first light'. But NASA is so risk averse that the public will only get pictures in about a month [at a press conference] |
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Post by Bob k6tr on Mar 23, 2010 23:14:37 GMT
Tuesday's report from Goddard. HMI CCDs are Cold, EVE CCDs are Cooling Tue, 23 Mar 2010 The instrument teams of SDO began their work to start taking data. HMI allowed its CCDs to cool over the weekend and EVE started the cooldown cycle on Tuesday. AIA plans to watch the Sun while their CCDs cool to operational temperatures later this week. The Ka-band transmitter was turned on and high-rate (150 Mbps) data is flowing to the SOCs. Tomorrow we open the windows on SOD and the instruments have 'first light'. But NASA is so risk averse that the public will only get pictures in about a month [at a press conference] You didn't get the last memo Leif ? Actually there was a delay in the shipment of party hats and noise makers. They could be in as early as the day after tomorrow but then again it could take up to a month for them to arrive as they were shipped by boat from the west coast. Nonetheless the NASA Directive stands "There will be no disclosure of photos to the public until all of the Celebratory Accouterments have arrived  That's an ORDER !" |
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Post by lsvalgaard on Mar 24, 2010 0:45:13 GMT
Tomorrow we open the windows on SOD and the instruments have 'first light'. But NASA is so risk averse that the public will only get pictures in about a month [at a press conference] You didn't get the last memo Leif ? Actually there was a delay in the shipment of party hats and noise makers. They could be in as early as the day after tomorrow but then again it could take up to a month for them to arrive as they were shipped by boat from the west coast. Nonetheless the NASA Directive stands "There will be no disclosure of photos to the public until all of the Celebratory Accouterments have arrived That's an ORDER !" Didn't see it. I think this is absolutely silly and stupid. The public wants LIVE pictures. That generates excitement. Imagine NASA back then saying: "Folks, We have landed on the Moon. Pictures will be shown in a month." |
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Post by scpg02 on Mar 24, 2010 1:23:51 GMT
Tomorrow we open the windows on SOD and the instruments have 'first light'. But NASA is so risk averse that the public will only get pictures in about a month [at a press conference] You didn't get the last memo Leif ? Actually there was a delay in the shipment of party hats and noise makers. They could be in as early as the day after tomorrow but then again it could take up to a month for them to arrive as they were shipped by boat from the west coast. Nonetheless the NASA Directive stands "There will be no disclosure of photos to the public until all of the Celebratory Accouterments have arrived That's an ORDER !"  |
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Post by Bob k6tr on Mar 24, 2010 2:10:06 GMT
You didn't get the last memo Leif ? Actually there was a delay in the shipment of party hats and noise makers. They could be in as early as the day after tomorrow but then again it could take up to a month for them to arrive as they were shipped by boat from the west coast. Nonetheless the NASA Directive stands "There will be no disclosure of photos to the public until all of the Celebratory Accouterments have arrived That's an ORDER !" Didn't see it. I think this is absolutely silly and stupid. The public wants LIVE pictures. That generates excitement. Imagine NASA back then saying: "Folks, We have landed on the Moon. Pictures will be shown in a month." Leif rest assured it was only an attempt at humor. But I do have it on good authority that two of the ground antennas lost lockup with the satellite over the weekend and one took several minutes to regain lock thus causing the loss of a small amount of data. If Beth Citrin or Dean Pesnell find out who is responsible for that leak I would hate to imagine what will happen to him. Something involving a guillotine I guess. Don't even think about it Maggie. |
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Post by scpg02 on Mar 24, 2010 4:00:21 GMT
Something involving a guillotine I guess. Don't even think about it Maggie. LOL out of my several hundred smilies, not a single guillotine. At least I don't think there's one. I'll have to work on that.  found one!  |
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That's an ORDER !"