PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM DATA_SET_ID = "MEX-M-MRS-1/2/3-PRM-0589-V1.0" STANDARD_DATA_PRODUCT_ID = ENB PRODUCER_ID = "SUE" PRODUCT_ID = "M00SUE0L1A_ENB_053081621_00.TXT" PRODUCT_CREATION_TIME = 2008-07-01T12:02:57.000 INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID = "MEX" OBJECT = TEXT PUBLICATION_DATE = 2007-05-23 NOTE = "MEX SUE Experimenter Notes" END_OBJECT = TEXT END From Sophia.M.No@jpl.nasa.gov Tue Aug 2 10:56:07 2005 Return-Path: Received: from nmta2.jpl.nasa.gov (nmta.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.215]) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) with ESMTP id j72Hu7r23587 for ; Tue, 2 Aug 2005 10:56:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from xmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (xmta3.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.111]) by nmta2.jpl.nasa.gov (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j72Hu6Pr005729; Tue, 2 Aug 2005 10:56:06 -0700 Received: from [137.78.144.106] (snopc.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.144.106]) by xmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j72Hu47t029950; Tue, 2 Aug 2005 10:56:05 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: sno@mail.jpl.nasa.gov Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <200508021743.j72HhL523116@magellan.stanford.edu> References: <200508021743.j72HhL523116@magellan.stanford.edu> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 10:56:03 -0700 To: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 From: Sophia M No Subject: Re: MTP19 gravity and BSR Cc: tzegers@rssd.esa.int, Hannes.Griebel@unibw-muenchen.de, fjansen@rssd.esa.int, joerg.selle@unibw-muenchen.de, paetzold@geo.uni-koeln.de, rpischel@rssd.esa.int, rsimpson@magellan.stanford.edu, sophia.no@jpl.nasa.gov, tellmann@geo.uni-koeln.de Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Source-IP: snopc.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.144.106] X-Source-Sender: Sophia.M.No@jpl.nasa.gov X-AUTH: Internal IP Content-Length: 1365 Status: R Hi Dick, Listed below is the current views for MEX at DSS-63. 05 308/17:51:18 RISE 041 63 05 308/18:14:13 TRX ON LIM LOW 041 63 05 309/05:20:13 TRX OFF LIM LOW 041 63 05 309/06:35:05 SET 041 63 Here is the currently schedule support: 308 1540-2240 63 MEX T/P BISTATIC R/S 300 1840-2140 100 1A1 N746 There's another 20-minutes on the back end that we could extend to 2300. If you need to start the track earlier, I can see what STF's flexibility is. Please let me know if you need additional information. thanks, sophia At 10:43 AM -0700 8/2/05, Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 wrote: > >The BSR on November 4th could not be shifted to earlier as requested, >>but I expect that it will still be possible to use it by reducing the >>BCAL and/or the BSR proper (see Dicks email). We keep it in the plan for >>MTP19. > > Thanks, Tanja. > > Sophia: Can you provide me with the limits on the time that IS > available? I will try to work it into an experiment that makes > sense from the BSR science point of view, then circulate it > for comments. ============================================= Sophia No Jet Propulsion Laboratory Multi-mission DSN Allocation and Planning Team (MDAPT) Mars Express and Mars Exploration Rovers Email: Sophia.M.No@jpl.nasa.gov Phone:(818) 393-7841 FAX:(818) 393-3147 Cell Phone: (818) 653-9618 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From rsimpson Tue Aug 2 11:48:01 2005 Return-Path: Received: (from rsimpson@localhost) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id j72Ilxl23752; Tue, 2 Aug 2005 11:47:59 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 11:47:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Message-Id: <200508021847.j72Ilxl23752@magellan.stanford.edu> To: Sophia.M.No@jpl.nasa.gov Subject: Re: MTP19 gravity and BSR Cc: Hannes.Griebel@unibw-muenchen.de, fjansen@rssd.esa.int, joerg.selle@unibw-muenchen.de, paetzold@geo.uni-koeln.de, rpischel@rssd.esa.int, rsimpson, tellmann@geo.uni-koeln.de, tzegers@rssd.esa.int Content-Length: 2304 Status: R >308 1540-2240 63 MEX T/P BISTATIC R/S 300 1840-2140 100 1A1 N746 >There's another 20-minutes on the back end that we could extend to 2300. >If you need to start the track earlier, I can see what STF's flexibility is. >Please let me know if you need additional information. The back end doesn't help (unless MEX can do specular point tracking by November ... :) ) If BOT can be moved from 1840 to 1810, I think our problems are solved. I show the spacecraft slew as being 66 deg for this target; I assume that can be accomplished in 20 minutes. If not, then we can take more time from the first BCAL. So far as science is concerned, the following should work (all times are EArth Receive Time; OWLT is 232 seconds): Ground pre-cal 15:40-18:10 Begin track 18:10 Spacecraft BCAL #1 18:10-18:30 Slew #1 18:30-18:50 BSR (surface experiment) 18:50-19:30 (target at 19:10) Slew #2 19:30-19:50 BCAL #2 (optional) 19:50-20:10 End track 20:10 Ground post-cal 20:10-21:10 The ground pre-cal typically takes 2 hours once we have experience; we have 2.5 hours in this scenario and can encroach on the first BCAL if necessary. One or the other BCAL could be omitted if we needed more time. Typical surface observations are taking 8-20 minutes depending on spacecraft altitude and with inertial pointing. So the 40 minutes here is more than enough. If/when specular point tracking becomes possible, we could use more time for the actual BSR; but I've not heard anything about pointing options since before MARSIS deployment. The above schedule requires 30 minutes LESS time at DSS 63 than is presently available. And I think it is comfortable. I do not have current eclipse information; but I believe the duration is about 78 minutes and exit is about 16:40, so there should be no direct effect on the BSR. Let me know if there are questions. The above proposal should be run through all the approval steps before Sophia takes any action. But I think what she has is already adequate; if the planners are agreeable, we may be able to save a little time. Dick - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From Sophia.M.No@jpl.nasa.gov Thu Aug 4 11:52:56 2005 Return-Path: Received: from nmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (nmta.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.108]) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) with ESMTP id j74Iqur05263 for ; Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:52:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from xmta2.jpl.nasa.gov (xmta2.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.56]) by nmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j74Iqo3V007688; Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:52:50 -0700 Received: from jpl.nasa.gov (eis-msg-065.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.102]) by xmta2.jpl.nasa.gov (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j74Iqmp7017205; Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:52:49 -0700 Received: from [137.78.160.72] (Forwarded-For: [24.165.41.245]) by mailhost4.jpl.nasa.gov (mshttpd); Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:52:48 -0700 From: SOPHIA M NO To: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Cc: Hannes.Griebel@unibw-muenchen.de, fjansen@rssd.esa.int, joerg.selle@unibw-muenchen.de, paetzold@geo.uni-koeln.de, rpischel@rssd.esa.int, rsimpson@magellan.stanford.edu, tellmann@geo.uni-koeln.de, tzegers@rssd.esa.int Message-ID: <471d6c471e2d.471e2d471d6c@jpl.nasa.gov> Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:52:48 -0700 X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 1.25 (built Mar 3 2004) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Language: en Subject: Re: MTP19 gravity and BSR X-Accept-Language: en Priority: normal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Source-IP: eis-msg-065.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.102] X-Source-Sender: Sophia.M.No@jpl.nasa.gov X-AUTH: Internal IP Content-Length: 2821 Hi Dick and Tanja, Unfortunately, STF cannot accommodate the request to start earlier for MEX. In order to do so, STF would have to impact a planned VGR Magrol event (timed event). I hope that keeping the same times will be okay. thanks and kind regards, sophia ----- Original Message ----- From: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2005 11:47 am Subject: Re: MTP19 gravity and BSR > > >308 1540-2240 63 MEX T/P BISTATIC R/S 300 1840-2140 100 1A1 N746 > >There's another 20-minutes on the back end that we could extend > to 2300. > >If you need to start the track earlier, I can see what STF's > flexibility is. > >Please let me know if you need additional information. > > The back end doesn't help (unless MEX can do specular point > tracking by November ... :) ) > > If BOT can be moved from 1840 to 1810, I think our problems > are solved. > > I show the spacecraft slew as being 66 deg for this target; I > assume that can be accomplished in 20 minutes. If not, then > we can take more time from the first BCAL. > > So far as science is concerned, the following should work (all > times are EArth Receive Time; OWLT is 232 seconds): > > Ground pre-cal 15:40-18:10 > Begin track 18:10 > Spacecraft BCAL #1 18:10-18:30 > Slew #1 18:30-18:50 > BSR (surface experiment) 18:50-19:30 (target at 19:10) > Slew #2 19:30-19:50 > BCAL #2 (optional) 19:50-20:10 > End track 20:10 > Ground post-cal 20:10-21:10 > > The ground pre-cal typically takes 2 hours once we have > experience; we have 2.5 hours in this scenario and can encroach > on the first BCAL if necessary. > > One or the other BCAL could be omitted if we needed more time. > > Typical surface observations are taking 8-20 minutes depending > on spacecraft altitude and with inertial pointing. So the > 40 minutes here is more than enough. If/when specular point > tracking becomes possible, we could use more time for the > actual BSR; but I've not heard anything about pointing options > since before MARSIS deployment. > > The above schedule requires 30 minutes LESS time at DSS 63 > than is presently available. And I think it is comfortable. > > I do not have current eclipse information; but I believe the > duration is about 78 minutes and exit is about 16:40, so > there should be no direct effect on the BSR. > > Let me know if there are questions. The above proposal should > be run through all the approval steps before Sophia takes any > action. But I think what she has is already adequate; if > the planners are agreeable, we may be able to save a little > time. > > Dick > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From rsimpson Thu Aug 4 12:23:01 2005 Return-Path: Received: (from rsimpson@localhost) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id j74JMwK05334; Thu, 4 Aug 2005 12:22:58 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 12:22:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Message-Id: <200508041922.j74JMwK05334@magellan.stanford.edu> To: Sophia.M.No@jpl.nasa.gov Subject: Re: MTP19 gravity and BSR Cc: Hannes.Griebel@unibw-muenchen.de, fjansen@rssd.esa.int, joerg.selle@unibw-muenchen.de, paetzold@geo.uni-koeln.de, rpischel@rssd.esa.int, rsimpson, tellmann@geo.uni-koeln.de, tzegers@rssd.esa.int Content-Length: 604 >Unfortunately, STF cannot accommodate the request to start earlier >for MEX. In order to do so, STF would have to impact a planned VGR >Magrol event (timed event). I hope that keeping the same times will >be okay. I'm OK with starting the DSS 63 BSR ground pre-cal at 15:40 on day 308, which would represent no change. But we will want to start tracking the spacecraft at 18:10 rather than at 18:40. I believe Joerg has submitted a revised request through the system. Since the change is internal to the MEX allocation, it should not affect our scheduling interface with STF. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From rsimpson Wed Sep 21 17:14:39 2005 Return-Path: Received: (from rsimpson@localhost) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id j8M0EWF03815; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:14:32 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:14:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Message-Id: <200509220014.j8M0EWF03815@magellan.stanford.edu> To: H.J.Walker@rl.ac.uk, Hannes.Griebel@unibw-muenchen.de, joerg.selle@unibw-muenchen.de, rpischel@rssd.esa.int, rsimpson, tzegers@rssd.esa.int Subject: Re: BSR fine tuning mtp19 Content-Length: 2741 Status: RO >Dear joerg and Dick, >We now have the correct SAF file from JPL for MTP19 and I noticed that the >GS allocation is not quite fitting with the BSR as requested in the MREQs. >i will look into this descrepancy later, but first we need to fine-tune >the BSR timing. I have discussed these situations with Sophia and Joerg previously. We felt it was better to adjust the spacecraft sequence than to lose an already scheduled pass because the orbit timing had shifted. We are OK on both. >For 2308 >The MAD session starts at P-00:29:38 to P+02:30:20 >You have the BSR starting 60.49 ending 120.49 >Slew length take 25 min >At the start there is plenty of time so start is OK >At the end there is currently just a few minutes left for BCAL. If you want >t increase the duration of BCAL at the end you have to cut some of the BSR >at the end, or shift it to earlier This is OK. We do not need a long BCAL at the end. Please use whatever time remains after SLEW2 and before the end of track (304/0210) for the BCAL; that is enough. Then the spacecraft can resume its normal activities. >2325 >MAD session starts at P+00:48:26 to P+03:48:24 >Slew length take 25 min >In the current MREQ we have 2325 FIX 1 MaRS BSR 54.53 94.53 FIX >So the BSR start before we have the GS. >Here you would have to do without the BCAL before the BSR, and start right >away with the BSR at P+00:48:26 (with the slew prior to that. >After the BSR there is plenty of time for the BCAL This is also OK. We did an experiment on 24 April (orbit 1631) in which we did not see the signal before the BSR period. You may cancel the BCAL before the BSR (or set its duration to 0); we will only see it if the ground calibrations are completed very early, and that is not a good reason. We can use the BCAL after the experiment. In this case, there is actually 65 minutes of unneeded time. The spacecraft could resume normal activities at P+02:43:26. The sequence is: P+00:48:26 Begin BSR P+01:48:26 Begin slew back to Earth P+02:13:26 Begin BCAL P+02:43:26 End BCAL P+03:48:24 End of track You could even give the last hour back to Sophia; we will probably begin the ground post-calibration at about P+02:45:00 and release the antenna an hour later. That means the ERT 2140-2240, which is presently scheduled for the post-cal, will not be used. >Can you send either send us a new MREQ for just the BSR's or indicate in an >email how you want the timing to be, then we can change it in the MREQ ? >We need this as soon as possible. I will cc Hannes; Joerg will not be back in Munich until 27 September. Or, perhaps this e-mail is sufficient. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From rsimpson Wed Nov 2 11:53:12 2005 Return-Path: Received: (from rsimpson@localhost) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id jA2JrBb20535; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 11:53:11 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 11:53:11 -0800 (PST) From: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Message-ID: <20534.1130961192@magellan> Mime-Version: 1.0 To: gene.goltz@jpl.nasa.gov, daniel.s.kahan@jpl.nasa.gov, rsimpson Subject: MEX 308 BSR Suggested Schedule Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="-" Content-Length: 39790 Status: RO This is a MIME encoded message. Decode it with "munpack" or any other MIME reading software. Mpack/munpack is available via anonymous FTP in ftp.andrew.cmu.edu:pub/mpack/ --- MEX Bistatic Radar: 4 Nov 2005 This experiment is scheduled for 15:40 - 22:40; the track itself is 18:40 - 21:40. If we follow the published schedule, the first slew will be almost complete by the time we get to BOT and there is at least an hour of unusable time at the end. So, if the pre-cal has been completed early (as is usually the case), we could begin the track at the horizon (17:51) or shortly after and get some baseline measurements before the slew. We can also overlay MiniCal #1 on Slew #1, as is our usual practice. At the original BOT (18:40), we will be ready for surface echoes, which peak at 19:10. On the trailing end, we can collect about 23 minutes of carrier data after Slew #2 and break track at 20:30 to begin the post-cal. We will not be collecting the telemetry, which begins at 20:47:54. So we should be able to wrap this up by 21:30, 70 minutes before the scheduled EOA. I will be at a Venus Express meeting in downtown Pasadena. My cell phone is 650-380-0675, but I won't usually have it on because there is no silent ringer. I will plan to call the RS Ops number from time to time after checking in early in the morning (like 7:30 AM). I may also be able to get away for the echo event around 11:00 AM). FGAIN = 60, except use FGAIN=68 for X-RCP No frequency offsets (FRO_x = 0, FRO_s = 0) ERT 2005/308 -------- 15:40:00 SOA - Begin DSS 63 pre-cal Begin recording 25 kHz after Pre-Cal Step 4 OK to stop RSR recording if Pre-Cal completed early 17:51:00 DSS 63 viewperiod begins Recommend BOT if pre-cal has been completed 18:15:00 Begin RSR 25 kHz recording (SCHAN=3) If not at this time, as soon after as possible 18:20:11 Begin Slew #1 (DSS 63 not tracking) 18:25:00 Begin MiniCal #1 Or as soon after this time as possible (with 25 kHz recording) 18:40:00 End MiniCal #1 (end of Step 5) Scheduled BOT (little or no signal) 18:42:44 End Slew #1 18:43:54 TLM OFF (but mostly invisible) 18:55:00 Begin RSR 100 kHz recording (SCHAN=4) 19:10:00 Maximum echoes 19:40:00 End RSR 100 kHz recording (SWCHAN=4) 19:41:00 Begin MiniCal #2 19:44:04 Begin Slew #2 19:55:00 End MiniCal #2 (end of Step 5) 20:06:37 End Slew #2 (S/X both 1-W, TLM OFF) 20:30:00 End BSR; begin Post-Cal 21:30:00 End Post-Cal (70 minutes early) 21:40:00 Scheduled EOT 22:40:00 Scheduled EOA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Playback suggestions (25 kHz): all of pre-cal (if no more than 80 minutes) 18:31 - 19:40 19:40 - 20:40 20:40 - 21:40 Playback suggestions (100 kHz): 18:55 - 19:10 19:10 - 19:25 --- Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="DICK_SOE_051104.doc" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline; filename="DICK_SOE_051104.doc" Content-MD5: m5MqXIMC+Yssr+Z0unU1JQ== 0M8R4KGxGuEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPgADAP7/CQAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAMAAAAAAA AAAAEAAAMgAAAAEAAAD+////AAAAAC8AAAD///////////////////////////////////// ... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From bernd.haeusler@unibw-muenchen.de Mon Nov 7 00:31:33 2005 Return-Path: Received: from GreenSrv.rz.unibw-muenchen.de (greensrv.RZ.UniBw-Muenchen.de [137.193.10.35]) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) with ESMTP id jA78VWr15564 for ; Mon, 7 Nov 2005 00:31:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (GreenSrv [127.0.0.1]) by GreenSrv.rz.unibw-muenchen.de (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id jA78RYSF002240 for ; Mon, 7 Nov 2005 09:27:34 +0100 Received: from GreenSrv.rz.unibw-muenchen.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (GreenSrv [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 02160-02; Mon, 7 Nov 2005 09:27:23 +0100 (CET) Received: from unibw-muenchen.de (Ampte.LRT.UniBw-Muenchen.de [137.193.79.7]) by GreenSrv.rz.unibw-muenchen.de (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id jA78RJsM002225; Mon, 7 Nov 2005 09:27:19 +0100 X-Remarks: If SPAM is relayed via GreenSrv.rz.unibw-muenchen.de to outside of unibw-muenchen.de, please report it to abuse@unibw-muenchen.de Message-ID: <436F0F1F.9030101@unibw-muenchen.de> Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:23:59 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Bernd_H=E4usler?= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 CC: "'UniBW Mattei, Riccardo'" , Joerg.Selle@unibw-muenchen.de Subject: Re: BSR Sky Frequencies References: <200511050454.jA54sgP13639@magellan.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <200511050454.jA54sgP13639@magellan.stanford.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at GreenSrv.rz.unibw-muenchen.de Content-Length: 2157 Status: RO Dick, thanks a lot. We will let you know as soon as possible the results on our side. Bernd Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 wrote: >Bernd: > >We made some screen dumps during the DSS 63 MEX BSR on 2005/308. >The X-band carrier and central echo frequencies reported by the >RSR were are as follows: > > Time Channel Carrier Frequency Echo Frequency >-------- ------- ----------------- ----------------- >19:04:01 XL 8420339041.10 >19:04:12 XR 8420340154.63 >19:05:22 XR 8420340712.19 >19:06:07 XL 8420339093.32 >19:07:42 XR 8420342560.07 >19:16:54 XL 8420339914.25 > >As you know, the MEX HGA is fixed in attitude; so the observed >echo frequencies are slightly different from what would be >observed if we had pointed continuously toward the specular >track. The predicted specular condition was at 19:10 (although >the observed echo power appeared to peak about 19:08). You can >use any of the carrier frequencies; they should all be accurate. >The echo frequency at 19:07:42 would be the best of these three. > >Although all of the carrier frequencies listed are from XL and >all of the echo frequencies are from XR, that is only a >coincidence. At the slew angle for this experiment, the >sidelobe leakage was predominantly XL. We never saw the real >time carrier in XR, so all of the screen dumps on that channel >gave us information about the echo. On XL, the carrier was >almost always stronger than the echo so we were able to monitor >the carrier frequency on that channel. > >After 19:07:42 we were trying to get a screen dump of an S-band >signal; but both the carrier and echo were much weaker and we do >not have any useful S-band frequency results. Unfortunately, we >neglected to make any screen dumps after the X-band peak until >the echo was essentially gone. > >When I process the data at Stanford, I can determine the >DIFFERENCE frequency between the carrier and echo for any time. >I don't usually do that calculation; but let me know if you want >the information. > >Regards, >Dick > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From rsimpson Fri Nov 4 20:55:56 2005 Return-Path: Received: (from rsimpson@localhost) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id jA54tk613648; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:55:46 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:55:46 -0800 (PST) From: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Message-Id: <200511050455.jA54tk613648@magellan.stanford.edu> To: Daniel.S.Kahan@jpl.nasa.gov, H.J.Walker@rl.ac.uk, JValencia@jftl.jpl.nasa.gov, JVelasco@jftl.jpl.nasa.gov, John.Reynolds@esa.int, M.J.Ricketts@rl.ac.uk, Michel.Denis@esa.int, Olivier.Reboud@esa.int, Ricardo.G.Torres@jpl.nasa.gov, Sophia.M.No@jpl.nasa.gov, art.freiley@jpl.nasa.gov, audenrie@geo.uni-koeln.de, bernd.haeusler@unibw-muenchen.de, carone@geo.uni-koeln.de, dhinson@stanford.edu, dwight.holmes@jpl.nasa.gov, fred.jansen@esa.int, gene.goltz@jpl.nasa.gov, joerg.selle@unibw-muenchen.de, john.c.klose@jpl.nasa.gov, jtwicken@stanford.edu, len.tyler@stanford.edu, mexmps@esa.int, mueller@geo.uni-koeln.de, paetzold@geo.uni-koeln.de, rene.pischel@rssd.esa.int, rsimpson, sami.asmar@jpl.nasa.gov, stanzel@geo.uni-koeln.de, stupar@geo.uni-koeln.de, thomas.w.thompson@jpl.nasa.gov, tzegers@rssd.esa.int, walter@geo.uni-koeln.de Subject: MEX BSR 304 and 308 Content-Length: 1546 Status: RO The Mars Express bistatic radar experiments on days 304 and 308 were both successful. I was not present at JPL for the first observation, so delayed my brief report until I had seen the quick-look processing results at Stanford. On day 304 there was rain at the DSS 63 station, and that will make the absolute calibration of the received signals very challenging; the background noise varies by a factor of at least 2 at X-band as rain showers drifted into and out of the DSS 63 beam. Fortunately, the rain signature appears to be very similar in both polarizations; since we calculate a ratio, the net effect may simply be an increase in the error bars on the derived dielectric constant. On day 308 the real-time echoes were visible for about 15 minutes in X-band in both polarizations. They seemed to have equal strength, suggesting that the dielectric constant is less than 3. The echoes peaked about 2 minutes earlier than expected. The meaning of this is not clear; but we were looking at the flank of Alba Patera and there may be either some large scale surface slopes or variation in surface scattering properties with position. At S-band, there was an echo but it was transient -- never very well defined in either time or frequency. These are very preliminary notes intended to provide quick feedback to the people who planned and executed these experiments. Please do not forward the contents of this message further without the permission of the MaRS Team PI, Martin Paetzold. Regards, Dick Simpson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From Daniel.S.Kahan-121461@jpl.nasa.gov Mon Nov 14 10:52:11 2005 Return-Path: Received: from nmta2.jpl.nasa.gov (nmta2.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.215]) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) with ESMTP id jAEIqBo11840 for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:52:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from xmta1.jpl.nasa.gov (xmta1.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.144]) by nmta2.jpl.nasa.gov (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id jAEIqAed031569 for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:52:10 -0800 Received: from jpl.nasa.gov (eis-msg-065.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.102]) by xmta1.jpl.nasa.gov (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id jAEIqA4m019257 for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:52:10 -0800 Received: from [137.78.160.72] (Forwarded-For: [137.78.78.85]) by mailhost4.jpl.nasa.gov (mshttpd); Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:52:10 -0800 From: Daniel S Kahan To: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:52:10 -0800 X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 1.25 (built Mar 3 2004) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Language: en Subject: Re: BSR Data from 308 X-Accept-Language: en Priority: normal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Source-IP: eis-msg-065.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.102] X-Source-Sender: Daniel.S.Kahan-121461@jpl.nasa.gov X-AUTH: Internal IP Content-Length: 1159 Status: RO Dick, RSOPS2 is sick (this may also impact how soon you'll be able to see a new VSR-RSR file as Roberto mentioned). However, the software on RSOPS1 got restored last Thursday, so on Friday I began playing MEX BSR data from DOY 308 to the TDS. The 25 KHz data should be available for you to query as shown below. 100 KHz data should be done later today. - S-band, LCP, 1-way - RSR1A3 - 25 kHz, 16 bits - start = 16:20:01 - stop = 17:30:00 - start = 18:15:00 - stop = 21:10:00 - SFDUs = 58,804 and: - X-band, LCP, 1-way - RSR1B3 - 25 kHz, 16 bits - start = 16:20:01 - stop = 17:30:00 - start = 18:15:00 - stop = 21:10:00 - SFDUs = 58,804 and: - S-band, RCP, 1-way - RSR2A3 - 25 kHz, 16 bits - start = 16:20:01 - stop = 17:30:00 - start = 18:15:00 - stop = 21:10:00 - SFDUs = 58,804 and: - X-band, RCP, 1-way - RSR2B3 - 25 kHz, 16 bits - start = 16:20:01 - stop = 17:30:00 - start = 18:15:00 - stop = 21:10:00 - SFDUs = 58,804 Regards, Danny - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From Daniel.S.Kahan-121461@jpl.nasa.gov Tue Nov 15 12:57:56 2005 Return-Path: Received: from nmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (nmta.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.108]) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) with ESMTP id jAFKvuF07437 for ; Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:57:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from xmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (xmta3.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.111]) by nmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id jAFKvuih030741 for ; Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:57:56 -0800 Received: from jpl.nasa.gov (eis-msg-065.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.102]) by xmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id jAFKvua0027586 for ; Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:57:56 -0800 Received: from [137.78.160.72] (Forwarded-For: [137.78.78.85]) by mailhost4.jpl.nasa.gov (mshttpd); Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:57:56 -0800 From: Daniel S Kahan To: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:57:56 -0800 X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 1.25 (built Mar 3 2004) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Language: en Subject: Re: BSR Data from 308 X-Accept-Language: en Priority: normal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Source-IP: eis-msg-065.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.102] X-Source-Sender: Daniel.S.Kahan-121461@jpl.nasa.gov X-AUTH: Internal IP Content-Length: 632 Status: RO Dick, 100 KHz data are available now on the TDS. - S-band, LCP, 1-way - RSR1A4 - 100 kHz, 16 bits - start = 18:55:00 - stop = 19:25:00 - SFDUs = 36,020 and: - X-band, LCP, 1-way - RSR1B4 - 100 kHz, 16 bits - start = 18:55:00 - stop = 19:25:00 - SFDUs = 36,020 and: - S-band, RCP, 1-way - RSR2A4 - 100 kHz, 16 bits - start = 18:55:00 - stop = 19:25:00 - SFDUs = 36,020 and: - X-band, RCP, 1-way - RSR2B4 - 100 kHz, 16 bits - start = 18:55:00 - stop = 19:25:00 - SFDUs = 36,020 Regards, Danny - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From JValencia@jftl.jpl.nasa.gov Wed Nov 2 09:15:54 2005 Return-Path: Received: from jftl.jpl.nasa.gov (jftl.jpl.nasa.gov [128.149.207.22]) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) with SMTP id jA2HFrr14106 for ; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 09:15:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from jftl.jpl.nasa.gov (Not Verified[128.149.207.21]) by jftl.jpl.nasa.gov with MailMarshal (v5,0,3,100) id ; Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:17:11 -0800 Received: by jftl-mm.jpl.nasa.gov with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id ; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 09:15:52 -0800 Message-ID: <12373B687CF8324F843BE0CA103AA6F4058F2983@jftl-mm.jpl.nasa.gov> From: "Valencia, Jose" To: "'Michel.Denis-esa.int'" Cc: DSN-MPSETD , "Holmes, Dwight P" , "DSN-921.OPS" , "Goltz, Gene L" , "Asmar, Sami W" , "'Dick Simpson 650-723-3525'" Subject: MEX BSR DSN support requirements Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 09:15:48 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C5DFD1.115325F0" Content-Length: 3603 Status: RO This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5DFD1.115325F0 Content-Type: text/plain Hello Michel, The DSN and the MEX project agreed that for Bistatic Radar experiment supports the DSN requirements are downlink carrier only with no telemetry or uplinking. In light of recent incidents I need to voice a concern, during the last two BSR supports the ESA controller requested telemetry and uplinking which lead to confusing and delays on the DSN operations side. Please convey to the ESA controllers on duty that the DSN requirement during BSR is for downlink only - there is no telemetry or uplinking. Regards Jose Valencia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From rsimpson Wed Nov 2 11:53:12 2005 Return-Path: Received: (from rsimpson@localhost) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id jA2JrBb20535; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 11:53:11 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 11:53:11 -0800 (PST) From: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Message-ID: <20534.1130961192@magellan> Mime-Version: 1.0 To: gene.goltz@jpl.nasa.gov, daniel.s.kahan@jpl.nasa.gov, rsimpson Subject: MEX 308 BSR Suggested Schedule Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="-" Content-Length: 39790 Status: RO This is a MIME encoded message. Decode it with "munpack" or any other MIME reading software. Mpack/munpack is available via anonymous FTP in ftp.andrew.cmu.edu:pub/mpack/ --- MEX Bistatic Radar: 4 Nov 2005 This experiment is scheduled for 15:40 - 22:40; the track itself is 18:40 - 21:40. If we follow the published schedule, the first slew will be almost complete by the time we get to BOT and there is at least an hour of unusable time at the end. So, if the pre-cal has been completed early (as is usually the case), we could begin the track at the horizon (17:51) or shortly after and get some baseline measurements before the slew. We can also overlay MiniCal #1 on Slew #1, as is our usual practice. At the original BOT (18:40), we will be ready for surface echoes, which peak at 19:10. On the trailing end, we can collect about 23 minutes of carrier data after Slew #2 and break track at 20:30 to begin the post-cal. We will not be collecting the telemetry, which begins at 20:47:54. So we should be able to wrap this up by 21:30, 70 minutes before the scheduled EOA. I will be at a Venus Express meeting in downtown Pasadena. My cell phone is 650-380-0675, but I won't usually have it on because there is no silent ringer. I will plan to call the RS Ops number from time to time after checking in early in the morning (like 7:30 AM). I may also be able to get away for the echo event around 11:00 AM). FGAIN = 60, except use FGAIN=68 for X-RCP No frequency offsets (FRO_x = 0, FRO_s = 0) ERT 2005/308 - 15:40:00 SOA - Begin DSS 63 pre-cal Begin recording 25 kHz after Pre-Cal Step 4 OK to stop RSR recording if Pre-Cal completed early 17:51:00 DSS 63 viewperiod begins Recommend BOT if pre-cal has been completed 18:15:00 Begin RSR 25 kHz recording (SCHAN=3) If not at this time, as soon after as possible 18:20:11 Begin Slew #1 (DSS 63 not tracking) 18:25:00 Begin MiniCal #1 Or as soon after this time as possible (with 25 kHz recording) 18:40:00 End MiniCal #1 (end of Step 5) Scheduled BOT (little or no signal) 18:42:44 End Slew #1 18:43:54 TLM OFF (but mostly invisible) 18:55:00 Begin RSR 100 kHz recording (SCHAN=4) 19:10:00 Maximum echoes 19:40:00 End RSR 100 kHz recording (SWCHAN=4) 19:41:00 Begin MiniCal #2 19:44:04 Begin Slew #2 19:55:00 End MiniCal #2 (end of Step 5) 20:06:37 End Slew #2 (S/X both 1-W, TLM OFF) 20:30:00 End BSR; begin Post-Cal 21:30:00 End Post-Cal (70 minutes early) 21:40:00 Scheduled EOT 22:40:00 Scheduled EOA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Playback suggestions (25 kHz): all of pre-cal (if no more than 80 minutes) 18:31 - 19:40 19:40 - 20:40 20:40 - 21:40 Playback suggestions (100 kHz): 18:55 - 19:10 19:10 - 19:25 --- Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="DICK_SOE_051104.doc" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline; filename="DICK_SOE_051104.doc" Content-MD5: m5MqXIMC+Yssr+Z0unU1JQ== 0M8R4KGxGuEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPgADAP7/CQAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAMAAAAAAA AAAAEAAAMgAAAAEAAAD+////AAAAAC8AAAD///////////////////////////////////// ...