SMAP On-Orbit Events List for Instrument Data Users

Adam Freedman, Custodian

Contact: freedman@jpl.nasa.gov

Date Time start Time end DOY Orbit # Description Instrument Power SAR TX LUT Attitude Calibration Data Quality
3/31/15 16:25 18:14 090 866.0 Instrument powered on, Tx enabled, Timing test LUT, radiometer high-rate data collection for 3 days X X X
4/3/15 16:30 approx 093 908.0 SAR transmit disabled, LUT 38 RAD test, begin RFI survey, RFI-survey Science LUT X X X
4/6/15 096 Radiometer bake out for 4 days (DOYs 096-100) X X
4/10/15 20:16 100 1013.5 Nadir bias adjustment X
4/13/15 17:10 103 1055.5 SAR transmit enabled after RFI survey X X
4/13/15 18:39 103 1056.0 ALT1 Science LUT activated, index 9 X
4/14/15 16:48 104 1069.5 ATC set point reduced from 1.0 to 0.1 degree X
4/16/15 17:10 17:35 106 1099.0 Orbit trim maneuver (OTM) #1 (17:20:00) X
4/16/15 20:39 106 1101.5 Timing Test LUT X
4/17/15 20:28 107 1116.0 Re-activated ALT1 Science LUT X
4/17/15 20:29 107 1116.0 Radiometer begins 3 days of continuous high-rate data collection X X
4/20/15 20:38 110 1159.5 Radiometer high-rate collection ends X X
4/22/15 22:25 112 1190.0 Activated Timing Test LUT X
4/23/15 16:58 113 1201.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees X X
4/23/15 19:12 113 1203.0 Nadir bias adjustment X X
4/24/15 16:26 114 1215.5 Activate ALT1 Science LUT with freq index 5 X
4/29/15 17:05 17:13 119 1289.5 Activated N&S_AMERICA LUT X
5/4/15 20:56 21:04 124 1365.0 Activated ALL_LAND LUT X
5/6/15 126 Eclipse season begins X
5/12/15 9:58 132 1475.0 SMAP enters safe mode (instruments off) X
5/14/15 16:25 18:13 134 1509.5 Instruments turned back on X X X
5/27/15 15:01 15:29 147 1697.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (15:10-15:16) X X
6/1/15 21:12:24 152 1774.5 Small LUT-sync offset of 6 seconds X
6/15/15 18:13:30 18:15:38 166 1977.5 SAR transmit disabled, SAR RF/HPA powered down for FSW upgrade X X X X
6/16/15 13:46 167 1989.0 Radiometer powered down; Radar dig/synth powered off X
6/17/15 20:17 168 2008.0 Radiometer powered on X
6/17/15 21:51:30 168 2009.0 SAR transmit enabled X X X
6/22/15 09:23 10:04 173 2074.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees (09:38-09:48) [Amazon] X X
6/22/15 173 Maximum eclipse X
6/30/15 14:36 15:04 181 2194.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:45-14:51) X X
7/7/15 16:52 17:00 188 2298.5 Activate Atlantic Hurricane LUT with rev_end and hstart/hstop corrections X
7/7/15 21:16:12 188 2301.0 HPA power-off anomaly; SAR TX ceases X X X X
7/9/15 19:48 19:55 190 2329.5 Anomaly testing (preceded by placing SAR in safe state) X X
7/13/15 15:44 17:25 194 2385.5-2386.5 Power cycle radar, radiometer in Diagnostic mode X X
7/13/15 19:48 194 2388.0 Radiometer reset to Science mode X X
7/14/15 16:21 19:36 195 2400.5-2402.5 Anomaly testing, RAD in diagnostic mode for this period X X
7/16/15 17:26 17:29 197 2430.0 Anomaly testing, RAD in diagnostic mode for this period X X
7/23/15 21:01 22:45 204 2535.0-2536.0 Anomaly testing, RAD in diagnostic mode for this period X X
7/28/15 16:35 00:04 209-210 2605.0-2609.5 Anomaly testing, RAD in diagnostic mode for this period X X
7/29/15 19:01:13 210 2621.5 Radar Receive-mode operation enabled X X
7/30/15 16:58 17:24 211 2635.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #2 (17:07:57) X
8/4/15 14:49 15:16 216 2706.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:58-15:04) X X
8/4/15 216 Eclipse season ends X
8/6/15 17:25 218 2737.5 Bad block table updated X
8/11/15 21:14 223 2813.0 Radiometer begins continuous hi-rate data collection X X
8/19/15 23:40 231 2931.5 Bad block table updated (2 SAR, 1 RAD BBs) X
8/20/15 17:41 17:49 232 2942.0-2942.5 New LUT with freq index 6 and constant PRI activated (LOAD_LUT_AH2NPR_G150810210248_ALTFR6.bin) X X
8/20/15 17:50 232 2942.5 SAR hi-res cross-pol set to VH X
8/24/15 17:01 23:11 236 3000.5-3004.0 ~6 hour thermal test of powered HPA, RAD in diagnostic X X
8/24/15 23:15 236 3004.0 Rad reset, WDT enabled, continuous hi-rate data collection X
9/7/15 17:23 17:51 250 3205.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:32-17:38); rad returned to LUT control of high-rate data collection X X
9/8/15 18:01 251 3220.5 Radiometer returned to high-rate data collection X
9/13/15 ~07:00 256 Partial solar eclipse X
10/7/15 17:50 18:17 280 3644.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:59-18:05). Rad remains in high-rate data collection mode. X X
10/9/15 22:15 282 3676.0 Bad block table updated (5 SAR, 1 RAD BBs) X
10/12/15 12:54 285 Sun at minimum beta angle of 3.73 degrees X
10/28/15 17:37 17:43 301 3951.5 HPA power cycling X X
11/06/15 02:50 03:17 310 4074.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (02:59-03:05) X X
11/24/15 328 AUTO correction of bad block table begins operation X
12/06/15 13:57 14:24 340 4519.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:06-14:12). X X
12/15/15 06:06:09 349 4646.5 SMAP enters SAFE-RWA mode due to FSW reset (instruments off) X
12/17/15 18:49 18:54 351 4683.5 Radar and Radiometer Powered on X X
12/17/15 19:36 19:39 351 4684.0 Radar placed in receive-only mode X X
01/05/16 03:45 04:13 005 4952.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (03:54-04:00). X X
01/07/16 18:23 18:49 007 4990.0-4990.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #3 (18:33:23) X
01/16/16 09:23 10:03 016 5116.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees (09:37-09:47) [Amazon] X X
02/04/16 14:48 15:15 035 5397.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:56-15:03). X X
02/29/16 060 Minimum +Y to sun angle of 2.6 degrees X
03/06/16 17:14 17:41 066 5852.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:23-17:29). X X
03/09/16 069 Total solar eclipse X
04/12/16 16:59 17:27 103 6393.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:08-17:14). X X
04/26/16 117 6589.5,6590.5 Lost X-band due to Sentinel 1b launch tracking X
04/30/16 05:03:31 121 6649.5 SMAP enters SAFE-RWA mode due to FSW reset (instruments off) X
05/02/16 18:38:18 123 6687.0 Radiometer powered on X X
05/02/16 19:26:29 123 6687.5 SAR in receive mode X X
05/07/16 128 Eclipse season begins X
05/12/16 16:03 16:31 133 6831.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (16:12-16:18). X X
05/25/16 17:45 18:11 146 7022.5-7023.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #4 (17:55:31) X
06/10/16 14:11 14:38 162 7254.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:20-14:26). X X
06/20/16 172 Maximum eclipse X
07/10/16 14:36 15:04 192 7693.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:45-14:51). X X
08/04/16 217 Eclipse season ends X
08/10/16 15:38 16:06 223 8147.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (15:47-15:53). X X
09/01/16 245 Annular solar eclipse X
09/05/16 16:34 249 8528.5 Science data product collection ceases as part of DP memory mitigation X
09/05/16 19:01 19:03 249 8530.0 Instruments powered off in preparation for controlled FSW reset X
09/06/16 17:05 250 8543.0 Radiometer powered on X X
09/06/16 18:49 250 8544.5 SAR in receive mode X X
09/10/16 16:21 16:48 254 8601.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (16:30-16:36). X X
09/26/16 22:05 22:08 270 8839.0 Instruments powered off in preparation for FSW R4.3.1 installation and reset X
09/28/16 16:00 272 8864.5 Radiometer powered on X X
09/28/16 17:37 272 8865.5 SAR in receive mode X X
10/12/16 286 Sun at minimum beta angle of ~3.6 degrees X
10/12/16 18:03 18:31 286 9070.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:12-18:18). X X
10/14/16 15:46 16:11 288 9098.0-9098.5 RMM08 CARA Maneuver (Risk Mitigation Maneuver) X
11/03/16 18:12 18:37 308 9392.0-9392.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #5 (thruster: 18:21:39) X
11/12/16 03:36 04:04 317 9515.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (03:45-03:51). X X
12/12/16 14:48 15:15 347 9960.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:57-15:03) X X
12/20/16 355 Sun at maximum beta angle of ~15.5 degrees X
01/13/17 05:42 06:10 013 10423.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (05:51-05:57). X X
02/12/17 06:04 06:31 043 10862.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:13-06:19). X X
02/26/17 057 Annular solar eclipse X
02/28/17 059 Minimum +Y to sun angle of 2.7 degrees (TBC) X
03/14/17 16:59 17:26 073 11307.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:08-17:14) X X
03/15/17 15:59 074 11321.5 FSW 4.3.1 burn to NOR zone 1: Instruments off X
03/15/17 18:27 074 11323.0 FSW 4.3.1 burn to NOR zone 1: Radiometer powered on X X
03/15/17 19:14 074 11323.5 FSW 4.3.1 burn to NOR zone 1: SAR in receive mode X X
04/14/17 18:01 18:29 104 11761.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:10-18:16) X X
04/20/17 02:59 03:39 110 11840.0-11840.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees (03:13-03:23) [Pacific] X X
05/07/17 127 Eclipse season begins X
06/08/17 18:02 18:28 159 12565.5-12566.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #6 (thruster:18:11:56) X
06/14/17 17:48 18:16 165 12653.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:57-18:04) X X
06/19/17 09:22 10:02 170 12721.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees (09:36-09:46) [Amazon] X X
06/20/17 171 Maximum eclipse X
07/11/17 18:01 18:28 192 13048.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:10-18:16) X X
07/16/17 03:40 04:41 197 13112.5-13113.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees [30 minute Ascending in eclipse] (03:54-04:25) X X
08/04/17 216 Eclipse season ends X
08/14/17 17:36 18:03 226 13545.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:44-17:51) X X
08/16/17 16:18 17:00 228 13574.0 Nadir point calibration, 35.5 degrees (16:23-16:53) X X
08/21/17 233 Total solar eclipse X
08/26/17 18:05 18:38 238 13721.0-13721.5 RMM09 CARA Risk Mitigation Maneuver (thruster: 18:20:45) X
09/08/17 17:59 18:25 251 13911.0-13911.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #7 (thruster:18:09:08) X
09/12/17 17:23 17:51 255 13969.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:32-17:38) X X
10/11/17 17:17 17:44 284 14393.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:26-17:32) X X
11/16/17 13:19 13:47 320 14917.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:28-13:34) X X
12/11/17 13:58 14:25 345 15283.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:06-14:12) X X
12/20/17 354 Sun at maximum beta angle of ~15.5 degrees X
12/21/17 18:45 19:11 355 15432.5-15433.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #8 (thruster:18:55:28) X
01/09/18 13:45 14:13 009 15707.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:54-14:00) X X
02/08/18 15:49 16:17 039 16147.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (15:58-16:04 X X
02/15/18 046 Partial solar eclipse (about 20:30) X
03/09/18 13:53 14:20 068 16570.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:01-14:08). Data lost due to downlink station issues. X X
04/08/18 17:27 17:55 098 17011.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:36-17:42) X X
05/08/18 128 Eclipse season begins X
05/18/18 17:23 17:50 138 17596.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:31-17:38) X X
06/09/18 17:48 18:16 160 17918.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:57-18:03) X X
06/22/18 09:22 10:02 173 18103.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees (09:36-09:46) [Amazon] X X
06/22/18 173 Maximum eclipse at 2018-173T18:09:36. X
06/27/18 00:00 178 18170.5 Contingency Comm entered: Science data downlink stopped (latency will suffer) X
06/28/18 03:00 179 18187.0 Science downlinks resume. Both RAD and SAR have lost data (~15 hours RAD,). RAD data downlinked first over next several passes. SAR data will be delayed for many days. X
06/30/18 181 Ephemeris update errors may result in small nadir pointing anomalies X
07/08/18 17:36 18:03 189 18342.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:45-17:51) X X
07/12/18 17:18 17:44 193 18400.5-18401.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #9 (thruster:17:28:15) X
08/05/18 217 Eclipse season ends X
08/10/18 18:15 18:42 222 18825.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:24-18:30) X X
08/11/18 223 Partial solar eclipse (about 10:00) X
09/06/18 16:47 21:26 249 19219.5-19222.0 NPM reformat: Radar powered off, Radiometer placed in Diagnostic Safe (16:50-21:22) X X X
09/12/18 15:34 16:01 255 19306.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (15:43-15:49) X X
10/08/18 13:38 14:05 281 19685.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:47-13:53) X X
11/08/18 14:38 15:06 312 20139.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:47-14:54) X X
12/08/18 13:33 14:00 342 20577.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:41-13:48) X X
12/21/18 355 Sun at maximum beta angle of ~15.5 degrees X
01/06/19 006 Total solar eclipse (about 01:43) X
01/09/19 13:33 14:00 009 21045.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:41-13:48) X X
02/08/19 13:56 14:24 039 21484.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:05-14:11) X X
02/28/19 17:32 17:58 059 21779.0-21779.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #10 (thruster:17:42:19) X
03/01/19 060 Minimum +Y to sun angle of 2.9 degrees X
03/09/19 13:40 14:07 068 21908.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:49-13:55) X X
04/11/19 17:27 17:54 101 22393.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:35-17:42) X X
05/08/19 128 Eclipse season begins X
05/11/19 17:48 18:15 131 22832.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:57-18:03) X X
06/10/19 18:13 18:40 161 23271.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:22-18:28) X X
06/19/19 18:55 SMAP enters SAFE-RWA mode due to FSW reset (instruments off) X
06/21/19 172 Maximum eclipse
07/23/19 21:25 21:27 204 23902.0 Radiometer powered on X X
07/23/19 22:27 204 23903.0 SAR in receive mode X X
08/05/19 217 Eclipse season ends X
08/07/19 17:48 18:15 219 24119.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:56 - 18:03) X X
08/12/19 09:22 10:01 224 24187.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees (09:36-09:46) [Amazon] X X
08/14/19 16:18 17:00 226 24221.0 Nadir point Look Angle Calibration, 35.5 degrees (16:23-16:53) X X
09/10/19 17:23 17:50 253 24616.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:31 - 17:37) X X
10/10/19 17:53 18:20 283 25055.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:02 - 18:08) X X
11/06/19 22:41 23:09 310 25453.0-25453.5 RMM12 CARA Risk Mitigation Maneuver (thruster: 22:50:47) [In lieu of OTM #11] X
11/08/19 14:26 14:53 312 25477.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:35 - 14:41) X X
11/13/19 17:22 19:48 317 25552.5-25554.0 NPM reformat: Radar powered off, Radiometer placed in Diagnostic Safe (17:24-19:04) X X X
12/09/19 13:55 14:23 343 25930.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:04 - 14:10) X X
12/21/19 355 Sun at maximum beta angle of ~15.5 degrees X
12/26/19 360 Partial solar eclipse X
01/12/20 13:33 14:00 012 26427.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:41 - 13:48) X X
02/07/20 14:48 15:15 038 26808.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:57 - 15:03) X X
02/29/20 060 Minimum +Y to sun angle of 3.1 degrees X
03/09/20 14:06 14:34 069 27261.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:14 - 14:20) X X
04/08/20 17:39 18:06 099 27702.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:48 - 17:54) X X
05/07/20 128 Eclipse season begins X
05/13/20 17:47 18:15 134 28214.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:56 - 18:02) X X
06/09/20 18:00 18:27 161 28609.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:09 - 18:15) X X
06/20/20 172 Maximum eclipse X
06/21/20 173 Partial solar eclipse X
06/22/20 03:41 04:42 174 28790.5-28791.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees [30 minute Ascending in eclipse] (03:55-04:26) X X
07/07/20 17:09 17:37 189 29018.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:18 - 17:24) X X
07/09/20 18:09 18:37 191 29048.0-29048.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #12 (thruster:18:19) X
07/13/20 09:22 10:02 195 29101.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees (09:36-09:46) [Amazon] X X
08/04/20 217 Eclipse season ends X
08/14/20 17:35 18:02 227 29574.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:43 - 17:50) X X
8/23-24/2020 23:44 00:12 236-237 29709.5 - 29710 RMM 14 CARA Risk Mitigation Maneuver (thruster: 23:54) X
09/04/20 17:08 17:37 248 29881.0-29881.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #13 (thruster:17:18:40) [to correct for RMM 14] X
09/10/20 17:48 18:15 254 29969.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:56 - 18:03) X X
10/08/20 15:24 15:52 282 30377.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (15:33 - 15:39) X X
10/12/20 286 Sun at minimum beta angle of 3.2 degrees X
11/09/20 13:50 14:17 314 30844.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:58 - 14:05) X X
12/09/20 14:21 14:48 344 31283.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:30 - 14:36) X X
12/14/20 349 Partial solar eclipse X
12/16/20 16:45 20:00 351 31387.5 - 31389.5 NPM reformat: Radar powered off, Radiometer placed in Diagnostic Safe (16:46-19:16) X X X
12/18/20 18:35 19:03 353 31417.5 - 31418.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #14 (thruster: 18:44:54) X
12/21/20 356 Sun at maximum beta angle of ~15.5 degrees X
12/23/20 02:42 03:10 358 31481.0 - 31481.5 RMM 16 CARA Risk Mitigation Maneuver (thruster: 02:52) X
01/07/21 17:45 18:14 007 31709.5 - 31710.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #15 (thruster: 17:55:42) X
01/09/21 13:45 14:12 009 31736.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:54 - 14:00) X X
02/09/21 15:02 15:29 040 32190.5 - 32191.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (15:10 - 15:17) X X
02/24/21 16:18 17:00 055 32411.0 Nadir point Look Angle Calibration, 35.5 degrees (16:23-16:53) X X
02/28/21 059 Minimum +Y to sun angle of 3.2 degrees X
03/08/21 13:15 13:42 067 32584.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:24 - 13:30) X X
03/11/21 17:56 18:25 070 32631.0 - 32631.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #16 (thruster: 18:06:22) X
04/08/21 17:26 17:54 098 33040.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:35 - 17:41) X X
04/30/21 04:23 04:52 120 33354.0 - 33354.5 RMM 18 CARA Risk Mitigation Maneuver (thruster: 04:33) X
05/07/21 127 Eclipse season begins X
05/11/21 18:00 18:27 131 33523.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:08 - 18:15). Descend. X X
05/25/21 19:33 20:00 145 33729.0 - 33729.5 Cold Sky Calibration (asc), 110 degrees (19:42 - 19:48). Ascend. X X
05/27/21 17:44 18:13 147 33757.0 - 33757.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #17 (thruster: 17:54:36) [-6 cm/s] X
06/09/21 17:47 18:14 160 33947.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:56 - 18:02). Descend. X X
06/10/21 161 Annular solar eclipse X
06/21/21 19:45 20:12 172 34124.0 - 34124.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (19:54 - 20:00). Ascend. X X
06/21/21 172 Maximum eclipse X
06/30/21 09:21 10:01 181 34249.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees (09:35-09:45) [Amazon] X X
07/08/21 17:34 18:01 189 34371.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:43 - 17:49). Descend. X X
07/20/21 19:34 20:01 201 34548.0 - 34548.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (19:42 - 19:49). Ascend. X X
08/05/21 217 Eclipse season ends X
08/14/21 17:20 17:47 226 34912.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:29 - 17:35). Desc. X X
08/25/21 01:55 02:23 237 35064.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (02:04 - 02:10). Asc. X X
09/02/21 18:07 18:35 245 35190.5 - 35191.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #18 (thruster: 18:16:53) [+7.5 cm/s] X
09/10/21 17:32 18:00 253 35307.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:41 - 17:47). Desc. X X
09/20/21 04:50 05:17 263 35446.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (04:59 - 05:05). Asc. X X
10/10/21 14:48 15:16 283 35744.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:57 - 15:03). Desc. X X
10/12/21 285 Sun at minimum beta angle of 3.0 degrees X
10/21/21 01:01 01:28 294 35897.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (01:10 - 01:16). Asc. X X
11/11/21 13:18 13:45 315 36211.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:27-13:33). Desc. X X
11/20/21 04:52 05:19 324 36338.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (05:01-05:07). Asc. X X
12/04/21 338 Total solar eclipse (about 07:30, double dip) X
12/11/21 12:05 12:32 345 36649.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (12:14-12:20). Desc. X X
12/21/21 05:53 06:20 355 36792.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:02-06:08). Asc. X X
12/21/21 355 Sun at maximum beta angle of ~15.5 degrees X
01/06/22 18:31 18:59 006 37033.50-037034.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #19 (thruster: 18:41:15) [+7.5 cm/s] X
01/10/22 12:30 12:57 010 37088.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (12:39-12:45). Desc. X X
01/25/22 16:32 18:14 025 37310.5 - 37311.5 NPM reformat: Radar powered off, Radiometer placed in Diagnostic Safe (16:34-18:11) X X X
02/10/22 13:31 13:58 041 37542.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:40-13:46). Desc. X X
02/20/22 05:40 06:08 051 37684.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (05:49-05:55). Asc. X X
03/01/22 060 Minimum +Y to sun angle of 3.4 degrees X
03/10/22 17:22 17:49 069 37954.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:31-17:37). Desc. X X
03/17/22 18:08 18:36 076 38057.0 - 38057.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #20 (thruster: 18:18:24) [+9.0 cm/s] X
03/20/22 01:24 01:52 079 38091.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (01:33-01:39). Asc. X X
04/07/22 02:23 02:52 097 38354.5 - 38355.0 RMM 25 CARA Risk Mitigation Maneuver (thruster: 02:34:00) [+9.0 cm/s] X
04/10/22 18:24 18:51 100 38408.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:33-18:39). Desc. X X
04/20/22 05:57 06:25 110 38547.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:06-06:12). Asc. X X
04/21/22 17:30 17:59 111 38568.5 - 38569.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #21 (thruster: 17:40:21) [-7.5 cm/s] X
04/30/22 120 Partial solar eclipse (about 21:00, double dip) X
05/05/22 04:55 05:24 125 38765.5 - 38766.0 RMM 27 CARA Risk Mitigation Maneuver (thruster: 05:05:00) [-7.5 cm/s] (RAD internal cal @ 05:23:35) X
05/08/22 17:38 18:05 128 38817.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (17:47-17:53). Desc. X X
05/08/22 128 Eclipse season begins X
05/23/22 19:44 20:11 143 39038.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (19:53-19:59). Asc. X X
05/26/22 17:45 18:11 146 39080.5 - 39081.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #22 (thruster: 17:54:55) [+21.1 cm/s] X
06/07/22 18:01 18:28 158 39256.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:10-18:16). Desc. X X
06/21/22 172 Maximum eclipse X
06/23/22 05:59 06:26 174 39483.0 - 39483.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:08-06:14). Asc. X X
06/29/22 17:24 17:53 180 39577.5 - 39578.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #24 (thruster: 17:33:51 ) [-5 cm/s] X
07/10/22 15:24 15:51 191 39737.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (15:33-15:39). Desc. X X
07/22/22 05:47 06:14 203 39907.0 - 39907.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (05:56-06:02). Asc. X X
08/05/22 217 Eclipse season ends X
08/08/22 09:40 220 40158? SMAP enters SAFE-RCS mode. Instruments off. Spin down. RFE thermal cooldown. Trajectory highly perturbed. Times approximate. X
09/19/22 20:16 20:19 262 40779.0 Radiometer powered on, SAR in receive mode. LUT not synced properly. X X X
09/22/22 17:20 17:49 265 40821.0 Orbit Inclination Maneuver (INC2) 98 seconds: 17:31:02-17:32:40; delta-V 1.60 m/s X
09/22/22 20:00 265 40822.5 LUT sync update to correct row for latitude. X
10/06/22 20:55 21:21 279 41028.0 In-Plane Orbit Adjustment (INP-2) Maneuver 32 seconds (21:04:41-) 50 cm/s. This returns SMAP to nominal Science operations. X
10/08/22 13:12 13:39 281 41052.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:21-13:27). Descending X X
10/25/22 10:00 13:00 298 Partial solar eclipse (double dip) X
10/27/22 06:02 06:30 300 41326.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:11-06:17). Ascending X X
11/07/22 13:41 14:08 311 41491.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:50-13:56). Descending X X
11/16/22 09:12 320 NVM Data Products partition failure. Only real-time telemetry data are available. Science data unaffected, but ancillary DPs lost. X
11/18/22 17:44 21:07 322 41655.0 - 41657.0 NPM reformat: Radar powered off, Radiometer placed in Diagnostic Safe (17:46-21:03) X X X
11/23/22 04:43 05:10 327 41720.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (04:52-04:58). Ascending X X
12/07/22 12:30 12:57 341 41929.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (12:39-12:45). Descending X X
12/22/22 17:56 18:21 356 42152.0 - 42152.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #25 (thruster: 18:05:34) [+14.2 cm/s] X
12/24/22 05:40 06:07 358 42174.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (05:49-05:55). Ascending X X
12/28/22 20:49 21:17 362 42241.5 - 42242.0 RMM 34 CARA Risk Mitigation Maneuver (thruster: 20:59:27) [+5 cm/s] X
01/09/23 13:09 13:36 009 42412.5 - 42413.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:18-13:24). Descending X X
01/12/23 18:35 19:04 012 42459.5 - 42460.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #26 (thruster: 18:45:18) [-4 cm/s] X
01/23/23 06:06 06:34 023 42613.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:15-06:21). Ascending X X
02/07/23 06:20 06:48 038 42832.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:29-06:36). Descending X X
02/09/23 21:02 21:28 040 42870.5 - 42871.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #27 (thruster: 21:12:06) [+14 cm/s] X
02/23/23 05:31 05:58 054 43066.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (05:40-05:46). Ascending X X
03/09/23 18:01 18:28 068 43278.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:10-18:16). Descending X X
03/16/23 18:45 19:13 075 43381.0 - 43381.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #28 (thruster: 18:55:19) [+12.9 cm/s] X
03/21/23 06:41 07:08 080 43447.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:50-06:56). Ascending X X
3/21-22/2023 23:53 00:22 081 43457.5 RMM 40 CARA Risk Mitigation Maneuver (thruster: 00:03:30) [+10.6 cm/s] X
04/07/23 17:51 18:19 097 43702.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:00-18:06). Descending X X
04/20/23 110 Partial solar eclipse (about 06:00) X
04/21/23 02:50 03:17 111 43898.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (02:58-03:05). Ascending X X
04/27/23 17:07 17:35 117 43994.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #29 (thruster: 17:16:54) [+12.9 cm/s] X
05/07/23 18:14 18:42 127 44141.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:23-18:29). Descending X X
05/07/23 128 Eclipse season begins X
05/22/23 03:54 04:22 142 44352.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (04:03-04:09). Ascending X X
05/23/23 22:18 143 44392.5 ATC set point reduced from 1.0 to 0.1 degree X
06/07/23 16:01 16:29 158 44593.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (16:10-16:16). Descending X X
06/15/23 09:15 09:55 166 44706 - 44706.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees (09:29-09:39) [Amazon] [too early by ~5 minutes] X X
06/21/23 172 Maximum eclipse X
06/21/23 05:57 06:25 172 44792.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:06-06:12). Ascending X X
06/22/23 17:45 18:35 173 44814.0 HPA power cycling X X
06/29/23 17:44 18:12 180 44916.0 - 44916.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #30 (thruster: 17:53:55) [+12.9 cm/s] X
07/01/23 09:19 10:00 182 44940.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 180 degrees (09:33-09:44) [Amazon] [redo] X X
07/06/23 18:08 19:52 187 45019.0 - 45020.0 HPA 100-power-cycle test, RAD in diagnostic (18:08-19:52) X X
07/07/23 16:26 16:53 188 45032.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (16:35-16:41). Descending X X
07/10/23 16:34 20:36 191 45076.5 - 45079.0 Format and backup NPP (RAD diagnostic (16:35-19:47)) X X X
07/26/23 06:09 06:37 207 45304.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:18-06:24). Ascending X X
08/03/23 17:55 18:24 215 45428.0 - 45428.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #31 (thruster: 18:05:50) [+10.6 cm/s] X
08/04/23 16:18 17:00 216 45442.0 Nadir point Look Angle Calibration, 35.5 degrees (16:23-16:53) X X
08/05/23 217 Eclipse season ends X
08/08/23 23:11 23:39 220 45504.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (23:20-23:26). Descending X X
08/25/23 02:57 03:24 237 45741.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (03:06-03:12). Ascending X X
09/07/23 13:41 14:08 250 45937.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:50-13:56). Descending X X
09/14/23 16:09 22:18 257 46041.5 - 46045.0 MIMU-B Swap; Instruments powered off (RAD on 21:53) X X
09/21/23 05:44 06:12 264 46137.5 RMM 48 CARA Risk Mitigation Maneuver (thruster: 05:54:00) [+12.9 cm/s] X
09/26/23 01:20 01:47 269 46208.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (01:29-01:35). Ascending X X
10/09/23 00:35 01:02 282 46397.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (00:44-00:50). Descending X X
10/14/23 287 Annular solar eclipse (about 18:00) X
10/19/23 18:44 19:12 292 46555.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #33 (thruster: 18:53:51) [+14.6 cm/s] X
10/23/23 06:36 07:03 296 46606.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:45-06:51). Ascending X X
11/08/23 12:30 12:57 312 46843.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (12:39-12:45). Descending X X
11/22/23 19:24 19:52 326 47052.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #35 (thruster: 19:33:51) [+14.6 cm/s] X
11/24/23 05:05 05:33 328 47073.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (05:14-05:21). Ascending X X
12/08/23 12:56 13:24 342 47282.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:04-13:11). Descending X X
12/23/23 04:52 05:20 357 47497.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (05:01-05:07). Ascending X X
01/07/24 13:21 13:48 007 47721.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (13:30-13:36). Descending X X
01/11/24 19:02 19:30 011 47783.5 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #36 (thruster: 19:11:51) [+14.6 cm/s] X
01/23/24 05:54 06:21 023 47951.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:03-06:09). Ascending X X
02/04/24 14:10 14:38 035 48131.5 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (14:19-14:25). Descending X X
02/15/24 19:34 20:02 046 48295.5 - 48296.0 Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #37 (thruster: 19:43:51) [+16.4 cm/s] X
02/20/24 05:07 05:34 051 48360.0 Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (05:16-05:22). Ascending X X

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