Instrument Operations

SMAP On-Orbit Events List for Instrument Data Users

Adam Freedman, Custodian

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