Instrument Operations

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
03/07/24	18:49	19:17	067	48602.5	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (18:58-19:04). Descending				X	X
03/20/24	16:57	18:39	080	48791.5 - 48792.5	Format and backup BACKUP NPP (RAD diagnostic (16:59-18:37))	X				X	X
03/23/24	05:00	05:27	083	48828.0	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (05:09-05:15). Ascending				X	X
04/07/24	14:59	15:26	098	49053.5	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (15:08-15:14). Descending				X	X
04/08/24			099		Total solar eclipse (about 20:10 for main thermal perturbation)						X
04/10/24	19:05	19:33	101	49099.5 - 49100.0	Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #38 (thruster: 19:15:00) [+19.1 cm/s]				X
04/22/24	05:32	05:59	113	49267.0	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (05:40-05:47). Ascending				X	X
05/07/24	15:22	15:49	128	49492.5	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (15:31-15:37). Descending				X	X
05/09/24	19:11	19:39	130	49524.0	Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #39 (thruster: 19:21:09) [+16.4 cm/s]				X
05/22/24	05:57	06:25	143	49706.0	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (06:06-06:12). Ascending				X	X
06/06/24	20:10	20:38	000	49934.0 - 49934.5	Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #40 (thruster: 20:20:00) [+14.6 cm/s]				X
06/07/24	16:30	16:57	000	49946.5	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (16:39-16:45). Descending				X	X
06/25/24	03:55	04:22	000	50202.0	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (04:04-04:10). Ascending				X	X
07/09/24	16:31	16:58	000	50414.5	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (16:40-16:46). Descending				X	X
07/25/24	04:18	04:46	000	50641.0	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (04:27-04:33). Ascending				X	X
08/05/24			218		Eclipse season ends					X
08/08/24	00:36	01:03	000	50843.5	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (00:45-00:51). Descending				X	X
08/08/24	19:22	19:50	000	50855.0	Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #42 (thruster: 19:32:00) [+23.7 cm/s]				X
08/22/24	18:53	19:21	000	51059.5	Orbit Trim Maneuver (OTM) #43 (thruster: 19:03:00) [+20.0 cm/s]				X
08/24/24	01:05	01:32	000	51078.0	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (01:14-01:20). Ascending				X	X
09/07/24	12:26	12:53	000	51289.5	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (12:34-12:41). Descending				X	X
09/24/24	02:07	02:34	000	51532.0	Cold Sky Calibration, 110 degrees (02:16-02:22). Ascending				X	X

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