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2/6 launch<br />

Events<br />

Attitude<br />

74 days<br />

DSM-1 (390-394)<br />

SEP < 4°<br />

+30d TCM<br />

360 376<br />

sunpoint: collector steering<br />

364 388<br />

452<br />

50km/s particle<br />

469<br />

20° off-sun<br />

472<br />

2/15 launch<br />

83 days*<br />

Events<br />

Attitude<br />

SEP < 4°<br />

357<br />

DSM-1 (387-391)<br />

+30d TCM<br />

373<br />

sunpoint: collector steering<br />

372 396<br />

459<br />

50km/s particle<br />

475<br />

20° off-sun<br />

478<br />

* calendar days<br />

82 “full grid”<br />

days<br />

2/25 launch<br />

Events<br />

Attitude<br />

SEP < 4°<br />

346<br />

368<br />

DSM-1 (398-402)<br />

384<br />

+30d<br />

TCM<br />

sunpoint: collector steering<br />

371<br />

53 days<br />

438<br />

50km/s particle<br />

456<br />

20° off-sun<br />

459<br />

Time<br />

days from 2/6<br />

265 295 325 355 385 415 445 475 505 535 565 595<br />

calendar date 10/29/99 11/28 12/28 1/27 2/26 3/27 4/26 5/26 6/25 7/25 8/24 9/23<br />

CIDA Experiment<br />

Figure 4.2-8 ISP 1 Variability Across the Launch Period<br />

The CIDA 1 and 2 periods currently allow for some quiet time between the end of<br />

important mission phases, Launch and EGA, respectively, and the start of CIDA activity.<br />

Geometrically, these periods could start as early as L+20 days (vs. +45 days) and L+740<br />

days (vs. +769 days), respectively. However, operationally, these periods are solidly<br />

restricted by the end of the Launch (L+30 days) and EGA (L+739 days) phases.<br />

The baseline CIDA 3 plan does not provide for off-sun attitudes during the pre-encounter<br />

solar conjunction period (SEP < 3° for 75 days). However, without a specific spacecraft<br />

attitude plan, this portion of the CIDA period will be very inefficient due to the attitude<br />

reference to the Sun-Earth-Probe plane (which will be slowly rotating 180° as the<br />

spacecraft passes through solar conjunction). A plan can be developed that includes<br />

sequenced attitude updates during solar conjunction for more efficient tracking of the ISP<br />

stream. The experiment characteristics and associated spacecraft attitudes for<br />

implementation of standard CIDA experiment strategies (+x-axis alignment with ISP<br />

stream, ISP stream within FOV) during this period are presented in Appendix D.<br />

Finally, the start of off-sun attitudes for CIDA 3 is dictated by the spacecraft exit from<br />

the pre-encounter solar conjunction. For planning purposes, ‘exit’ has been defined as a<br />

Sun-Earth-Probe angle of 3 degrees. If operational experience shows that<br />

communications are possible at smaller SEP angles, the CIDA 3 off-sun period could be<br />

initiated earlier than currently scheduled, L+1703 days. To provide some perspective, in<br />

the current trajectory, a Sun-Earth-Probe angle of 2 degrees is achieved at L+1693 days.<br />

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