Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 19:02:53 -0400
From: Kimberly Strong <strong@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca>
To: MANTRA email list
Subject: MANTRA 2002 - Thursday, August 22 Status

MANTRA 2002 - Thursday, August 22 Status

Greetings from Vanscoy,

Stratospheric winds are still high, so we don't expect to 
launch for a few days yet.  We are revising our launch
readiness date to Monday (night) August 26.  

Today is being spent working on instrument preparations,
while SIL prepares for tonight's dry run, which will begin
at 8 PM.

Pointing System
- working on software to integrate reaction wheel, add modes
including momentum dump, and set up automation of measurements

MSC SunPhotoSpectrometers (SPS-B1, SPS-B2)
- calibration completed
- almost flight ready 

MAESTRO-B
- need one wiring modification for communications with pointing system
- working on focusing, may calibrate

U of Denver FTS
- have rigged up a "tent" indoors to get a low-humidity environment
- needs alignment, then solar measurements to test detector alignment
and set gains

MSC FTS
- working on software (should work for sunrise now)
- need to do alignment, solar scan and set gains

MSC OH Spectrometer
- working on optimizing the resolution, aligning the polarizer, 
software, and possibly adding heat sinks

MSC Emission Radiometers
- need to test flaps
- otherwise ready to fly

Service d'Aeronomie SAOZ
- ready to fly

U of T On-board Datalogger
- SIL integrating with CIP

Ozonesondes
- sixth launch this morning with small Totex balloon

Ground-based MSC Brewer 
- continuing direct sun measurements

Ground-based York U AOTF spectromter
- continuing zenith-sky measurements
- working on automation software

Ground-based U of T zenith-sky spectrometer
- continuing zenith-sky measurements
- working on polar alignment and tracking with telescope

Ground-based MSC SPS-G
- continuing direct sun measurements, should do zenith sky
at sunset tonight

Overall schedule:
Thursday August 22 - dry run (8 PM to midnight)
Friday August 23   - RFI test, instrument alignment/calibrations with sun
August 24-25       - hanging test with crane 
August 24-25       - instrument preparations and testing
Monday, August 26  - flight ready

All for now.
Kim

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Dr. Kimberly Strong, Associate Professor
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