Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:49:35 -0400
From: Kimberly Strong <strong@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca>
To: MANTRA email list
Subject: MANTRA 2002 - Tuesday, August 20 Status

MANTRA 2002 - Tuesday, August 20 Status

Greetings from Vanscoy,

These status reports are now being posted on the MANTRA home page at
http://www.atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca/MANTRA/status_reports_2002.html
and the Odin, ENVISAT, and SAGE III teams have been informed.  

The MANTRA 2002 logo is also online at
http://www.atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca/MANTRA/mantra_2002.html

Pointing System
- mechanical and electrical integration with gondola complete
- working in sun-pointing mode using reaction wheel
- need to do integration/test with SPS-B1, MAESTRO-B, and MSC FTS
- working on software to integrate reaction wheel, add modes
including momentum dump, and set up automation of measurements

MSC SunPhotoSpectrometers (SPS-B1, SPS-B2)
- mechanical and electrical integration complete
- absolute and wavelength calibration began today, continuing tomorrow
- working on covers and insulation for power supplies

MAESTRO-B
- mechanical and electrical integration complete
- two detectors working
- still investigating noise, but getting signal
- need to make lid and insulate, and possibly do calibration

U of Denver FTS
- mechanical and electrical integration complete
- resolved new problem with drive, laser successfully realigned
- needs alignment, then solar measurements to test detector alignment
and set gains

MSC FTS
- electrical integration completed today, some mechanical work to do
- third contact closure added to enable turning off FTS during downlink
- working on software for 19200 kbaud line and downlink checking
- need to do alignment, solar scan and set gains, and integrate with 
pointing system

MSC OH Spectrometer
- mechanical and electrical integration complete
- laser alignment done
- working on alignment and focussing

MSC Emission Radiometers
- mechanical and electrical integration complete
- need to make covers for viewports, check preflight LN2 fill

Service d'Aeronomie SAOZ
- decided to mount SAOZ on the main gondola to avoid hitting ground
on launch if mounted on flight train 
- therefore now have downlink telemetry, using last MUX channel
- did mechanical and electrical integration (only telemetry needed) 
- ready to fly

U of T On-board Datalogger
- arrived from Toronto today
- SIL integrating with CIP

Ozonesondes
- fourth launch this morning, reached ~6 mbar

Ground-based MSC Brewer 
- continuing direct sun measurements

Ground-based York U AOTF spectromter
- new power supply installed yesterday, housing completed
- began zenith-sky measurements at sunset yesterday
- working on automation software

Ground-based U of T zenith-sky spectrometer
- continuing zenith-sky measurements

Ground-based MSC SPS-G
- started direct sun measurements today

Overall schedule:
Tuesday August 20  - electrical integration complete (some mechanical to
finish)
Weds. August 21    - mount all instruments on gondola, do mechanical
check, balancing
Weds. August 21    - test SPS-B1, MAESTRO-B, MSC FTS with pointing system
Weds. August 21    - possibly do RFI test (probably on August 22)
Thursday August 22 - instrument alignment/calibrations with sun
Thursday August 22 - dry run (9 PM to 1 AM)
Friday August 23   - hanging test with crane
Saturday August 24 - flight ready

All for now.
Kim

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Dr. Kimberly Strong, Associate Professor
Department of Physics, University of Toronto
Room MP 710A, 60 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A7, Canada
Telephone: (416) 946-3217, Fax: (416) 978-8905
Email: strong@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca
http://www.atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca/
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