ESR operation memorandam for December 4, 2000 (Monday) BY S. Nozawa

Experiment name: SS-520-2  (the 10th day)
Pulse scheme: tau0, 6.4 second, 32/42m
Position of the 32m dish: 
(1) Az=0, El=30 (pointing north) from 04:00 to 06:12
(2) Az=-123.2, El=36.4   from 06:13 to 07:25
(3) Az=-204, El=30   from 07:26 to 8:28
(4) Az=-125.2, El=34.3   from 08:30 to 11:00

Start time: 04 UT
End time:11 UT

Before our experiment:  canceled (SP-UK-ECUS)
After our experiment: SP-UK-ECUS
EISCAT STAFF: Martin

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Note: (time in UT)
04:00           START with (Az=0, El=30): (Trasnmitter ON at 03:54)
                    Everything is fine.  
                    TX power=980-990 kW

06:12:00      Changed atnenna position to Az=-123.2, El=36.4
-06:13:40     Corresponding to lat=75.684, lon=2.897, alt=350 km
                      Case of 85 degree for the rocket.

06:31:33      Transmitter got STANDBY. "airport interlock (manually)"

06:49:27      Transmitter  ON.  It is a bit long break.

07:07           decodump died.  We lost data for 1-min.

07:25:52      Changed atnenna position to Az=204, El=30
-07:26:37    (pointing geomagnetically south).

07:53:00      Transmitter got STANDBY. "airport interlock (manually)"

08:17:35      Transmitter  ON.  It is a bit long break.

08:28:30      Changed the postion to (Az=-125.2, El=34.3).
-08:30:30

08:35:40     'awr' interlock
-08:36:03

                
08:57:35      Transmitter got STANDBY. "airport interlock (manually)"
                    where we were at -2 min for the rocket launch !!!

09:07:08      Transmitter  ON.   Count down restarted.

09:15           LAUNCH !!! (say 20 minutes for flying)

10:59:10           END
  
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Summary:
Failry good operation.
Rocket launching occurred!!!!
Still 'airport interlock' is broken (off).  





一人言:
ロケットがついにあがった！興奮。