GOES L-Successful Launch-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: GOES L-Successful Launch-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 11:35:24 -0600

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NOUS40 KWBC 031722
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1683                   MAY 3... 2000

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAAPORT USERS

SUBJECT   GOES-L LAUNCH UPDATE

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

GOES-L WAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED AT 124/070700Z.  THE
APOGEE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 KM HIGH  OVERALL AN EXCELLENT
RIDE FROM THE ATLAS/CENTAUR.   FOLLOWING SEPARATION THE
SEQUENCE OF COMMAND ACTIVITIES LEADING UP TO SOLAR ARRAY
DEPLOYMENT WERE SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED 30 MINUTES AHEAD
OF SCHEDULE WITH A MAXIMUM DOD OF 21/PERCENT SIGN/ ON THE
BATTERIES WELL BELOW THE 60/PERCENT SIGN/ MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DOD
AND CONSISTENT WITH GOES-9 AND GOES-10 LAUNCHES.   INITIAL
ACQUISITIONS AT DIEGO GARCIA... PERTH... AND CANBERRA OCCURRED
RIGHT ON THE PREDICTS.   THREE-WAY DOPPLER BETWEEN DIEGO
GARCIA AND CANBERRA WAS SUCCESSFULLY PROCESSED BY FLIGHT
DYNAMICS TO AID IN QUICKLY DETERMINING A POST-SEPARATION
ORBIT.

INITIAL COMMANDING WAS PERFORMED THROUGH DIEGO TO
INITIALIZE THE ATTITUDE AND ORBIT CONTROL ELECTRONICS
/AOCE /NUMBER SYMBOL/1/... VENT THE PROPELLANT LINES...
PERFORM 300 MSEC THRUSTER FIRINGS USING THE PRIMARY
THRUSTERS... COMMAND AN OFF-AXIS SUN ACQUISITION... AND
DEPLOY THE SOLAR ARRAY OUTER PANEL.  ALL COMMAND
SEQUENCES WERE PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY AND THE SPACECRAFT
RESPONDED AS EXPECTED.  FOLLOWING SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOYMENT...
A COMMAND HAND-OVER TO CANBERRA WAS PERFORMED TO SUPPLY
FLIGHT DYNAMICS SUFFICIENT DATA TO DETERMINE A POST-LAUNCH
ORBIT.

SPACECRAFT CONFIGURATION

AOCE 1 ON
DIRA 1 ON
CASS 1 ON
DSS 1 ON
ES 1 ON
SIDE-A THRUSTERS SELECTED
NORMAL SUN ACQUISITION MODE
OUTER PANEL SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOYED
TRIM TAB SLEWED TO 0 DEGREES
RANGING ENABLED THROUGH CANBERRA

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

1/  1 APOGEE ATTITUDE RE-ORIENTATION AND SIDE-B THRUSTER
TESTS  MAY 3 1330Z

2/  AMF  1  MAY 5 0315Z

ANOMALIES/CONCERNS

NONE

MISCELLANEOUS

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS TIMELINE /EVENTS WILL BE DROPPED AS
THEY ARE COMPLETED/

CIRCULARIZE ORBIT MAY 3  MAY 21
         AMF 1  MAY 5
         AMF 2  MAY 7
         AMF 3  MAY 9
         AAM   - MAY 11
         TRIM 1  MAY 18
         TRIM 2  MAY 19
         TRIM 3  MAY 21

DEPLOYMENTS
         MAG BOOM AND FINAL SA DEPLOYMENT  MAY 12
         DIPOLE ESTIMATION  MAY 13
         MOMENTUM WHEEL TURN-ON AND SOLAR SAIL DEPLOYMENT
         MAY 14-15

GOES-L WILL BECOME GOES-11  MAY 11

OUTGASSING  MAY 12  JUNE 9

INSTRUMENT CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE  MAY 14  20

START-UPS AND FUNCTIONAL TESTS  MAY 12  MAY 21

FIRST OFFICIAL IMAGE  MAY 17

GOES-L HOTLINE  301-867-0086

RICHARD G. REYNOLDS
CHIEF... GROUND SYSTEMS DIVISION
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