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LRO was launched June 18th, 2009 at 5:32pm EDT from KSC. This BLOG will follow the progress of the mission as LRO travels to the Moon and establishes orbit around it.

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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Afternoon Plans

It's now 12:45 on November 5, and we're running TB-48, S-Band Functional.  Our plan for this afternoon:

1. Start TB-52 Ka-Comm Functional
   a. While TB-52 is ongoing, rerun TB-47 RW Spin Down Test.
      i. During long (> 1hr) wheel spin down times, run WAC light/dark test (0.5 hr each, can be completed within TB-52)
   b. Once TB-47 is done, run TB-50 LROC B/G imaging (fill)
   c. Once TB-50 is done, run TB-51 CSS Functional
   d. Once TB-51 is done, run TB-53 LROC B/G Imaging (cold soak)
2. Once TB-52 is done, run TB-46 Dump Orbiter Data
3. Once TB-46 is done, run TB-49 Orbiter Trending.

So, we're going to run STOL procs in parallel with the Ka-Comm Functional, then use Ka to dump data, then do trending.

We'll probably start TB-52 around 1pm local, then finish somewhere between 7pm and 9pm.  TB-47 will start by 1:30 local, and be done 4-4:30pm.  TB-51 would start soon after that.


"Setting a goal is not the main thing.  It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan." - Knute Rockne
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