Aqua and Aura Results from Spring 2015 IAM Campaign
The presentation captures the results of the 2015 inclination adjust maneuver series for the Aqua and Aura spacecraft. The predictions for the 2016 IAM series are also discussed.
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Engineering topics
Tracewell, David A.
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Constellation Coordination System (CCS) Status
This presentation will discuss the operational status update of the Constellation Coordination System (CCS) Release 7.0 and the development status of CCS Release 7.1.
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Selecting Data from a Star Catalog
MCDUMP is a computer program that selects data from the SKYMAP SKY2000 Master Star Catalog a database about 150 MB in size, stored on a computer hard drive. The database describes about 300,000 stars, each by means of a 500-byte entry. MCDUMP reads all 300,000 entries, then generates an output file that comprises a subset of entries selected according to one or more criteria entered by the user. Examples of criteria that could be entered include: location in a selected portion of the sky; constancy or a specified degree of variability of brightness; absence of nearby, bright companion stars; a particular surface temperature; and brightness sufficient to enable detection by a specified astronomical instrument. The output of MCDUMP can be in the form of either a single 520-column file or multiple files that contain fewer columns to facilitate printing. MCDUMP has been configured and tested for use under the HP-UX 10.20 operating system (a Hewlett-Packard version of the UNIX operating system). It should also be possible to adapt MCDUMP to other versions of UNIX.
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