Swift Simulation Summaries

Ops
Exercises

Description

Duration

I&T Activity

Resources

Tool/Configuration

GSFC MOC

PSU MOC

GSFC I&T

KSC

S/C Bus

BAT

NFIs

HB

Pre-1

Various Instrument and Spacecraft Bus Tests


General Testing



X


X


X

X

1 and 2

Standard Test Set:

  • Day-in-the-Life type activities

  • FOM Test with ToO Commanding

  • Other instrument/Science Activities

  • Normal Ops Activities

~6 hours

Observatory Integrated Systems Test (IST) Dry Run

X


X


X


X


3

L&EO Dry Run to prepare for 1st L&EO Simulation

12 hours


X


X





X

4 and 6

Solar Array Deployment Tests


One of the few opportunities for FOT to see the realistic telemetry from this activities before launch

~2 hours

Solar Array 1st Motion Deploy

X


X


X

X

X


5

Repeat OE#1

~6 hours

Observatory IST

X


X


X

X

X


7

NFI Door Deployments


One of the few opportunities for FOT to see the realistic telemetry from these activities before launch

~4 hours

NFI Deployment Tests

X


X


X

X

X


8

Repeat OE#4

~2 hours

Solar Array 1st Motion Deploy


X*


X

X

X

X


9

Repeat OE#1

~6 hours

Observatory IST


X*


X

X

X

X


* Telemetry Monitoring Only



L&EO
Ops
Sims

Description

Duration

I&T Activity

Personnel

Resource(s)

Tool/Configuration

GSFC MOC

PSU MOC

GSFC I&T

KSC

S/C Bus

BAT

NFIs

HB

1a_1

Exercise 1st 2-3 days of L&EO Timeline/Script (compressed)

  • SSOH via TDRSS link post-separation

  • Monitor Solar Array Deployment (RTS execution)

  • Initial Acquisition with Malindi Subsystem Checkout

  • Clock Update

  • Ephemeris Update

  • CPU RAM Dumps

  • SSR Configuration and Dumps

  • EPS/AHI Configuration

  • Star Tracker Power On/Checkout

  • ACS Mode Transition (Inertial Pt.)

2 days,
12 hours/day

Pre-BAT Delivery

  • FOT

  • L&EO Dir.

  • Sim Eng.

  • MORL

  • SA Sys. Eng.

X


X


X




1a_2

Exercise ACS Slew Testing performed during L&EO (compressed)

  • ACS Mode Transition

  • Ephemeris Update

  • CPU RAM and SSR Dumps

  • Slew Tests

  • Torque Rod Compensation (TBD)

1 day,
12 hours

Pre-BAT Delivery

  • FOT

  • L&EO Dir.

  • Sim Eng.

  • MORL

  • SA Sys. Eng.

  • ACS Eng.

X


X


X




1b_1

L&EO NFI Activation Sequence (compressed)

  • S/C begins in Mission Mode and Inertial Point Mode

  • Box Power On

  • Telescope Configuration

  • Simulated door opening (as allowed)

  • Activation activities interleaved to simulate L&EO sequence

  • Power down due to SH

  • SH Recovery

  • Emergency Power Down

3 days,
12 hours/day

Pre-BAT Delivery

  • FOT

  • SA Sys. Eng.

  • UVOT Eng.

  • XRT Eng.

X


X


X


X


1b_2

L&EO FoM/ACS Interface Testing

  • FoM Checkout

  • Slew Tests with NFI boxes powered on (no telescopes)

  • Power on Telescopes

  • Run Open Door procs (no actual door opening)

  • Post-UVOT Door Open Slew Tests

1 – 2 days,
12 hours/day

Pre-BAT Delivery

  • FOT

  • SA Sys. Eng.

  • ACS Eng.

  • UVOT Eng.

  • XRT Eng.

X


X


X


X


1b_3

L&EO Timeline/Script Sequence (compressed)

  • NFI Box Activation Activities

  • BAT Activation Activities (through 1 – 2(?) DM Blocks)

  • SADA Characterization

  • Antenna Switch Test (?)

Nominal Slews requiring SADA motion

3 transitions,
~12 hours per transition

Thermal Vacuum
(TVAC) Transitions

  • FOT

  • SA Sys. Eng.

  • ACS Eng.

  • NFI Engs.

  • BAT Eng.

X


X


X

X

X


1c

Final Full L&EO Simulation before Launch Site

  • Repeat Sim 1a_1

  • Include minimum Instrument Electronic Box Power Up (XRT, UVOT, BAT)

2 days,
12 hours/day

L&EO Rehearsal

  • All engineers supporting L&EO


X

X


X

X

X


1d

Final Full L&EO Simulation
(Repeat Sim 1a_1)

2 days,
12 hours/day

Observatory ETE

  • All engineers supporting L&EO


X


X

X

X?

X?



Post-L&EO Ops Sims

Description

Duration

I&T Activity

Personnel

Resource(s)

Tool/Configuration

GSFC MOC

PSU MOC

GSFC I&T

S/C Bus

BAT

NFIs

HB

2a

Enhanced “Day-in-the-Life” Simulation

  • Instrument Power On (SH Recovery)

  • Stimulate Instruments, as available

  • FOT Routine Operations Activities

    • ATS upload

    • CPU RAM/SSR Playback

    • Clock & Ephem Updates

  • Science Plan/Replan/Timeline Delivery

  • Nominal Instrument Commanding

  • 72-hour “hand off”/weekend ops with PSU automation (?)

  • 73-hour time-out with SH Recovery

  • BAT FoV/Source Test (BAT ETE)

2 days,
24 hours/day

Observatory Operations Test (formerly, Observatory Science
End-to-End Test)

  • FOT

  • SA Sys. Eng.

  • Inst. Engs.

  • SDC(?) – depends on PSU MOC

X?

X?

X

X

X

X


2b

“Day-in-the-Life” Test

  • FOT Normal Operations Activities (see 2a)

  • Routine Instrument Commanding

~12 hours

Thermal Balance

  • FOT

  • All Subsystem Engs.

  • Inst. Engs.

X


X

X

X

X


2c

Paper Simulation of Daily Operations
(using the PSS or Recorded Data)

  • Coordinate Operational Product Deliveries

  • Science Planning/Replanning

  • FOT/SOT Nominal Activities

  • File Transfers

  • Other Activities as needed

2 days,
8 hours/day


  • FOT

  • Inst. Engs.

  • SDC

  • Data Centers


X







Contingency

Sims

Description

Duration

I&T Activity

Personnel

Resources

Tool/Configuration

GSFC MOC

PSU MOC

GSFC I&T

KSC

S/C Bus

BAT

NFI

HB

3a_1

Special Operations Simulation

  • Observatory configured for normal operations with NFIs online

  • CPU RAM/SSR Playback

  • RTS Load/Dump

  • NFI FSW and Table Uploads/Dumps

  • SOH Verification (S/C Bus, NFIs)

3 days,
~8 – 10 hours/day

SCIF #4A

  • FOT

  • S/C Bus Sys. Eng. Support

  • NFI Engs.


X

X


X


X


3a_2

Special Operations Simulation

  • Observatory configured for normal operations with instruments online

  • CPU RAM/SSR Playback

  • ATS and RTS Loads/Dumps

  • S/C Bus and BAT FSW and Tables Uploads/Dumps

  • S/C Bus and Instrument Real-Time commanding

  • TDRSS Burst Messages

  • SOH (Observatory)

1.5 days,
~12 hours/day

SCIF #4B

  • FOT

  • S/C Bus Engs.

  • Inst. Engs.


X

X


X

X

X


3a_3

Special Operations Simulation

  • HB configured for normal operations with instrument ETUs online

  • CPU RAM/SSR Playbacks

  • S/C Bus and Instrument FSW and Table Loads/Dumps

  • S/C Bus and Instrument Real-Time commanding

  • TDRSS Burst Messages

  • SOH (Observatory)

2.5 days,
~12 hours/day

SCIF #4C

  • FOT

  • SA Sys. Eng.


X






X

3b

L&EO Contingency Sim –
1st Anomaly Simulation

  • Details developed at later date by

    • Simulation Engineer

    • Observatory Systems Engineer

    • Observatory I&T Manager

  • MOT participants will not be briefed on details for training purposes

~12 hours


  • FOT

  • All S/C Bus Engs. supporting L&EO

  • Inst. Engs.


X

X





X

3c

L&EO Contingency Sim
2nd Anomaly Simulation
(Repeat Sim 3b with different anomalies)

1 day,
~12 hours

L&EO Contingency Rehearsal

  • FOT

  • All S/C Bus Engs. supporting L&EO

  • Inst. Engs.


X

X


X

X

X



Ops Readiness Test

Description

Duration

Resources

Tool

PSU MOC

KSC

Malindi

USN

TDRSS

Observatory

PSS

Tape

1 and 2

Nominal Pass Ops

  • Voice Communications

  • Pre-pass ground system configuration and connection w/ station

  • Real-Time Commanding Activities

    • No-ops

    • Clock Update

    • ATS Load

  • Post-pass activities

    • Data Transfer

~4-8 hours

X


X




X


3 and 4

Contingency Pass Ops

  • Activities from ORT #1

  • Blind Acquisition

  • Negative Acquisition

~4-8 hours

X


X




X


5 and 6

Nominal Pass Ops

  • Same as ORT #1

~4-8 hours

X



X




X

7 and 8

Contingency Pass Ops

  • Same as ORT #3

~4-8 hours

X



X




X

9 (TBD)

Nominal Pass Ops

  • Voice Communications

  • Pre-pass ground system configuration and connection w/ station

  • Real-Time Commanding Activities

    • No-ops

  • Post-pass clean-up

~4-8 hours

X

X



X

X





NOTE: ALL Sim activities must use FLIGHT OPERATIONS PROCEDURES/STOL PROCS unless waived on a case-by-case basis –I&T procedures used for initial sim configuration only.


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