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

Swift Simulation Summaries

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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Ops

Carmon L Parkinson

2003-08-13T16:02:00