POLAR
PLASMA WAVE INVESTIGATION (PWI)
Launch and Early Operations Phase Timeline
| DATE | OPERATION/DEPLOYMENT | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 96058 | PWI Turn On PWI Downlink On PWI LPT* PWI Downlink Off |
1251 UT 1251 UT 1312 UT 1446 UT |
| 96062 | Radial Wires Pyro Event Deploy U Wires to 20m Deploy V Wires to 20m |
1309 UT 1500 UT 1630 UT |
| 96063 | Loop Antenna Deploy Search Coil Deploy |
1443 UT 1524 UT |
| 96064 | Spin Up and Jettison Hat Deploy U Wires to 34.9m Deploy U Wires to 34.9m |
1726 UT 2015 UT (aborted) 2115 UT (successful) |
| 96065 | Lanyard Boom Pyro Event Lanyard Boom Deploy PWI LPT* |
0930 UT 1103 UT 1120 UT |
| 96067 | Deploy V Wires to 35m Deploy U Wires to 50m |
1700 UT 1900 UT |
| 96069 | PWI EMC TEST** | 2320 UT |
| 96070 | Deploy V Wires to 50m Deploy U Wires to 65m |
1745 UT 1945 UT |
| 96072 | Deploy Z Booms to 14m | 1818 UT |
| 96073 | PWI LPT Test* PWI LPT Test* |
1000 UT (aborted) 1115 UT (re-start) |
Prof. Donald A. Gurnett, PI
donald-gurnett@physics.uiowa.edu
Dr.J. Douglas Menietti, Science Data Manager
john-menietti@uiowa.edu
Last updated: December 5, 2001