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Facility Operations Manual
4.3.2
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4.4
4.4.1
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4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
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6.1
INT-SOC-DOC-012
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1 r 6
Date:
Page:
30 January 2004
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Open Time Proposals, submitted as part of the AO/TAC Process................................................................. 19
Core Programme Observations..................................................................................................................... 21
Submission of Calibration proposals/Observations ...................................................................................... 21
Submission of Engineering Proposals/Observations..................................................................................... 22
TOO SUBMISSION & DECLARATION ................................................................................................................... 23
Submission of ToO Proposals, outside of AO/TAC & CP ............................................................................. 23
Declaration of a ToO..................................................................................................................................... 23
PROPOSAL MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................................. 25
Amalgamation of Open Time Observations................................................................................................... 25
Sending of Proposal & Observation Related Data to ISDC .......................................................................... 25
Modification of an Open Time Proposal, outside of the AO period .............................................................. 25
Modification of the Core Programme............................................................................................................ 26
Updating of Calibration & Engineering Observations.................................................................................. 26
OBSERVATION SCHEDULING ............................................................................................................................... 27
Long Term & Short Term Plan...................................................................................................................... 27
Overview of the Routine Planning Cycle ....................................................................................................... 27
The Nominal Planning Process @ ISOC....................................................................................................... 28
Re-planning ................................................................................................................................................... 30
OBSERVATION TRACKING ................................................................................................................................... 31
Reception of Planning Messages ................................................................................................................... 31
Reception & Validation of Timeline Summary .............................................................................................. 31
EXPOSURE & OBSERVATION COMPLETION STATUS MANAGEMENT .................................................................... 31
ISOC CONFIGURATION CONTROL & SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE........................................................................ 32
INTEGRAL SCIENCE DATA ARCHIVE ................................................................................................................... 32
ISOC (INTERNAL) PROCEDURES.................................................................................................................. 33
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5.2.4
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5.3.1
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5.5.1
5.5.2
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5.6.1
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PROPOSAL HANDLING & COMMUNITY SUPPORT ................................................................................................ 33
Help Desk ...................................................................................................................................................... 33
AO Related Procedures ................................................................................................................................. 34
Core Programme Submission ........................................................................................................................ 44
Calibration & Engineering Proposal Submission ......................................................................................... 44
Observation Amalgamation ........................................................................................................................... 44
OMC Delta Catalogue Maintenance ............................................................................................................. 45
OBSERVATION SCHEDULING ............................................................................................................................... 47
Routine Planning Activities ........................................................................................................................... 47
Target of Opportunity Scheduling ................................................................................................................. 53
Soft TOO Scheduling ..................................................................................................................................... 54
Visual Checks on Generated Planning files................................................................................................... 55
Checking the Planning Messages .................................................................................................................. 55
Reception & Validation of Timeline Summary .............................................................................................. 56
Handing of Contingencies ............................................................................................................................. 57
Special Observation Related Procedures ...................................................................................................... 58
OBSERVATION STATUS MONITORING.................................................................................................................. 64
Check for reception of new ECS files ............................................................................................................ 64
Processing ECS files...................................................................................................................................... 64
Preparation for ISOC-ISDC Teleconference................................................................................................. 64
SCIENCE DATA ARCHIVE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................ 65
ISOC SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION & LIBRARIAN TASKS ...................................................................................... 66
ISOC Librarian Tasks.................................................................................................................................... 67
ISOC System Administration ......................................................................................................................... 70
INSTRUMENT MODE & EVENT DESIGNATOR MANAGEMENT .............................................................................. 72
Installation of the new Event Designators ..................................................................................................... 72
Mode & ED Definition & (Re-) configuration............................................................................................... 77
Investigation into Problems with IODB/EDs! ............................................................................................... 79
EXTERNAL INTERFACES................................................................................................................................ 81
MISSION OPERATIONS CENTRE ........................................................................................................................... 81