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Mars Relay Flight Test Sequence

This is the as-flown test sequence.
Time [UTC] MR Mode Beacon Activity
1996 DOY 329
1996-11-24 0725 MR On Start of Mars Relay Flight Test
1996-11-24 0726 MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-24 0730 Mode 09 RC1/RC2
1996-11-24 0836 Stanford Rise
1996-11-24 1630 Mode 01 RC1
1996-11-24 1647 Spacecraft TES slew across Earth
1996-11-24 1810 Spacecraft return to ANS
1996-11-24 1830 Mode 09 RC1/RC2
1996-11-24 2218 Stanford Set
1996 DOY 330
1996-11-25 0832 Stanford Rise
1996-11-25 0900 Mode 16 None Stanford Uplink
1996-11-25 0910 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 0920 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-25 0930 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 0940 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-25 0950 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1000 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-25 1002 SARSAT-6 Stand Down
1996-11-25 1019 SARSAT-6 Clear
1996-11-25 1020 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1030 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1040 Mode 12 RC1/RC3 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-25 1050 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1100 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-25 1110 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1120 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-25 1130 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1140 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-25 1143 SARSAT-6 Stand Down
1996-11-25 1158 SARSAT-6 Clear
1996-11-25 1200 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1210 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1215 SARSAT-3 Stand Down
1996-11-25 1220 Mode 06 RC3
1996-11-25 1228 SARSAT-3 Clear
1996-11-25 1230 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1240 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-25 1250 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1300 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1309 COSPAS-4 Stand Down
1996-11-25 1326 COSPAS-4 Clear
1996-11-25 1330 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1340 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-25 1344 NOAA-12 Stand Down
1996-11-25 1354 SARSAT-3 Stand Down
1996-11-25 1355 Mode 09 RC1/RC2
1996-11-25 1358 NOAA-12 Clear
1996-11-25 1410 SARSAT-3 Clear
1996-11-25 1411 Mode 15 CW Beacon Only - Realtime Command
1996-11-25 1618 Spacecraft MOC slew across Earth, Moon
1996-11-25 1740 Spacecraft return to ANS
1996-11-25 2215 Stanford Set
1996 DOY 331
1996-11-26 0829 Stanford Rise
1996-11-26 0900 Mode 16 No Beacon Stanford Uplink
1996-11-26 0910 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-26 0920 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-26 0930 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-26 0940 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-26 0950 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-26 0951 SARSAT-6 Stand Down
1996-11-26 1008 SARSAT-6 Clear
1996-11-26 1010 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-26 1020 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (240 s)
1996-11-26 1030 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-26 1040 Mode 05 RC1/RC2 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-26 1050 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (64 s)
1996-11-26 1100 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (64 s)
1996-11-26 1110 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (64 s)
1996-11-26 1120 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (64 s)
1996-11-26 1132 SARSAT-6 Stand Down
1996-11-26 1148 SARSAT-6 Clear
1996-11-26 1150 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (64 s)
1996-11-26 1152 SARSAT-3 Stand Down
1996-11-26 1156 COSPAS-4 Stand Down
1996-11-26 1200
1996-11-26 1202 SARSAT-3 Clear
1996-11-26 1202 COSPAS-4 Clear
1996-11-26 1210 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-26 1220 Mode 02 RC1 Stanford Uplink
1996-11-26 1230 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (64 s)
1996-11-26 1231 Mode 08 RC3 Realtime Command
1996-11-26 1240 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (64 s)
1996-11-26 1250 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (64 s)
1996-11-26 1300 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (64 s)
1996-11-26 1310 Stanford Uplink - MOC MR Readout (64 s)
1996-11-26 1323 NOAA-12 Stand Down
1996-11-26 1330 SARSAT-3 Stand Down
1996-11-26 1334 NOAA-12 Clear
1996-11-26 1337 COSPAS-4 Stand Down
1996-11-26 1346 SARSAT-3 Clear
1996-11-26 1355 COSPAS-4 Clear
1996-11-26 1400 Mode 09 RC1/RC2
1996-11-26 1615 Spacecraft MOC slew across target Star
1996-11-26 1740 Spacecraft return to ANS
1996-11-26 2030 MR Off End of Mars Relay Flight Test
1996-11-26 2211 Stanford Set

Last Update: 1996-11-30

Name: John L. Callas

Email: John.L.Callas@jpl.nasa.gov