Instrument Status

Date MOPITT Activity
1999/12/18 Launch
1999/12/18 - 2000/02/28 Survival/Safe/Standby modes (initial outgas/activation)
2000/02/28 Doors opened
2000/03/02 Coolers on, Science mode
2000/03/07 - 2000/03/22 B&P tests, Hot calibration (03/22, 03/23)
2000/03/23 - 2000/07/04 Science mode
2000/07/04 - 14 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (07/12, 07/13)
2000/07/14 - 2000/11/12 Science mode
2000/11/12 - 17 Hot calibration (11/14), baseline LMC and burstmode data
2000/11/17 - 2001/2/6 Science mode
2001/2/4 - 15 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (02/15, 02/16)
2001/2/16 - 2001/5/6 Science mode
2001/5/7 Side B Cooler Failure (channels 1-4 no longer usable)
2001/8/4 chopper 3 Anomaly (stay open)
2001/5/7 - 8/24 Standby mode and Instrument tests (no retrievals)
2001/8/25 - 2002/3/2 Science mode: Phase 2 (with channels 5-8)
2002/3/3-4 Hot calibration
2002/3/28-30 Hot calibration
2002/11/30 - 2002/12/12 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (12/12)
2002/12/13 - 18 Standby mode (cooler off)
2002/12/19 - 2003/12/12 Science mode
2003/12/13 - 2004/01/02 Anomaly, decontamination and Hot calibration (2004/01/02)
2004/01/03 - 2004/06/08 Science mode
2004/06/09 - 10 Hot calibration
2004/06/11 - 2005/01/18 Science mode
2005/01/19 - 20 Hot calibration
2005/01/21 - 2005/04/24 Science mode
2005/04/25 - 2005/05/05 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (05/04, 05/05)
2005/05/06 - 2006/10/01 Science mode
2006/10/02 - 2006/10/14 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (10/14)
2006/10/15 - 2008/01/28 Science mode
2008/01/29 - 2008/02/09 Hot calibration (01/30) and decontamination
2008/02/10 - 2009/01/30 Science mode
2009/01/31 - 2009/02/11 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (02/10)
2009/02/12 - 2009/07/27 Science mode
2009/07/28 - 2009/09/29 the third Cooler Anomaly (no science data)
2009/09/30 - 2009/10/03 Science Mode
2009/10/03 LMC3 Sieve Heater Failure
2009/10/04 - 2010/01/19 Science Mode
2010/01/20 - 2010/01/21 Hot calibration
2010/01/22 - 2011/03/13 Science Mode
2011/03/14 - 2011/03/25 Hot calibration (03/14, 03/15), decontamination, Sieve Heater on again and Hot calibration (03/25)
2011/03/26 - 2012/03/04 Science Mode
2012/03/05 - 2012/03/16 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (03/16)
2012/03/17 - 2013/03/24 Science Mode
2013/03/25 - 2013/04/05 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (04/05)
2013/04/06 - 2014/03/23 Science Mode
2014/03/24 - 2014/04/08 Hot calibration, decontamination, CPHTS and Hot calibration (04/08)
2014/04/09 - 2015/03/22 Science Mode
2015/03/23 - 2015/04/03 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (04/03)
2015/04/04 - 2016/02/17 Science Mode
2016/02/18 - 2016/03/04 Terra Anomaly, decontamination and Hot calibration (03/04)
2016/03/05 - 2017/03/05 Science Mode
2017/03/06 - 2017/03/17 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (03/17)
2017/03/18 - 2018/03/11 Science Mode
2018/03/12 - 2018/03/23 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (03/23)
2018/03/24 - 2018/09/26 Science Mode
2018/09/27 - 2018/10/05 Safe Mode (cooler off)
2018/10/06 - 2018/10/07 Science Mode
2018/10/08 - 2018/10/10 Hot calibration + Terra high gain antenna (HGA) failure/recovery
2018/10/11 - 2019/03/10 Science Mode
2019/03/11 - 2019/03/23 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (03/22)
2019/03/24 - 2019/07/25 Science Mode
2019/07/26 - 2019/08/24 SEU Anomaly recovery, Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (no valid MOPCH)
2019/08/25 - 2020/03/22 Science Mode
2020/03/23 - 2020/04/04 Hot calibration, decontamination and Hot calibration (04/03)
2020/04/05 - 2021/03/24 Science Mode
2021/03/25 - 2021/04/13 Hot calibrations, decontamination and Hot calibrations
2021/04/14 - 2022/06/05 Science Mode
2022/06/06 - 2022/06/18 Hot calibrations, decontamination and Hot calibrations
2022/06/19 - 2022/10/02 Science Mode
2022/10/03 - 2022/10/29 Hot calibrations and Terra constellation exit maneuver (CEM)
2022/10/30 -2023/11/26 post CEM Science Mode
2023/11/27 - 2023/12/09 Hot calibrations
2023/12/10 - post CEM Science Mode

 

 


 

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