COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Experiment: Mars Exploration Rovers @ X-band Exp. Code: ts020a Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 18 Sept. 2003 PI: Vivek Dhawan Address: NRAO P. O. Box O Socorro, NM 87801 USA Phone: 505-835-7378 EMAIL: Internet: vdhawan@nrao.edu Fax: 505-835-7027 Phone during observation: 505-835-9175 Observing mode: VLBA Notes: Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 2 Mars Exploration Rovers @ X-band UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 19 Dec 2003 Day 353 --- Next scan frequencies: 8426.88 8426.88 Next BBC frequencies: 826.88 826.88 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 22 16 43 J2321+2732 17 47 18 14.4 65.4 -5.6 -74.9 0 1 1 0 22 16 43 22 18 43 --- 17 49 18 14.8 65.6 -5.5 -75.1 120 F 1 1600 22 22 10 J2253+1608 17 52 45 18.8 79.1 -5.0 -74.1 191 1 1 1600 22 22 10 22 28 10 --- 17 58 46 20.2 79.5 -4.9 -74.4 360 F 1 6400 23 21 00 MERS 18 51 45 10.2 92.3 -5.3 -70.1 3144 1 1 6400 23 21 00 23 22 00 --- 18 52 45 10.4 92.4 -5.3 -70.1 60 F 1 7200 23 23 00 MERS 18 53 46 10.7 92.4 -5.3 -70.1 54 1 1 7200 23 23 00 23 24 00 --- 18 54 46 10.9 92.5 -5.3 -70.1 60 F 1 8000 23 28 00 MERS 18 58 46 11.9 92.9 -5.2 -70.0 232 1 1 8000 23 28 00 23 29 00 --- 18 59 47 12.1 93.0 -5.2 -70.0 60 F 1 8800 23 29 00 J0016-0015 18 59 47 10.1 93.9 -5.3 -69.8 -10 1 1 8800 23 29 00 23 30 00 --- 19 00 47 10.4 94.0 -5.3 -69.8 50 F 1 9600 23 30 00 J0016-0015 19 00 47 10.4 94.0 -5.3 -69.8 -4 1 1 9600 23 30 00 23 31 00 --- 19 01 47 10.6 94.1 -5.2 -69.8 56 F 1 10400 23 31 00 MERO 19 01 47 12.0 91.6 -5.2 -70.3 -9 1 1 10400 23 31 00 23 33 00 --- 19 03 47 12.5 91.8 -5.2 -70.3 111 F 1 12000 23 33 00 J0016-0015 19 03 47 11.1 94.3 -5.2 -69.8 -9 1 1 12000 23 33 00 23 34 00 --- 19 04 47 11.3 94.4 -5.2 -69.7 51 F 1 12800 23 34 00 MERO 19 04 47 12.7 91.9 -5.2 -70.3 -9 1 1 12800 23 34 00 23 35 00 --- 19 05 48 13.0 92.0 -5.1 -70.3 51 F 1 13600 23 35 00 J0016-0015 19 05 48 11.5 94.5 -5.2 -69.7 -9 1 1 13600 23 35 00 23 36 00 --- 19 06 48 11.8 94.6 -5.2 -69.7 51 F 1 14400 23 36 00 MERO 19 06 48 13.2 92.0 -5.1 -70.3 -9 1 1 14400 23 36 00 23 37 00 --- 19 07 48 13.4 92.1 -5.1 -70.2 51 F 1 15200 23 37 00 J0016-0015 19 07 48 12.0 94.6 -5.1 -69.7 -9 1 1 15200 23 37 00 23 38 00 --- 19 08 48 12.2 94.7 -5.1 -69.7 51 F 1 16000 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 3 Mars Exploration Rovers @ X-band UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 19 Dec 2003 Day 353 --- 23 38 00 MERO 19 08 48 13.7 92.2 -5.1 -70.2 -9 1 1 16000 23 38 00 23 39 00 --- 19 09 48 13.9 92.3 -5.1 -70.2 51 F 1 16800 23 39 00 J0016-0015 19 09 48 12.5 94.8 -5.1 -69.6 -9 1 1 16800 23 39 00 23 40 00 --- 19 10 48 12.7 94.9 -5.1 -69.6 51 F 1 17600 23 40 00 MERO 19 10 48 14.2 92.4 -5.1 -70.2 -9 1 2 17600 23 40 00 23 41 00 --- 19 11 49 14.4 92.5 -5.0 -70.2 51 R 1 16800 23 41 00 J0016-0015 19 11 49 12.9 95.0 -5.1 -69.6 -9 1 2 16800 23 41 00 23 42 00 --- 19 12 49 13.2 95.1 -5.1 -69.6 51 R 1 16000 23 44 00 J0016-0015 19 14 49 13.6 95.3 -5.0 -69.5 113 1 2 16000 23 44 00 23 45 00 --- 19 15 49 13.9 95.4 -5.0 -69.5 60 R 1 15200 23 45 00 MERO 19 15 49 15.3 92.8 -5.0 -70.2 -9 1 2 15200 23 45 00 23 46 00 --- 19 16 49 15.6 92.9 -5.0 -70.1 51 R 1 14400 23 46 00 J0016-0015 19 16 49 14.1 95.5 -5.0 -69.5 -9 1 2 14400 23 46 00 23 47 00 --- 19 17 50 14.4 95.5 -5.0 -69.5 51 R 1 13600 23 47 00 MERO 19 17 50 15.8 93.0 -4.9 -70.1 -9 1 2 13600 23 47 00 23 48 00 --- 19 18 50 16.0 93.1 -4.9 -70.1 51 R 1 12800 23 48 00 J0016-0015 19 18 50 14.6 95.6 -5.0 -69.4 -9 1 2 12800 23 48 00 23 49 00 --- 19 19 50 14.8 95.7 -4.9 -69.4 51 R 1 12000 23 49 00 MERO 19 19 50 16.3 93.2 -4.9 -70.1 -9 1 2 12000 23 49 00 23 50 00 --- 19 20 50 16.5 93.3 -4.9 -70.1 51 R 1 11200 23 50 00 J0016-0015 19 20 50 15.1 95.8 -4.9 -69.4 -9 1 2 11200 23 50 00 23 51 00 --- 19 21 50 15.3 95.9 -4.9 -69.4 51 R 1 10400 23 51 00 MERO 19 21 50 16.7 93.4 -4.9 -70.1 -9 1 2 10400 23 51 00 23 52 00 --- 19 22 50 17.0 93.5 -4.9 -70.1 51 R 1 9600 23 52 00 J0016-0015 19 22 50 15.5 96.0 -4.9 -69.3 -9 1 2 9600 23 52 00 23 53 00 --- 19 23 51 15.8 96.1 -4.9 -69.3 51 R 1 8800 23 53 00 MERO 19 23 51 17.2 93.5 -4.8 -70.1 -9 1 2 8800 23 53 00 23 54 00 --- 19 24 51 17.5 93.6 -4.8 -70.0 51 R 1 8000 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 4 Mars Exploration Rovers @ X-band UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 19 Dec 2003 Day 353 --- 23 54 00 J0016-0015 19 24 51 16.0 96.2 -4.9 -69.3 -9 1 2 8000 23 54 00 23 55 00 --- 19 25 51 16.2 96.3 -4.8 -69.3 51 R 1 7200 23 55 00 J0024-0412 19 25 51 12.8 99.3 -5.0 -68.6 -13 1 2 7200 23 55 00 23 57 00 --- 19 27 51 13.3 99.5 -5.0 -68.5 107 R 1 5600 23 57 00 J0016-0015 19 27 51 16.7 96.5 -4.8 -69.2 -13 1 2 5600 23 57 00 23 58 00 --- 19 28 51 16.9 96.6 -4.8 -69.2 47 R 1 4800 23 58 00 MERO 19 28 51 18.4 94.0 -4.8 -70.0 -9 1 2 4800 23 58 00 23 59 00 --- 19 29 52 18.6 94.1 -4.7 -70.0 51 R 1 4000 23 59 00 J0016-0015 19 29 52 17.2 96.6 -4.8 -69.2 -9 1 2 4000 23 59 00 23 59 59 --- 19 30 52 17.4 96.7 -4.8 -69.1 50 R 1 3200 --- Sat 20 Dec 2003 Day 354 --- 00 00 00 J0016-0015 19 30 52 17.4 96.7 -4.8 -69.1 -4 1 2 3200 00 00 00 00 01 00 --- 19 31 52 17.6 96.8 -4.7 -69.1 56 R 1 2400 00 01 00 MERS 19 31 52 19.6 95.8 -4.6 -69.4 -10 1 2 2400 00 01 00 00 03 00 --- 19 33 52 20.1 96.0 -4.6 -69.4 110 R 1 800 00 03 00 J0016-0015 19 33 52 18.1 97.0 -4.7 -69.0 -10 1 2 800 00 03 00 00 04 00 --- 19 34 52 18.3 97.1 -4.7 -69.0 50 R 1 0 00 04 00 MERS 19 34 52 20.3 96.1 -4.6 -69.4 -10 1 1 0 00 04 00 00 05 00 --- 19 35 52 20.6 96.2 -4.6 -69.3 50 F 2 800 00 05 00 J0016-0015 19 35 52 18.6 97.2 -4.7 -69.0 -10 1 1 800 00 05 00 00 06 00 --- 19 36 53 18.8 97.3 -4.7 -68.9 50 F 2 1600 00 06 00 MERS 19 36 53 20.8 96.3 -4.6 -69.3 -10 1 1 1600 00 06 00 00 07 00 --- 19 37 53 21.0 96.4 -4.5 -69.3 50 F 2 2400 00 07 00 J0016-0015 19 37 53 19.0 97.4 -4.6 -68.9 -10 1 1 2400 00 07 00 00 08 00 --- 19 38 53 19.3 97.5 -4.6 -68.9 50 F 2 3200 00 08 00 MERS 19 38 53 21.3 96.5 -4.5 -69.2 -10 1 1 3200 00 08 00 00 09 00 --- 19 39 53 21.5 96.6 -4.5 -69.2 50 F 2 4000 00 09 00 J0016-0015 19 39 53 19.5 97.6 -4.6 -68.8 -10 1 1 4000 00 09 00 00 10 00 --- 19 40 53 19.7 97.7 -4.6 -68.8 50 F 2 4800 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 5 Mars Exploration Rovers @ X-band UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 20 Dec 2003 Day 354 --- 00 10 00 MERS 19 40 53 21.7 96.7 -4.5 -69.2 -10 1 1 4800 00 10 00 00 11 00 --- 19 41 53 22.0 96.8 -4.5 -69.2 50 F 2 5600 00 11 00 J0016-0015 19 41 53 20.0 97.8 -4.6 -68.8 -10 1 1 5600 00 11 00 00 12 00 --- 19 42 54 20.2 97.9 -4.6 -68.7 50 F 2 6400 00 12 00 J0024-0412 19 42 54 16.8 100.9 -4.7 -67.9 -13 1 1 6400 00 12 00 00 14 00 --- 19 44 54 17.2 101.1 -4.7 -67.8 107 F 2 8000 00 14 00 J0016-0015 19 44 54 20.7 98.1 -4.5 -68.7 -13 1 1 8000 00 14 00 00 15 00 --- 19 45 54 20.9 98.2 -4.5 -68.6 47 F 2 8800 00 15 00 MERS 19 45 54 22.9 97.2 -4.4 -69.0 -10 1 1 8800 00 15 00 00 16 00 --- 19 46 54 23.1 97.3 -4.4 -69.0 50 F 2 9600 00 16 00 J0016-0015 19 46 54 21.1 98.3 -4.5 -68.6 -10 1 1 9600 00 16 00 00 17 00 --- 19 47 54 21.4 98.4 -4.5 -68.6 50 F 2 10400 00 17 00 MERS 19 47 54 23.4 97.4 -4.4 -69.0 -10 1 1 10400 00 17 00 00 18 00 --- 19 48 55 23.6 97.5 -4.4 -68.9 50 F 2 11200 00 18 00 J0016-0015 19 48 55 21.6 98.5 -4.5 -68.5 -10 1 1 11200 00 18 00 00 19 00 --- 19 49 55 21.8 98.6 -4.4 -68.5 50 F 2 12000 00 19 00 MERS 19 49 55 23.8 97.6 -4.3 -68.9 -10 1 1 12000 00 19 00 00 20 00 --- 19 50 55 24.1 97.7 -4.3 -68.9 50 F 2 12800 00 20 00 J0016-0015 19 50 55 22.1 98.7 -4.4 -68.5 -10 1 1 12800 00 20 00 00 21 00 --- 19 51 55 22.3 98.8 -4.4 -68.4 50 F 2 13600 00 21 00 MERS 19 51 55 24.3 97.8 -4.3 -68.8 -10 1 1 13600 00 21 00 00 22 00 --- 19 52 55 24.5 97.9 -4.3 -68.8 50 F 2 14400 00 22 00 J0016-0015 19 52 55 22.5 98.9 -4.4 -68.4 -10 1 1 14400 00 22 00 00 23 00 --- 19 53 55 22.8 99.0 -4.4 -68.3 50 F 2 15200 00 23 00 MERS 19 53 55 24.8 98.0 -4.3 -68.8 -10 1 1 15200 00 23 00 00 24 00 --- 19 54 56 25.0 98.1 -4.3 -68.7 50 F 2 16000 00 24 00 J0016-0015 19 54 56 23.0 99.1 -4.4 -68.3 -10 1 1 16000 00 24 00 00 25 00 --- 19 55 56 23.2 99.2 -4.3 -68.3 50 F 2 16800 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 6 Mars Exploration Rovers @ X-band UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 20 Dec 2003 Day 354 --- 00 25 00 J0024-0412 19 55 56 19.8 102.2 -4.5 -67.2 -13 1 2 16800 00 25 00 00 27 00 --- 19 57 56 20.2 102.4 -4.5 -67.1 107 R 2 16800 00 27 00 J0016-0015 19 57 56 23.7 99.4 -4.3 -68.2 -13 1 2 16800 00 27 00 00 28 00 --- 19 58 56 23.9 99.5 -4.3 -68.1 47 R 2 16000 00 28 00 MERS 19 58 56 25.9 98.5 -4.2 -68.6 -10 1 2 16000 00 28 00 00 29 00 --- 19 59 56 26.2 98.6 -4.2 -68.5 50 R 2 15200 00 29 00 J0016-0015 19 59 56 24.2 99.6 -4.3 -68.1 -10 1 2 15200 00 29 00 00 30 00 --- 20 00 57 24.4 99.7 -4.3 -68.0 50 R 2 14400 00 30 00 J0016-0015 20 00 57 24.4 99.7 -4.3 -68.0 -4 1 2 14400 00 30 00 00 31 00 --- 20 01 57 24.6 99.8 -4.2 -68.0 56 R 2 13600 00 31 00 MERO 20 01 57 26.1 97.1 -4.2 -69.2 -9 1 2 13600 00 31 00 00 33 00 --- 20 03 57 26.6 97.3 -4.2 -69.1 111 R 2 12000 00 33 00 J0016-0015 20 03 57 25.1 100.0 -4.2 -67.9 -9 1 2 12000 00 33 00 00 34 00 --- 20 04 57 25.3 100.1 -4.2 -67.9 51 R 2 11200 00 34 00 MERO 20 04 57 26.8 97.4 -4.2 -69.1 -9 1 2 11200 00 34 00 00 35 00 --- 20 05 57 27.1 97.5 -4.1 -69.0 51 R 2 10400 00 35 00 J0016-0015 20 05 57 25.6 100.2 -4.2 -67.8 -9 1 2 10400 00 35 00 00 36 00 --- 20 06 58 25.8 100.3 -4.2 -67.8 51 R 2 9600 00 36 00 MERO 20 06 58 27.3 97.6 -4.1 -69.0 -9 1 2 9600 00 36 00 00 37 00 --- 20 07 58 27.5 97.7 -4.1 -69.0 51 R 2 8800 00 37 00 J0016-0015 20 07 58 26.0 100.4 -4.1 -67.7 -9 1 2 8800 00 37 00 00 38 00 --- 20 08 58 26.3 100.5 -4.1 -67.7 51 R 2 8000 00 38 00 MERO 20 08 58 27.8 97.8 -4.1 -68.9 -9 1 2 8000 00 38 00 00 39 00 --- 20 09 58 28.0 97.9 -4.1 -68.9 51 R 2 7200 00 39 00 J0016-0015 20 09 58 26.5 100.6 -4.1 -67.6 -9 1 2 7200 00 39 00 00 40 00 --- 20 10 58 26.7 100.7 -4.1 -67.6 51 R 2 6400 00 40 00 MERO 20 10 58 28.2 98.0 -4.1 -68.8 -9 1 2 6400 00 40 00 00 41 00 --- 20 11 58 28.5 98.1 -4.0 -68.8 51 R 2 5600 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 7 Mars Exploration Rovers @ X-band UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 20 Dec 2003 Day 354 --- 00 41 00 J0016-0015 20 11 58 27.0 100.8 -4.1 -67.5 -9 1 2 5600 00 41 00 00 42 00 --- 20 12 59 27.2 100.9 -4.1 -67.5 51 R 2 4800 00 42 00 J0024-0412 20 12 59 23.7 104.0 -4.2 -66.2 -13 1 2 4800 00 42 00 00 44 00 --- 20 14 59 24.1 104.2 -4.2 -66.1 107 R 2 3200 00 44 00 J0016-0015 20 14 59 27.7 101.2 -4.0 -67.4 -13 1 2 3200 00 44 00 00 45 00 --- 20 15 59 27.9 101.3 -4.0 -67.3 47 R 2 2400 00 45 00 MERO 20 15 59 29.4 98.5 -4.0 -68.6 -9 1 2 2400 00 45 00 00 46 00 --- 20 16 59 29.6 98.6 -4.0 -68.6 51 R 2 1600 00 46 00 J0016-0015 20 16 59 28.1 101.4 -4.0 -67.3 -9 1 2 1600 00 46 00 00 47 00 --- 20 17 59 28.3 101.5 -4.0 -67.2 51 R 2 800 00 47 00 MERO 20 17 59 29.9 98.7 -3.9 -68.6 -9 1 2 800 00 47 00 00 48 00 --- 20 19 00 30.1 98.9 -3.9 -68.5 51 R 2 0 00 48 00 J0016-0015 20 19 00 28.6 101.6 -4.0 -67.2 -9 1 3 0 00 48 00 00 49 00 --- 20 20 00 28.8 101.7 -3.9 -67.1 51 F 1 800 00 49 00 MERO 20 20 00 30.3 99.0 -3.9 -68.5 -9 1 3 800 00 49 00 00 50 00 --- 20 21 00 30.6 99.1 -3.9 -68.4 51 F 1 1600 00 50 00 J0016-0015 20 21 00 29.0 101.8 -3.9 -67.1 -9 1 3 1600 00 50 00 00 51 00 --- 20 22 00 29.3 101.9 -3.9 -67.0 51 F 1 2400 00 51 00 MERO 20 22 00 30.8 99.2 -3.9 -68.4 -9 1 3 2400 00 51 00 00 52 00 --- 20 23 00 31.0 99.3 -3.9 -68.4 51 F 1 3200 00 52 00 J0016-0015 20 23 00 29.5 102.0 -3.9 -67.0 -9 1 3 3200 00 52 00 00 53 00 --- 20 24 00 29.7 102.2 -3.9 -66.9 51 F 1 4000 00 53 00 MERO 20 24 00 31.3 99.4 -3.8 -68.3 -9 1 3 4000 00 53 00 00 54 00 --- 20 25 01 31.5 99.5 -3.8 -68.3 51 F 1 4800 00 54 00 J0016-0015 20 25 01 30.0 102.3 -3.9 -66.8 -9 1 3 4800 00 54 00 00 55 00 --- 20 26 01 30.2 102.4 -3.8 -66.8 51 F 1 5600 00 55 00 J0024-0412 20 26 01 26.6 105.5 -4.0 -65.4 -13 1 3 5600 00 55 00 00 57 00 --- 20 28 01 27.1 105.7 -3.9 -65.2 107 F 1 7200 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 8 Mars Exploration Rovers @ X-band UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 20 Dec 2003 Day 354 --- 00 57 00 J0016-0015 20 28 01 30.7 102.6 -3.8 -66.7 -13 1 3 7200 00 57 00 00 58 00 --- 20 29 01 30.9 102.7 -3.8 -66.6 47 F 1 8000 00 58 00 MERO 20 29 01 32.4 99.9 -3.8 -68.1 -9 1 3 8000 00 58 00 00 59 00 --- 20 30 01 32.7 100.0 -3.7 -68.0 51 F 1 8800 00 59 00 J0016-0015 20 30 01 31.1 102.8 -3.8 -66.5 -9 1 3 8800 00 59 00 01 00 00 --- 20 31 02 31.3 103.0 -3.8 -66.5 51 F 1 9600 01 00 00 J0016-0015 20 31 02 31.3 103.0 -3.8 -66.5 -4 1 3 9600 01 00 00 01 01 00 --- 20 32 02 31.6 103.1 -3.7 -66.4 56 F 1 10400 01 01 00 MERS 20 32 02 33.6 102.1 -3.6 -67.0 -10 1 3 10400 01 01 00 01 03 00 --- 20 34 02 34.0 102.3 -3.6 -66.9 110 F 1 12000 01 03 00 J0016-0015 20 34 02 32.0 103.3 -3.7 -66.3 -10 1 3 12000 01 03 00 01 04 00 --- 20 35 02 32.3 103.4 -3.7 -66.2 50 F 1 12800 01 04 00 MERS 20 35 02 34.3 102.4 -3.6 -66.8 -10 1 3 12800 01 04 00 01 05 00 --- 20 36 02 34.5 102.6 -3.6 -66.7 50 F 1 13600 01 05 00 J0016-0015 20 36 02 32.5 103.6 -3.7 -66.2 -10 1 3 13600 01 05 00 01 06 00 --- 20 37 03 32.7 103.7 -3.7 -66.1 50 F 1 14400 01 06 00 MERS 20 37 03 34.7 102.7 -3.6 -66.7 -10 1 3 14400 01 06 00 01 07 00 --- 20 38 03 35.0 102.8 -3.5 -66.6 50 F 1 15200 01 07 00 J0016-0015 20 38 03 32.9 103.8 -3.6 -66.0 -10 1 3 15200 01 07 00 01 08 00 --- 20 39 03 33.2 103.9 -3.6 -66.0 50 F 1 16000 01 08 00 MERS 20 39 03 35.2 102.9 -3.5 -66.5 -10 1 3 16000 01 08 00 01 09 00 --- 20 40 03 35.4 103.0 -3.5 -66.5 50 F 1 16800 01 09 00 J0016-0015 20 40 03 33.4 104.0 -3.6 -65.9 -10 1 3 16800 01 09 00 01 10 00 --- 20 41 03 33.6 104.2 -3.6 -65.8 50 F 1 17600 01 10 00 MERS 20 41 03 35.7 103.2 -3.5 -66.4 -10 1 4 17600 01 10 00 01 11 00 --- 20 42 03 35.9 103.3 -3.5 -66.3 50 R 1 16800 01 11 00 J0016-0015 20 42 03 33.9 104.3 -3.6 -65.8 -10 1 4 16800 01 11 00 01 12 00 --- 20 43 04 34.1 104.4 -3.6 -65.7 50 R 1 16000 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 9 Mars Exploration Rovers @ X-band UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 20 Dec 2003 Day 354 --- 01 12 00 J0024-0412 20 43 04 30.5 107.6 -3.7 -64.1 -13 1 4 16000 01 12 00 01 14 00 --- 20 45 04 30.9 107.8 -3.7 -63.9 107 R 1 14400 01 14 00 J0016-0015 20 45 04 34.5 104.7 -3.5 -65.5 -13 1 4 14400 01 14 00 01 15 00 --- 20 46 04 34.8 104.8 -3.5 -65.5 47 R 1 13600 01 15 00 MERS 20 46 04 36.8 103.8 -3.4 -66.1 -10 1 4 13600 01 15 00 01 16 00 --- 20 47 04 37.0 103.9 -3.4 -66.0 50 R 1 12800 01 16 00 J0016-0015 20 47 04 35.0 104.9 -3.5 -65.4 -10 1 4 12800 01 16 00 01 17 00 --- 20 48 04 35.2 105.0 -3.5 -65.3 50 R 1 12000 01 17 00 MERS 20 48 04 37.3 104.0 -3.4 -65.9 -10 1 4 12000 01 17 00 01 18 00 --- 20 49 04 37.5 104.2 -3.4 -65.9 50 R 1 11200 01 18 00 J0016-0015 20 49 04 35.5 105.2 -3.5 -65.2 -10 1 4 11200 01 18 00 01 19 00 --- 20 50 05 35.7 105.3 -3.4 -65.2 50 R 1 10400 01 19 00 MERS 20 50 05 37.7 104.3 -3.3 -65.8 -10 1 4 10400 01 19 00 01 20 00 --- 20 51 05 38.0 104.4 -3.3 -65.7 50 R 1 9600 01 20 00 J0016-0015 20 51 05 35.9 105.4 -3.4 -65.1 -10 1 4 9600 01 20 00 01 21 00 --- 20 52 05 36.1 105.6 -3.4 -65.0 50 R 1 8800 01 21 00 MERS 20 52 05 38.2 104.6 -3.3 -65.6 -10 1 4 8800 01 21 00 01 22 00 --- 20 53 05 38.4 104.7 -3.3 -65.6 50 R 1 8000 01 22 00 J0016-0015 20 53 05 36.4 105.7 -3.4 -64.9 -10 1 4 8000 01 22 00 01 23 00 --- 20 54 05 36.6 105.8 -3.4 -64.9 50 R 1 7200 01 23 00 MERS 20 54 05 38.6 104.8 -3.3 -65.5 -10 1 4 7200 01 23 00 01 24 00 --- 20 55 05 38.9 105.0 -3.3 -65.4 50 R 1 6400 01 24 00 J0016-0015 20 55 05 36.8 106.0 -3.4 -64.8 -10 1 4 6400 01 24 00 01 25 00 --- 20 56 06 37.0 106.1 -3.3 -64.7 50 R 1 5600 01 25 00 J0024-0412 20 56 06 33.4 109.3 -3.5 -62.9 -13 1 4 5600 01 25 00 01 27 00 --- 20 58 06 33.8 109.5 -3.4 -62.8 107 R 1 4000 01 27 00 J0016-0015 20 58 06 37.5 106.4 -3.3 -64.5 -13 1 4 4000 01 27 00 01 28 00 --- 20 59 06 37.7 106.5 -3.3 -64.4 47 R 1 3200 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 10 Mars Exploration Rovers @ X-band UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 20 Dec 2003 Day 354 --- 01 28 00 MERS 20 59 06 39.8 105.5 -3.2 -65.1 -10 1 4 3200 01 28 00 01 29 00 --- 21 00 06 40.0 105.6 -3.2 -65.0 50 R 1 2400 01 29 00 J0016-0015 21 00 06 38.0 106.6 -3.3 -64.4 -10 1 4 2400 01 29 00 01 30 00 --- 21 01 06 38.2 106.8 -3.3 -64.3 50 R 1 1600 01 30 56 J2253+1608 21 02 03 63.1 93.2 -1.9 -78.0 0 1 3 1600 01 30 00 01 36 56 --- 21 08 03 64.5 93.9 -1.8 -77.8 360 F 2 3945 01 37 28 J2321+2732 21 08 35 58.6 69.3 -2.2 -97.0 9 1 3 3945 01 36 56 01 39 28 --- 21 10 36 59.0 69.2 -2.2 -97.3 120 F 2 5969 01 41 05 J2359+3850 21 12 13 49.3 52.8 -2.8 -105.6 72 1 3 5969 01 41 05 01 43 05 --- 21 14 14 49.7 52.7 -2.8 -106.1 120 F 2 7569 01 45 00 J0010+1724 21 16 09 48.7 85.8 -2.9 -79.6 87 1 3 7569 01 45 00 01 47 00 --- 21 18 09 49.1 86.0 -2.9 -79.6 120 F 2 9169 01 47 26 J2346+0930 21 18 35 52.8 100.6 -2.5 -69.7 10 1 3 9169 01 47 00 01 49 26 --- 21 20 35 53.3 100.8 -2.4 -69.6 120 F 2 11111 01 50 17 J0050-0929 21 21 27 30.7 114.7 -3.5 -60.1 0 1 3 11111 01 49 26 01 52 17 --- 21 23 27 31.2 115.0 -3.5 -59.9 120 F 2 13392 01 52 56 J2348-1631 21 24 07 39.3 133.2 -2.4 -45.7 17 1 3 13392 01 52 17 01 54 56 --- 21 26 07 39.6 133.7 -2.4 -45.2 120 F 2 15520 01 55 24 J0011-2612 21 26 34 29.1 137.5 -2.7 -45.1 0 1 3 15520 01 54 56 01 57 24 --- 21 28 35 29.4 137.8 -2.7 -44.7 120 F 2 17481 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: mer.set Matches group v4cm_3 in /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 2 Passes/head pos: 2 Speedup factor: 1.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 266.660 ips, High density - 160.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:22:00 1st LO= 7600.00 7600.00 Net SB= U U Pol. = RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 BBC SB= U U IF = B D VLBA FE= omit 4cm omit 4cm VLBA Synth= 7.6 15.4 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Based on FREQ, BW, and/or DOPPLER in schedule. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 8426.88 8426.88 BBC fr= 826.88 826.88 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = OFF PCALXB1= S1 S2 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALXB2= M1 M2 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF PCALFR1= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18 track2= 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- Mars Exploration Rovers @ X-band Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Source Source position (RA/Dec) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) * J0011-2612 00 08 28.884835 * 00 11 01.246740 00 11 12.834682 -26 29 14.77706 *-26 12 33.37700 -26 11 27.79158 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J2348-1631 23 45 27.682204 * 23 48 02.608530 23 48 14.164341 -16 47 52.60211 *-16 31 12.02210 -16 30 03.74455 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J0050-0929 00 48 09.975923 * 00 50 41.317390 00 50 52.947360 -09 45 24.21184 *-09 29 05.21020 -09 27 54.52160 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J2346+0930 23 44 03.772274 * 23 46 36.838540 23 46 48.089445 09 14 05.45834 * 09 30 45.51470 09 32 03.10256 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J0010+1724 00 07 59.381074 * 00 10 33.990580 00 10 45.458399 17 07 37.52318 * 17 24 18.76120 17 25 39.73408 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J2321+2732 23 19 31.989492 * 23 21 59.862210 23 22 10.435229 27 16 19.08189 * 27 32 46.44360 27 34 08.62270 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J2359+3850 23 56 59.812462 * 23 59 33.180790 23 59 44.328249 38 34 00.40161 * 38 50 42.31830 38 52 09.89141 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J2253+1608 22 51 29.519731 * 22 53 57.747930 22 54 08.269660 15 52 54.34787 * 16 08 53.56070 16 10 09.11765 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J0016-0015 00 13 37.349900 * 00 16 11.088550 00 16 22.629350 -00 31 52.48992 *-00 15 12.44530 -00 13 57.72753 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J0024-0412 00 22 12.734296 * 00 24 45.983220 00 24 57.563890 -04 28 38.47600 *-04 12 01.54870 -04 10 48.29071 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * MERO 00 11 32.686815 * 00 14 06.612000 00 14 18.137449 02 15 37.45698 * 02 32 18.03400 02 33 33.75517 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on geocentric frame and radio definition. Velocities: 17.32 17.32 Planetary motion used. Ref. MJD: 0.5299E+05 Rates: RA = 0.11700E+03 s/day Dec = 0.70512E+03 arcsec/day * MERS 00 07 32.999710 * 00 10 06.821800 00 10 18.322406 01 02 35.15652 * 01 19 16.56600 01 20 31.81986 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. Planetary motion used. Ref. MJD: 0.5299E+05 Rates: RA = 0.11718E+03 s/day Dec = 0.74232E+03 arcsec/day The solar corona can cause unstable phases for sources too close to the Sun. SCHED provides warnings at individual scans for distances less than 10 degrees. The distance from the Sun to each source in this schedule is: Source Sun distance (deg) J0011-2612 84.3 J2348-1631 83.2 J0050-0929 100.0 J2346+0930 93.1 J0010+1724 101.5 J2321+2732 94.9 J2359+3850 106.3 J2253+1608 84.2 J0016-0015 96.0 J0024-0412 96.4 MERO 96.6 MERS 95.2 Barry Clark estimates from predictions by Ketan Desai of IPM scattering sizes that the Sun will cause amplitude reductions on the longest VLBA baselines at a solar distance of 60deg F^(-0.6) where F is in GHz. For common VLBI bands, this is: 327 MHz 117. deg 610 MHz 81. deg 1.6 GHz 45. deg 2.3 GHz 36. deg 5.0 GHz 23. deg 8.4 GHz 17. deg 15.0 GHz 12. deg 22.0 GHz 9. deg 43.0 GHz 6. deg