COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Experiment: Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ X-band Exp. Code: ts020e Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 18 Sept. 2003 PI: Jonathan Romney Address: NRAO PO Box O Socorro, NM 87801 Phone: 505-835-7360 EMAIL: jromney@aoc.nrao.edu Fax: 505-835-7027 Phone during observation: 505-796-7360 Observing mode: VLBA Notes: Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 2 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 21 Jan 2004 Day 21 --- Next scan frequencies: 8426.89 8426.89 Next BBC frequencies: 826.89 826.89 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 22 00 00 J2253+1608 23 56 10 61.1 212.1 1.0 24.4 0 1 1 0 22 00 00 22 10 00 --- 00 06 11 60.1 216.5 1.2 27.5 600 F 1 8000 22 12 00 MER-B 00 08 12 53.6 148.3 -1.2 -23.4 68 1 1 8000 22 12 00 22 13 00 --- 00 09 12 53.7 148.7 -1.2 -23.1 60 F 1 8800 22 13 00 J0119+0829 00 09 12 53.3 150.1 -1.2 -22.1 -7 1 1 8800 22 13 00 22 14 00 --- 00 10 12 53.4 150.5 -1.2 -21.8 53 F 1 9600 22 14 00 MER-B 00 10 12 53.8 149.1 -1.2 -22.9 -7 1 1 9600 22 14 00 22 15 00 --- 00 11 12 53.9 149.4 -1.2 -22.6 53 F 1 10400 22 15 00 J0130+0842 00 11 12 52.6 146.4 -1.3 -24.7 -9 1 1 10400 22 15 00 22 16 00 --- 00 12 12 52.7 146.8 -1.3 -24.4 51 F 1 11200 22 16 00 MER-B 00 12 12 54.0 149.8 -1.2 -22.3 -9 1 1 11200 22 16 00 22 17 00 --- 00 13 13 54.1 150.2 -1.1 -22.0 51 F 1 12000 22 17 00 J0119+0829 00 13 13 53.7 151.7 -1.1 -21.0 -7 1 1 12000 22 17 00 22 18 00 --- 00 14 13 53.8 152.1 -1.1 -20.7 53 F 1 12800 22 18 00 MER-B 00 14 13 54.2 150.6 -1.1 -21.8 -7 1 1 12800 22 18 00 22 19 00 --- 00 15 13 54.3 151.0 -1.1 -21.5 53 F 1 13600 22 19 00 J0121+1149 00 15 13 56.7 149.2 -1.1 -22.9 -11 1 1 13600 22 19 00 22 20 00 --- 00 16 13 56.8 149.6 -1.1 -22.7 49 F 1 14400 22 20 00 MER-B 00 16 13 54.4 151.4 -1.1 -21.2 -11 1 1 14400 22 20 00 22 21 00 --- 00 17 13 54.5 151.8 -1.1 -20.9 49 F 1 15200 22 21 00 J0119+0829 00 17 13 54.0 153.3 -1.0 -19.8 -7 1 1 15200 22 21 00 22 22 00 --- 00 18 13 54.1 153.7 -1.0 -19.6 53 F 1 16000 22 22 00 MER-B 00 18 13 54.6 152.2 -1.1 -20.6 -7 1 1 16000 22 22 00 22 23 00 --- 00 19 14 54.6 152.6 -1.0 -20.4 53 F 1 16800 22 23 00 J0130+0842 00 19 14 53.4 149.4 -1.2 -22.6 -9 1 1 16800 22 23 00 22 24 00 --- 00 20 14 53.5 149.8 -1.2 -22.3 51 F 1 17600 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 3 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 21 Jan 2004 Day 21 --- 22 24 00 MER-B 00 20 14 54.7 153.0 -1.0 -20.1 -8 1 2 17600 22 24 00 22 25 00 --- 00 21 14 54.8 153.4 -1.0 -19.8 52 R 1 16800 22 25 00 J0119+0829 00 21 14 54.4 154.9 -1.0 -18.7 -7 1 2 16800 22 25 00 22 26 00 --- 00 22 14 54.4 155.3 -0.9 -18.4 53 R 1 16000 22 26 00 MER-B 00 22 14 54.9 153.8 -1.0 -19.5 -7 1 2 16000 22 26 00 22 27 00 --- 00 23 14 55.0 154.2 -1.0 -19.2 53 R 1 15200 22 27 00 J0121+1149 00 23 14 57.5 152.6 -1.0 -20.5 -11 1 2 15200 22 27 00 22 28 00 --- 00 24 14 57.5 153.0 -1.0 -20.2 49 R 1 14400 22 28 00 MER-B 00 24 14 55.1 154.6 -1.0 -18.9 -11 1 2 14400 22 28 00 22 29 00 --- 00 25 15 55.1 155.0 -0.9 -18.6 49 R 1 13600 22 29 00 J0119+0829 00 25 15 54.7 156.5 -0.9 -17.5 -7 1 2 13600 22 29 00 22 30 00 --- 00 26 15 54.8 156.9 -0.9 -17.2 53 R 1 12800 22 30 00 MER-B 00 26 15 55.2 155.4 -0.9 -18.3 -7 1 2 12800 22 30 00 22 31 00 --- 00 27 15 55.3 155.9 -0.9 -18.0 53 R 1 12000 22 31 00 J0130+0842 00 27 15 54.1 152.6 -1.1 -20.3 -8 1 2 12000 22 31 00 22 32 00 --- 00 28 15 54.2 153.0 -1.0 -20.1 52 R 1 11200 22 32 00 MER-B 00 28 15 55.4 156.3 -0.9 -17.7 -8 1 2 11200 22 32 00 22 33 00 --- 00 29 15 55.4 156.7 -0.9 -17.4 52 R 1 10400 22 33 00 J0119+0829 00 29 15 55.0 158.1 -0.8 -16.3 -7 1 2 10400 22 33 00 22 34 00 --- 00 30 15 55.0 158.5 -0.8 -16.0 53 R 1 9600 22 34 00 MER-B 00 30 15 55.5 157.1 -0.9 -17.1 -7 1 2 9600 22 34 00 22 35 00 --- 00 31 16 55.6 157.5 -0.8 -16.8 53 R 1 8800 22 35 00 J0121+1149 00 31 16 58.1 156.1 -0.8 -18.0 -11 1 2 8800 22 35 00 22 36 00 --- 00 32 16 58.2 156.5 -0.8 -17.7 49 R 1 8000 22 36 00 MER-B 00 32 16 55.7 157.9 -0.8 -16.5 -11 1 2 8000 22 36 00 22 37 00 --- 00 33 16 55.7 158.4 -0.8 -16.2 49 R 1 7200 22 37 00 J0119+0829 00 33 16 55.2 159.8 -0.8 -15.1 -7 1 2 7200 22 37 00 22 38 00 --- 00 34 16 55.3 160.2 -0.7 -14.8 53 R 1 6400 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 4 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 21 Jan 2004 Day 21 --- 22 38 00 MER-B 00 34 16 55.8 158.8 -0.8 -15.9 -7 1 2 6400 22 38 00 22 39 00 --- 00 35 16 55.9 159.2 -0.8 -15.6 53 R 1 5600 22 39 00 J0130+0842 00 35 16 54.8 155.8 -0.9 -18.0 -8 1 2 5600 22 39 00 22 40 00 --- 00 36 16 54.8 156.2 -0.9 -17.7 52 R 1 4800 22 40 00 MER-B 00 36 16 55.9 159.6 -0.8 -15.2 -8 1 2 4800 22 40 00 22 41 00 --- 00 37 17 56.0 160.1 -0.7 -14.9 52 R 1 4000 22 41 00 J0119+0829 00 37 17 55.5 161.5 -0.7 -13.9 -7 1 2 4000 22 41 00 22 42 00 --- 00 38 17 55.5 161.9 -0.7 -13.5 53 R 1 3200 22 42 00 MER-B 00 38 17 56.1 160.5 -0.7 -14.6 -7 1 2 3200 22 42 00 22 43 00 --- 00 39 17 56.1 160.9 -0.7 -14.3 53 R 1 2400 22 43 00 J0121+1149 00 39 17 58.7 159.6 -0.7 -15.4 -11 1 2 2400 22 43 00 22 44 00 --- 00 40 17 58.7 160.1 -0.7 -15.0 49 R 1 1600 22 44 00 MER-B 00 40 17 56.2 161.3 -0.7 -14.0 -11 1 2 1600 22 44 00 22 45 00 --- 00 41 17 56.2 161.8 -0.7 -13.7 49 R 1 800 22 45 00 J0119+0829 00 41 17 55.7 163.2 -0.6 -12.6 -7 1 2 800 22 45 00 22 46 00 --- 00 42 17 55.8 163.6 -0.6 -12.3 53 R 1 0 22 46 00 MER-B 00 42 17 56.3 162.2 -0.7 -13.3 -7 1 1 0 22 46 00 22 47 00 --- 00 43 18 56.4 162.6 -0.6 -13.0 53 F 2 800 22 47 00 J0130+0842 00 43 18 55.3 159.1 -0.8 -15.6 -8 1 1 800 22 47 00 22 48 00 --- 00 44 18 55.4 159.5 -0.8 -15.3 52 F 2 1600 22 48 00 MER-B 00 44 18 56.4 163.1 -0.6 -12.7 -8 1 1 1600 22 48 00 22 49 00 --- 00 45 18 56.5 163.5 -0.6 -12.4 52 F 2 2400 22 49 00 J0119+0829 00 45 18 55.9 164.9 -0.6 -11.3 -7 1 1 2400 22 49 00 22 50 00 --- 00 46 18 56.0 165.4 -0.5 -11.0 53 F 2 3200 22 50 00 MER-B 00 46 18 56.5 164.0 -0.6 -12.1 -7 1 1 3200 22 50 00 22 51 00 --- 00 47 18 56.6 164.4 -0.6 -11.7 53 F 2 4000 22 51 00 J0121+1149 00 47 18 59.1 163.3 -0.6 -12.6 -11 1 1 4000 22 51 00 22 52 00 --- 00 48 18 59.2 163.8 -0.6 -12.3 49 F 2 4800 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 5 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 21 Jan 2004 Day 21 --- 22 52 00 MER-B 00 48 18 56.6 164.8 -0.6 -11.4 -11 1 1 4800 22 52 00 22 53 00 --- 00 49 19 56.7 165.3 -0.5 -11.1 49 F 2 5600 22 53 00 J0119+0829 00 49 19 56.1 166.7 -0.5 -10.0 -7 1 1 5600 22 53 00 22 54 00 --- 00 50 19 56.1 167.1 -0.5 -9.7 53 F 2 6400 22 54 00 MER-B 00 50 19 56.7 165.7 -0.5 -10.7 -7 1 1 6400 22 54 00 22 55 00 --- 00 51 19 56.8 166.2 -0.5 -10.4 53 F 2 7200 22 55 00 J0130+0842 00 51 19 55.8 162.5 -0.7 -13.1 -8 1 1 7200 22 55 00 22 56 00 --- 00 52 19 55.9 162.9 -0.6 -12.8 52 F 2 8000 22 56 00 MER-B 00 52 19 56.8 166.6 -0.5 -10.1 -8 1 1 8000 22 56 00 22 57 00 --- 00 53 19 56.8 167.1 -0.5 -9.7 52 F 2 8800 22 57 00 J0119+0829 00 53 19 56.3 168.4 -0.4 -8.7 -7 1 1 8800 22 57 00 22 58 00 --- 00 54 19 56.3 168.9 -0.4 -8.4 53 F 2 9600 22 58 00 MER-B 00 54 19 56.9 167.5 -0.5 -9.4 -7 1 1 9600 22 58 00 22 59 00 --- 00 55 20 56.9 167.9 -0.4 -9.1 53 F 2 10400 22 59 00 J0121+1149 00 55 20 59.5 167.1 -0.4 -9.8 -11 1 1 10400 22 59 00 23 00 00 --- 00 56 20 59.6 167.6 -0.4 -9.4 49 F 2 11200 23 00 00 MER-B 00 56 20 57.0 168.4 -0.4 -8.7 -11 1 1 11200 23 00 00 23 01 00 --- 00 57 20 57.0 168.8 -0.4 -8.4 49 F 2 12000 23 01 00 J0119+0829 00 57 20 56.4 170.2 -0.4 -7.4 -7 1 1 12000 23 01 00 23 02 00 --- 00 58 20 56.4 170.6 -0.3 -7.0 53 F 2 12800 23 02 00 MER-B 00 58 20 57.0 169.3 -0.4 -8.1 -7 1 1 12800 23 02 00 23 03 00 --- 00 59 20 57.1 169.7 -0.4 -7.7 53 F 2 13600 23 03 00 J0130+0842 00 59 20 56.2 166.0 -0.5 -10.5 -9 1 1 13600 23 03 00 23 04 00 --- 01 00 20 56.3 166.4 -0.5 -10.2 51 F 2 14400 23 04 00 MER-B 01 00 20 57.1 170.2 -0.4 -7.4 -9 1 1 14400 23 04 00 23 05 00 --- 01 01 20 57.1 170.6 -0.3 -7.1 51 F 2 15200 23 05 00 J0119+0829 01 01 20 56.5 172.0 -0.3 -6.0 -7 1 1 15200 23 05 00 23 06 00 --- 01 02 21 56.5 172.4 -0.3 -5.7 53 F 2 16000 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 6 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 21 Jan 2004 Day 21 --- 23 06 00 MER-B 01 02 21 57.2 171.1 -0.3 -6.7 -7 1 1 16000 23 06 00 23 07 00 --- 01 03 21 57.2 171.6 -0.3 -6.4 53 F 2 16800 23 07 00 J0121+1149 01 03 21 59.8 171.0 -0.3 -6.9 -11 1 1 16800 23 07 00 23 08 00 --- 01 04 21 59.8 171.4 -0.3 -6.5 49 F 2 17600 23 08 00 MER-B 01 04 21 57.2 172.0 -0.3 -6.0 -11 1 2 17600 23 08 00 23 09 00 --- 01 05 21 57.2 172.5 -0.3 -5.7 49 R 2 16800 23 09 00 J0119+0829 01 05 21 56.6 173.8 -0.2 -4.7 -7 1 2 16800 23 09 00 23 10 00 --- 01 06 21 56.6 174.2 -0.2 -4.4 53 R 2 16000 23 10 00 MER-B 01 06 21 57.3 172.9 -0.3 -5.3 -7 1 2 16000 23 10 00 23 11 00 --- 01 07 21 57.3 173.4 -0.2 -5.0 53 R 2 15200 23 11 00 J0130+0842 01 07 21 56.6 169.5 -0.4 -7.9 -9 1 2 15200 23 11 00 23 12 00 --- 01 08 22 56.6 170.0 -0.4 -7.6 51 R 2 14400 23 12 00 MER-B 01 08 22 57.3 173.8 -0.2 -4.7 -9 1 2 14400 23 12 00 23 13 00 --- 01 09 22 57.3 174.3 -0.2 -4.3 51 R 2 13600 23 13 00 J0119+0829 01 09 22 56.7 175.6 -0.2 -3.3 -7 1 2 13600 23 13 00 23 14 00 --- 01 10 22 56.7 176.0 -0.1 -3.0 53 R 2 12800 23 14 00 MER-B 01 10 22 57.4 174.7 -0.2 -4.0 -7 1 2 12800 23 14 00 23 15 00 --- 01 11 22 57.4 175.2 -0.2 -3.6 53 R 2 12000 23 15 00 J0121+1149 01 11 22 60.0 174.8 -0.2 -3.9 -11 1 2 12000 23 15 00 23 16 00 --- 01 12 22 60.0 175.3 -0.2 -3.6 49 R 2 11200 23 16 00 MER-B 01 12 22 57.4 175.7 -0.2 -3.3 -11 1 2 11200 23 16 00 23 17 00 --- 01 13 22 57.4 176.1 -0.1 -2.9 49 R 2 10400 23 17 00 J0119+0829 01 13 22 56.7 177.4 -0.1 -2.0 -7 1 2 10400 23 17 00 23 18 00 --- 01 14 23 56.7 177.8 -0.1 -1.6 53 R 2 9600 23 18 00 MER-B 01 14 23 57.4 176.6 -0.1 -2.6 -7 1 2 9600 23 18 00 23 19 00 --- 01 15 23 57.4 177.0 -0.1 -2.2 53 R 2 8800 23 19 00 J0130+0842 01 15 23 56.8 173.1 -0.3 -5.2 -9 1 2 8800 23 19 00 23 20 00 --- 01 16 23 56.8 173.5 -0.2 -4.9 51 R 2 8000 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 7 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 21 Jan 2004 Day 21 --- 23 20 00 MER-B 01 16 23 57.4 177.5 -0.1 -1.9 -9 1 2 8000 23 20 00 23 21 00 --- 01 17 23 57.4 178.0 -0.1 -1.5 51 R 2 7200 23 21 00 J0119+0829 01 17 23 56.7 179.2 0.0 -0.6 -7 1 2 7200 23 21 00 23 22 00 --- 01 18 23 56.7 179.6 0.0 -0.3 53 R 2 6400 23 22 00 MER-B 01 18 23 57.4 178.4 -0.1 -1.2 -7 1 2 6400 23 22 00 23 23 00 --- 01 19 23 57.4 178.9 0.0 -0.8 53 R 2 5600 23 23 00 J0121+1149 01 19 23 60.1 178.8 0.0 -0.9 -11 1 2 5600 23 23 00 23 24 00 --- 01 20 24 60.1 179.3 0.0 -0.6 49 R 2 4800 23 24 00 MER-B 01 20 24 57.4 179.3 0.0 -0.5 -11 1 2 4800 23 24 00 23 25 00 --- 01 21 24 57.4 179.8 0.0 -0.2 49 R 2 4000 23 25 00 J0119+0829 01 21 24 56.7 181.0 0.0 0.7 -7 1 2 4000 23 25 00 23 26 00 --- 01 22 24 56.7 181.4 0.1 1.1 53 R 2 3200 23 26 00 MER-B 01 22 24 57.4 180.3 0.0 0.2 -7 1 2 3200 23 26 00 23 27 00 --- 01 23 24 57.4 180.7 0.0 0.5 53 R 2 2400 23 27 00 J0130+0842 01 23 24 56.9 176.7 -0.1 -2.5 -9 1 2 2400 23 27 00 23 28 00 --- 01 24 24 56.9 177.2 -0.1 -2.1 51 R 2 1600 23 28 00 MER-B 01 24 24 57.4 181.2 0.0 0.9 -9 1 2 1600 23 28 00 23 29 00 --- 01 25 24 57.4 181.6 0.1 1.2 51 R 2 800 23 29 00 J0119+0829 01 25 24 56.7 182.8 0.1 2.1 -7 1 2 800 23 29 00 23 30 00 --- 01 26 25 56.7 183.2 0.1 2.4 53 R 2 0 23 30 00 MER-B 01 26 25 57.4 182.1 0.1 1.6 -7 1 3 0 23 30 00 23 31 00 --- 01 27 25 57.4 182.6 0.1 1.9 53 F 1 800 23 31 00 J0121+1149 01 27 25 60.1 182.7 0.1 2.1 -11 1 3 800 23 31 00 23 32 00 --- 01 28 25 60.0 183.2 0.1 2.4 49 F 1 1600 23 32 00 MER-B 01 28 25 57.4 183.0 0.1 2.3 -11 1 3 1600 23 32 00 23 33 00 --- 01 29 25 57.4 183.5 0.1 2.6 49 F 1 2400 23 33 00 J0119+0829 01 29 25 56.7 184.6 0.2 3.5 -7 1 3 2400 23 33 00 23 34 00 --- 01 30 25 56.7 185.0 0.2 3.8 53 F 1 3200 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 8 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 21 Jan 2004 Day 21 --- 23 34 00 MER-B 01 30 25 57.4 183.9 0.1 3.0 -7 1 3 3200 23 34 00 23 35 00 --- 01 31 25 57.4 184.4 0.2 3.3 53 F 1 4000 23 35 00 J0130+0842 01 31 25 57.0 180.3 0.0 0.3 -9 1 3 4000 23 35 00 23 36 00 --- 01 32 26 57.0 180.8 0.0 0.6 51 F 1 4800 23 36 00 MER-B 01 32 26 57.4 184.8 0.2 3.7 -9 1 3 4800 23 36 00 23 37 00 --- 01 33 26 57.3 185.3 0.2 4.0 51 F 1 5600 23 37 00 J0119+0829 01 33 26 56.6 186.4 0.2 4.8 -7 1 3 5600 23 37 00 23 38 00 --- 01 34 26 56.6 186.8 0.3 5.2 53 F 1 6400 23 38 00 MER-B 01 34 26 57.3 185.8 0.2 4.4 -7 1 3 6400 23 38 00 23 39 00 --- 01 35 26 57.3 186.2 0.2 4.7 53 F 1 7200 23 39 00 J0121+1149 01 35 26 59.9 186.6 0.2 5.0 -11 1 3 7200 23 39 00 23 40 00 --- 01 36 26 59.9 187.1 0.2 5.4 49 F 1 8000 23 40 00 MER-B 01 36 26 57.3 186.7 0.2 5.0 -11 1 3 8000 23 40 00 23 41 00 --- 01 37 26 57.3 187.1 0.3 5.4 49 F 1 8800 23 41 00 J0119+0829 01 37 26 56.5 188.2 0.3 6.2 -7 1 3 8800 23 41 00 23 42 00 --- 01 38 27 56.5 188.6 0.3 6.5 53 F 1 9600 23 42 00 MER-B 01 38 27 57.2 187.6 0.3 5.7 -8 1 3 9600 23 42 00 23 43 00 --- 01 39 27 57.2 188.0 0.3 6.1 52 F 1 10400 23 43 00 J0130+0842 01 39 27 56.9 184.0 0.1 3.0 -9 1 3 10400 23 43 00 23 44 00 --- 01 40 27 56.9 184.4 0.2 3.3 51 F 1 11200 23 44 00 MER-B 01 40 27 57.2 188.5 0.3 6.4 -9 1 3 11200 23 44 00 23 45 00 --- 01 41 27 57.2 189.0 0.3 6.8 51 F 1 12000 23 45 00 J0119+0829 01 41 27 56.4 190.0 0.4 7.5 -8 1 3 12000 23 45 00 23 46 00 --- 01 42 27 56.4 190.4 0.4 7.8 52 F 1 12800 23 46 00 MER-B 01 42 27 57.1 189.4 0.3 7.1 -8 1 3 12800 23 46 00 23 47 00 --- 01 43 27 57.1 189.9 0.4 7.4 52 F 1 13600 23 47 00 J0121+1149 01 43 27 59.7 190.5 0.4 8.0 -11 1 3 13600 23 47 00 23 48 00 --- 01 44 28 59.7 191.0 0.4 8.4 49 F 1 14400 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 9 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 21 Jan 2004 Day 21 --- 23 48 00 MER-B 01 44 28 57.1 190.3 0.4 7.8 -11 1 3 14400 23 48 00 23 49 00 --- 01 45 28 57.0 190.8 0.4 8.1 49 F 1 15200 23 50 30 J2253+1608 01 46 58 45.0 248.5 2.9 46.3 45 1 4 15200 23 50 30 23 56 30 --- 01 52 59 44.0 249.9 3.0 46.8 360 R 1 15200 23 58 00 MER-B 01 54 29 56.7 194.8 0.5 11.1 47 1 4 15200 23 58 00 23 59 00 --- 01 55 29 56.6 195.2 0.6 11.4 60 R 1 14400 23 59 00 J0119+0829 01 55 29 55.8 196.1 0.6 12.1 -8 1 4 14400 23 59 00 23 59 59 --- 01 56 30 55.7 196.5 0.6 12.4 51 R 1 13600 --- Thu 22 Jan 2004 Day 22 --- 00 00 00 MER-B 01 56 30 56.6 195.7 0.6 11.8 -8 1 4 13600 00 00 00 00 01 00 --- 01 57 30 56.5 196.1 0.6 12.1 52 R 1 12800 00 01 00 J0130+0842 01 57 30 56.4 192.1 0.4 9.1 -9 1 4 12800 00 01 00 00 02 00 --- 01 58 30 56.4 192.5 0.5 9.4 51 R 1 12000 00 02 00 MER-B 01 58 30 56.5 196.5 0.6 12.4 -9 1 4 12000 00 02 00 00 03 00 --- 01 59 30 56.4 197.0 0.6 12.7 51 R 1 11200 00 03 00 J0119+0829 01 59 30 55.6 197.8 0.7 13.3 -8 1 4 11200 00 03 00 00 04 00 --- 02 00 30 55.5 198.2 0.7 13.7 52 R 1 10400 00 04 00 MER-B 02 00 30 56.4 197.4 0.6 13.1 -8 1 4 10400 00 04 00 00 05 00 --- 02 01 30 56.3 197.8 0.7 13.4 52 R 1 9600 00 05 00 J0121+1149 02 01 30 58.9 199.0 0.7 14.4 -11 1 4 9600 00 05 00 00 06 00 --- 02 02 31 58.8 199.5 0.7 14.7 49 R 1 8800 00 06 00 MER-B 02 02 31 56.2 198.3 0.7 13.7 -11 1 4 8800 00 06 00 00 07 00 --- 02 03 31 56.2 198.7 0.7 14.0 49 R 1 8000 00 07 00 J0119+0829 02 03 31 55.3 199.5 0.7 14.6 -8 1 4 8000 00 07 00 00 08 00 --- 02 04 31 55.3 199.9 0.8 14.9 52 R 1 7200 00 08 00 MER-B 02 04 31 56.1 199.1 0.7 14.3 -8 1 4 7200 00 08 00 00 09 00 --- 02 05 31 56.1 199.6 0.7 14.7 52 R 1 6400 00 09 00 J0130+0842 02 05 31 56.1 195.6 0.6 11.7 -9 1 4 6400 00 09 00 00 10 00 --- 02 06 31 56.0 196.0 0.6 12.0 51 R 1 5600 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 10 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 22 Jan 2004 Day 22 --- 00 10 00 MER-B 02 06 31 56.0 200.0 0.7 15.0 -9 1 4 5600 00 10 00 00 11 00 --- 02 07 31 55.9 200.4 0.8 15.3 51 R 1 4800 00 11 00 J0119+0829 02 07 31 55.1 201.2 0.8 15.8 -8 1 4 4800 00 11 00 00 12 00 --- 02 08 32 55.0 201.6 0.8 16.1 52 R 1 4000 00 12 00 MER-B 02 08 32 55.9 200.8 0.8 15.6 -8 1 4 4000 00 12 00 00 13 00 --- 02 09 32 55.8 201.3 0.8 15.9 52 R 1 3200 00 13 00 J0121+1149 02 09 32 58.3 202.6 0.8 17.0 -11 1 4 3200 00 13 00 00 14 00 --- 02 10 32 58.2 203.1 0.8 17.4 49 R 1 2400 00 14 00 MER-B 02 10 32 55.7 201.7 0.8 16.2 -11 1 4 2400 00 14 00 00 15 00 --- 02 11 32 55.7 202.1 0.8 16.5 49 R 1 1600 00 15 00 J0119+0829 02 11 32 54.8 202.8 0.9 17.0 -8 1 4 1600 00 15 00 00 16 00 --- 02 12 32 54.7 203.3 0.9 17.3 52 R 1 800 00 16 00 MER-B 02 12 32 55.6 202.5 0.8 16.8 -8 1 4 800 00 16 00 00 17 00 --- 02 13 32 55.5 203.0 0.9 17.1 52 R 1 0 00 17 00 J0130+0842 02 13 32 55.6 199.0 0.7 14.2 -9 1 3 0 00 17 00 00 18 00 --- 02 14 32 55.6 199.4 0.7 14.5 51 F 2 800 00 18 00 MER-B 02 14 32 55.4 203.4 0.9 17.4 -9 1 3 800 00 18 00 00 19 00 --- 02 15 33 55.4 203.8 0.9 17.7 51 F 2 1600 00 19 00 J0119+0829 02 15 33 54.5 204.5 0.9 18.2 -8 1 3 1600 00 19 00 00 20 00 --- 02 16 33 54.4 204.9 1.0 18.5 52 F 2 2400 00 20 00 MER-B 02 16 33 55.3 204.2 0.9 18.0 -8 1 3 2400 00 20 00 00 21 00 --- 02 17 33 55.2 204.6 0.9 18.3 52 F 2 3200 00 21 00 J0121+1149 02 17 33 57.7 206.1 0.9 19.6 -11 1 3 3200 00 21 00 00 22 00 --- 02 18 33 57.6 206.6 0.9 19.9 49 F 2 4000 00 22 00 MER-B 02 18 33 55.1 205.0 0.9 18.6 -11 1 3 4000 00 22 00 00 23 00 --- 02 19 33 55.1 205.4 1.0 18.9 49 F 2 4800 00 23 00 J0119+0829 02 19 33 54.2 206.1 1.0 19.4 -8 1 3 4800 00 23 00 00 24 00 --- 02 20 33 54.1 206.5 1.0 19.7 52 F 2 5600 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 11 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 22 Jan 2004 Day 22 --- 00 24 00 MER-B 02 20 33 55.0 205.8 1.0 19.2 -8 1 3 5600 00 24 00 00 25 00 --- 02 21 34 54.9 206.2 1.0 19.5 52 F 2 6400 00 25 00 J0130+0842 02 21 34 55.1 202.4 0.8 16.7 -9 1 3 6400 00 25 00 00 26 00 --- 02 22 34 55.0 202.8 0.9 17.0 51 F 2 7200 00 26 00 MER-B 02 22 34 54.8 206.6 1.0 19.8 -9 1 3 7200 00 26 00 00 27 00 --- 02 23 34 54.7 207.1 1.0 20.1 51 F 2 8000 00 27 00 J0119+0829 02 23 34 53.8 207.7 1.1 20.5 -8 1 3 8000 00 27 00 00 28 00 --- 02 24 34 53.8 208.1 1.1 20.8 52 F 2 8800 00 28 00 MER-B 02 24 34 54.6 207.5 1.0 20.4 -8 1 3 8800 00 28 00 00 29 00 --- 02 25 34 54.6 207.9 1.1 20.7 52 F 2 9600 00 29 00 J0121+1149 02 25 34 57.0 209.5 1.1 22.1 -11 1 3 9600 00 29 00 00 30 00 --- 02 26 34 56.9 210.0 1.1 22.4 49 F 2 10400 00 30 00 MER-B 02 26 34 54.5 208.3 1.1 21.0 -11 1 3 10400 00 30 00 00 31 00 --- 02 27 35 54.4 208.6 1.1 21.2 49 F 2 11200 00 31 00 J0119+0829 02 27 35 53.5 209.2 1.1 21.6 -8 1 3 11200 00 31 00 00 32 00 --- 02 28 35 53.4 209.6 1.2 21.9 52 F 2 12000 00 32 00 MER-B 02 28 35 54.3 209.0 1.1 21.5 -8 1 3 12000 00 32 00 00 33 00 --- 02 29 35 54.2 209.4 1.1 21.8 52 F 2 12800 00 33 00 J0130+0842 02 29 35 54.5 205.6 1.0 19.1 -9 1 3 12800 00 33 00 00 34 00 --- 02 30 35 54.4 206.0 1.0 19.3 51 F 2 13600 00 34 00 MER-B 02 30 35 54.1 209.8 1.1 22.1 -9 1 3 13600 00 34 00 00 35 00 --- 02 31 35 54.0 210.2 1.2 22.4 51 F 2 14400 00 35 00 J0119+0829 02 31 35 53.1 210.8 1.2 22.7 -8 1 3 14400 00 35 00 00 36 00 --- 02 32 35 53.0 211.2 1.2 23.0 52 F 2 15200 00 36 00 MER-B 02 32 35 53.9 210.6 1.2 22.6 -8 1 3 15200 00 36 00 00 37 00 --- 02 33 36 53.8 211.0 1.2 22.9 52 F 2 16000 00 37 00 J0121+1149 02 33 36 56.2 212.8 1.2 24.4 -11 1 3 16000 00 37 00 00 38 00 --- 02 34 36 56.1 213.2 1.2 24.7 49 F 2 16800 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 12 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 22 Jan 2004 Day 22 --- 00 38 00 MER-B 02 34 36 53.7 211.4 1.2 23.2 -11 1 3 16800 00 38 00 00 39 00 --- 02 35 36 53.6 211.8 1.2 23.4 49 F 2 17600 00 39 00 J0119+0829 02 35 36 52.7 212.3 1.3 23.8 -8 1 4 17600 00 39 00 00 40 00 --- 02 36 36 52.6 212.7 1.3 24.0 52 R 2 16800 00 40 00 MER-B 02 36 36 53.5 212.1 1.2 23.7 -8 1 4 16800 00 40 00 00 41 00 --- 02 37 36 53.4 212.5 1.3 24.0 52 R 2 16000 00 41 00 J0130+0842 02 37 36 53.8 208.8 1.1 21.3 -8 1 4 16000 00 41 00 00 42 00 --- 02 38 36 53.7 209.2 1.1 21.6 52 R 2 15200 00 42 00 MER-B 02 38 36 53.3 212.9 1.3 24.2 -8 1 4 15200 00 42 00 00 43 00 --- 02 39 37 53.2 213.3 1.3 24.5 52 R 2 14400 00 43 00 J0119+0829 02 39 37 52.3 213.8 1.3 24.8 -8 1 4 14400 00 43 00 00 44 00 --- 02 40 37 52.2 214.1 1.4 25.0 52 R 2 13600 00 44 00 MER-B 02 40 37 53.1 213.7 1.3 24.8 -8 1 4 13600 00 44 00 00 45 00 --- 02 41 37 53.0 214.0 1.3 25.0 52 R 2 12800 00 45 00 J0121+1149 02 41 37 55.4 216.0 1.3 26.6 -11 1 4 12800 00 45 00 00 46 00 --- 02 42 37 55.3 216.4 1.3 26.9 49 R 2 12000 00 46 00 MER-B 02 42 37 52.9 214.4 1.3 25.3 -11 1 4 12000 00 46 00 00 47 00 --- 02 43 37 52.8 214.8 1.4 25.5 49 R 2 11200 00 47 00 J0119+0829 02 43 37 51.9 215.2 1.4 25.8 -8 1 4 11200 00 47 00 00 48 00 --- 02 44 37 51.8 215.6 1.4 26.0 52 R 2 10400 00 48 00 MER-B 02 44 37 52.7 215.1 1.4 25.8 -8 1 4 10400 00 48 00 00 49 00 --- 02 45 38 52.6 215.5 1.4 26.0 52 R 2 9600 00 49 00 J0130+0842 02 45 38 53.1 211.9 1.2 23.5 -8 1 4 9600 00 49 00 00 50 00 --- 02 46 38 53.0 212.3 1.3 23.8 52 R 2 8800 00 50 00 MER-B 02 46 38 52.5 215.9 1.4 26.3 -8 1 4 8800 00 50 00 00 51 00 --- 02 47 38 52.4 216.2 1.4 26.5 52 R 2 8000 00 51 00 J0119+0829 02 47 38 51.4 216.7 1.5 26.8 -8 1 4 8000 00 51 00 00 52 00 --- 02 48 38 51.3 217.0 1.5 27.0 52 R 2 7200 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 13 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 22 Jan 2004 Day 22 --- 00 52 00 MER-B 02 48 38 52.3 216.6 1.4 26.8 -8 1 4 7200 00 52 00 00 53 00 --- 02 49 38 52.1 217.0 1.5 27.0 52 R 2 6400 00 53 00 J0121+1149 02 49 38 54.5 219.0 1.5 28.7 -11 1 4 6400 00 53 00 00 54 00 --- 02 50 38 54.4 219.4 1.5 28.9 49 R 2 5600 00 54 00 MER-B 02 50 38 52.0 217.3 1.5 27.3 -11 1 4 5600 00 54 00 00 55 00 --- 02 51 39 51.9 217.7 1.5 27.5 49 R 2 4800 00 55 00 J0119+0829 02 51 39 51.0 218.1 1.5 27.7 -8 1 4 4800 00 55 00 00 56 00 --- 02 52 39 50.9 218.4 1.6 27.9 52 R 2 4000 00 56 00 MER-B 02 52 39 51.8 218.0 1.5 27.7 -8 1 4 4000 00 56 00 00 57 00 --- 02 53 39 51.7 218.4 1.5 28.0 52 R 2 3200 00 57 00 J0130+0842 02 53 39 52.2 214.9 1.4 25.6 -8 1 4 3200 00 57 00 00 58 00 --- 02 54 39 52.1 215.2 1.4 25.8 52 R 2 2400 00 58 00 MER-B 02 54 39 51.6 218.7 1.5 28.2 -8 1 4 2400 00 58 00 00 59 00 --- 02 55 39 51.5 219.1 1.6 28.4 52 R 2 1600 00 59 00 J0119+0829 02 55 39 50.5 219.5 1.6 28.6 -8 1 4 1600 00 59 00 01 00 00 --- 02 56 39 50.4 219.8 1.6 28.9 52 R 2 800 01 00 00 MER-B 02 56 39 51.3 219.4 1.6 28.7 -8 1 4 800 01 00 00 01 01 00 --- 02 57 40 51.2 219.8 1.6 28.9 52 R 2 0 01 01 00 J0121+1149 02 57 40 53.5 221.9 1.6 30.6 -11 1 5 0 01 01 00 01 02 00 --- 02 58 40 53.4 222.3 1.6 30.8 49 F 1 800 01 02 00 MER-B 02 58 40 51.1 220.1 1.6 29.1 -11 1 5 800 01 02 00 01 03 00 --- 02 59 40 51.0 220.5 1.6 29.4 49 F 1 1600 01 03 00 J0119+0829 02 59 40 50.0 220.8 1.7 29.5 -8 1 5 1600 01 03 00 01 04 00 --- 03 00 40 49.9 221.1 1.7 29.7 52 F 1 2400 01 04 00 MER-B 03 00 40 50.9 220.8 1.6 29.6 -8 1 5 2400 01 04 00 01 05 00 --- 03 01 40 50.7 221.1 1.7 29.8 52 F 1 3200 01 05 00 J0130+0842 03 01 40 51.3 217.7 1.5 27.5 -8 1 5 3200 01 05 00 01 06 00 --- 03 02 40 51.2 218.1 1.5 27.7 52 F 1 4000 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 14 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 22 Jan 2004 Day 22 --- 01 06 00 MER-B 03 02 40 50.6 221.5 1.7 30.0 -8 1 5 4000 01 06 00 01 07 00 --- 03 03 41 50.5 221.8 1.7 30.3 52 F 1 4800 01 07 00 J0119+0829 03 03 41 49.5 222.1 1.7 30.4 -8 1 5 4800 01 07 00 01 08 00 --- 03 04 41 49.4 222.5 1.8 30.6 52 F 1 5600 01 08 00 MER-B 03 04 41 50.4 222.2 1.7 30.5 -8 1 5 5600 01 08 00 01 09 00 --- 03 05 41 50.2 222.5 1.7 30.7 52 F 1 6400 01 09 00 J0121+1149 03 05 41 52.5 224.7 1.7 32.4 -10 1 5 6400 01 09 00 01 10 00 --- 03 06 41 52.3 225.0 1.7 32.6 50 F 1 7200 01 10 00 MER-B 03 06 41 50.1 222.8 1.7 30.9 -10 1 5 7200 01 10 00 01 11 00 --- 03 07 41 50.0 223.2 1.8 31.1 50 F 1 8000 01 11 00 J0119+0829 03 07 41 49.0 223.4 1.8 31.2 -8 1 5 8000 01 11 00 01 12 00 --- 03 08 41 48.9 223.8 1.8 31.4 52 F 1 8800 01 12 00 MER-B 03 08 41 49.8 223.5 1.8 31.3 -8 1 5 8800 01 12 00 01 13 00 --- 03 09 42 49.7 223.8 1.8 31.5 52 F 1 9600 01 13 00 J0130+0842 03 09 42 50.4 220.5 1.7 29.3 -8 1 5 9600 01 13 00 01 14 00 --- 03 10 42 50.3 220.8 1.7 29.6 52 F 1 10400 01 14 00 MER-B 03 10 42 49.6 224.1 1.8 31.7 -8 1 5 10400 01 14 00 01 15 00 --- 03 11 42 49.5 224.5 1.8 32.0 52 F 1 11200 01 15 00 J0119+0829 03 11 42 48.5 224.7 1.9 32.1 -8 1 5 11200 01 15 00 01 16 00 --- 03 12 42 48.4 225.0 1.9 32.3 52 F 1 12000 01 16 00 MER-B 03 12 42 49.3 224.8 1.8 32.2 -8 1 5 12000 01 16 00 01 17 00 --- 03 13 42 49.2 225.1 1.9 32.4 52 F 1 12800 01 17 00 J0121+1149 03 13 42 51.4 227.3 1.9 34.1 -10 1 5 12800 01 17 00 01 18 00 --- 03 14 42 51.3 227.7 1.9 34.3 50 F 1 13600 01 18 00 MER-B 03 14 42 49.1 225.4 1.9 32.6 -10 1 5 13600 01 18 00 01 19 00 --- 03 15 43 48.9 225.7 1.9 32.8 50 F 1 14400 01 19 00 J0119+0829 03 15 43 48.0 226.0 1.9 32.8 -8 1 5 14400 01 19 00 01 20 00 --- 03 16 43 47.9 226.3 2.0 33.0 52 F 1 15200 Schedule for VLBA_NL (Code Nl ) Page 15 Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 22 Jan 2004 Day 22 --- 01 20 00 MER-B 03 16 43 48.8 226.1 1.9 33.0 -8 1 5 15200 01 20 00 01 21 00 --- 03 17 43 48.7 226.4 1.9 33.2 52 F 1 16000 01 21 00 J0130+0842 03 17 43 49.4 223.2 1.8 31.1 -8 1 5 16000 01 21 00 01 22 00 --- 03 18 43 49.3 223.5 1.8 31.3 52 F 1 16800 01 22 00 MER-B 03 18 43 48.5 226.7 1.9 33.3 -8 1 5 16800 01 22 00 01 23 00 --- 03 19 43 48.4 227.0 2.0 33.5 52 F 1 17600 01 23 00 J0119+0829 03 19 43 47.4 227.2 2.0 33.6 -8 1 6 17600 01 23 00 01 24 00 --- 03 20 43 47.3 227.5 2.0 33.8 52 R 1 16800 01 24 00 MER-B 03 20 43 48.3 227.3 2.0 33.7 -8 1 6 16800 01 24 00 01 25 00 --- 03 21 43 48.1 227.6 2.0 33.9 52 R 1 16000 01 25 00 J0121+1149 03 21 43 50.3 229.9 2.0 35.6 -10 1 6 16000 01 25 00 01 26 00 --- 03 22 44 50.1 230.2 2.0 35.8 50 R 1 15200 01 26 00 MER-B 03 22 44 48.0 227.9 2.0 34.1 -10 1 6 15200 01 26 00 01 27 00 --- 03 23 44 47.8 228.2 2.0 34.3 50 R 1 14400 01 28 30 J2253+1608 03 25 14 27.2 267.8 4.5 50.9 43 1 6 14400 01 28 30 01 34 30 --- 03 31 15 26.0 268.8 4.6 50.9 360 R 1 9600 01 36 00 MER-B 03 32 45 46.6 230.9 2.2 35.9 43 1 6 9600 01 36 00 01 37 00 --- 03 33 45 46.4 231.2 2.2 36.1 60 R 1 8800 01 38 13 J2321+2732 03 34 59 37.3 275.7 4.2 56.8 37 1 6 8800 01 38 13 01 40 13 --- 03 36 59 37.0 276.0 4.2 56.8 120 R 1 7200 01 40 46 J2359+3850 03 37 32 49.1 284.7 3.6 67.9 2 1 6 7200 01 40 13 01 42 46 --- 03 39 32 48.7 284.9 3.7 67.7 120 R 1 5167 01 43 45 J0010+1724 03 40 32 39.3 257.8 3.5 49.8 35 1 6 5167 01 42 46 01 45 45 --- 03 42 32 38.9 258.2 3.5 49.9 120 R 1 2772 01 46 27 J2346+0930 03 43 14 29.2 255.8 3.9 47.2 17 1 6 2772 01 45 45 01 48 27 --- 03 45 14 28.8 256.2 4.0 47.3 120 R 1 612 01 49 22 J0050-0929 03 46 09 24.9 228.9 2.9 34.7 30 1 5 612 01 48 27 01 51 22 --- 03 48 09 24.6 229.3 3.0 35.0 120 F 2 1714 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/filehost/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= 8426.89 8426.89 BBC fr= 826.89 826.89 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 Rover MER-B @ 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) * MER-B 01 19 01.102970 * 01 21 38.526999 01 21 50.371029 08 56 21.72206 * 09 12 02.89866 09 13 16.19173 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on geocentric frame and radio definition. Velocities: 17.11 17.11 Planetary motion used. Ref. MJD: 0.5303E+05 Rates: RA = 0.12844E+03 s/day Dec = 0.72819E+03 arcsec/day * J0119+0829 01 16 24.243720 * 01 19 01.274370 01 19 13.076964 08 14 09.64325 * 08 29 54.69260 08 31 07.96658 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J0130+0842 01 27 50.048812 * 01 30 27.634415 01 30 39.547867 08 27 18.92420 * 08 42 46.17250 08 43 58.43198 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J0121+1149 01 19 03.080127 * 01 21 41.595043 01 21 53.505241 11 34 09.31515 * 11 49 50.41313 11 51 04.64734 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 08.023415 15 52 54.34787 * 16 08 53.56070 16 10 05.61789 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J0011-2612 00 08 28.884835 * 00 11 01.246740 00 11 12.471153 -26 29 14.77706 *-26 12 33.37700 -26 11 28.07023 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 13.874086 -16 47 52.60211 *-16 31 12.02210 -16 30 04.42691 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 52.626523 -09 45 24.21184 *-09 29 05.21020 -09 27 56.17974 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 47.803278 09 14 05.45834 * 09 30 45.51470 09 32 00.71629 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 45.127158 17 07 37.52318 * 17 24 18.76120 17 25 37.39361 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 10.079852 27 16 19.08189 * 27 32 46.44360 27 34 05.05715 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 43.823539 38 34 00.40161 * 38 50 42.31830 38 52 07.21378 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. 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) MER-B 81.1 J0119+0829 80.2 J0130+0842 82.9 J0121+1149 82.1 J2253+1608 53.3 J0011-2612 54.5 J2348-1631 50.8 J0050-0929 67.3 J2346+0930 60.0 J0010+1724 69.0 J2321+2732 65.7 J2359+3850 78.9 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