COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_LA (Code La ) Experiment: Mars Exploration Rover MER-B @ X-band Exp. Code: ts020f 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_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 23 Jan 2004 Day 23 --- 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 05 22 70.2 188.0 0.2 6.7 0 1 1 0 22 00 00 22 10 00 --- 23 15 23 69.8 194.9 0.4 12.6 600 F 1 8000 22 12 00 MER-B 23 17 24 50.8 123.8 -2.1 -43.1 67 1 1 8000 22 12 00 22 13 00 --- 23 18 24 50.9 124.1 -2.1 -42.9 60 F 1 8800 22 13 00 J0130+0842 23 18 24 49.5 123.8 -2.2 -43.0 -9 1 1 8800 22 13 00 22 14 00 --- 23 19 24 49.7 124.1 -2.2 -42.8 51 F 1 9600 22 14 00 MER-B 23 19 24 51.1 124.4 -2.1 -42.8 -9 1 1 9600 22 14 00 22 15 00 --- 23 20 24 51.3 124.7 -2.1 -42.6 51 F 1 10400 22 15 00 J0121+1127 23 20 24 53.4 124.0 -2.0 -43.4 -10 1 1 10400 22 15 00 22 16 00 --- 23 21 24 53.5 124.3 -2.0 -43.2 50 F 1 11200 22 16 00 MER-B 23 21 24 51.5 125.0 -2.1 -42.4 -10 1 1 11200 22 16 00 22 17 00 --- 23 22 25 51.6 125.3 -2.1 -42.2 50 F 1 12000 22 17 00 J0130+0842 23 22 25 50.2 124.9 -2.1 -42.3 -9 1 1 12000 22 17 00 22 18 00 --- 23 23 25 50.4 125.2 -2.1 -42.1 51 F 1 12800 22 18 00 MER-B 23 23 25 51.8 125.6 -2.0 -42.0 -9 1 1 12800 22 18 00 22 19 00 --- 23 24 25 51.9 125.9 -2.0 -41.8 51 F 1 13600 22 19 00 J0121+1149 23 24 25 54.3 124.7 -2.0 -43.0 -11 1 1 13600 22 19 00 22 20 00 --- 23 25 25 54.5 125.0 -1.9 -42.8 49 F 1 14400 22 20 00 MER-B 23 25 25 52.1 126.2 -2.0 -41.6 -11 1 1 14400 22 20 00 22 21 00 --- 23 26 25 52.3 126.5 -2.0 -41.4 49 F 1 15200 22 21 00 J0130+0842 23 26 25 50.9 126.1 -2.1 -41.5 -9 1 1 15200 22 21 00 22 22 00 --- 23 27 25 51.0 126.4 -2.1 -41.4 51 F 1 16000 22 22 00 MER-B 23 27 25 52.4 126.8 -2.0 -41.2 -9 1 1 16000 22 22 00 22 23 00 --- 23 28 26 52.6 127.1 -2.0 -41.0 51 F 1 16800 22 23 00 J0121+1127 23 28 26 54.7 126.4 -1.9 -41.8 -10 1 1 16800 22 23 00 22 24 00 --- 23 29 26 54.9 126.7 -1.9 -41.6 50 F 1 17600 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 23 Jan 2004 Day 23 --- 22 24 00 MER-B 23 29 26 52.8 127.4 -1.9 -40.8 -10 1 2 17600 22 24 00 22 25 00 --- 23 30 26 52.9 127.7 -1.9 -40.6 50 R 1 16800 22 25 00 J0130+0842 23 30 26 51.5 127.3 -2.0 -40.8 -9 1 2 16800 22 25 00 22 26 00 --- 23 31 26 51.7 127.6 -2.0 -40.6 51 R 1 16000 22 26 00 MER-B 23 31 26 53.1 128.0 -1.9 -40.4 -9 1 2 16000 22 26 00 22 27 00 --- 23 32 26 53.2 128.3 -1.9 -40.2 51 R 1 15200 22 27 00 J0121+1149 23 32 26 55.6 127.2 -1.8 -41.3 -11 1 2 15200 22 27 00 22 28 00 --- 23 33 26 55.8 127.5 -1.8 -41.1 49 R 1 14400 22 28 00 MER-B 23 33 26 53.4 128.7 -1.9 -40.0 -11 1 2 14400 22 28 00 22 29 00 --- 23 34 27 53.6 129.0 -1.9 -39.8 49 R 1 13600 22 29 00 J0130+0842 23 34 27 52.2 128.5 -1.9 -40.0 -9 1 2 13600 22 29 00 22 30 00 --- 23 35 27 52.3 128.8 -1.9 -39.8 51 R 1 12800 22 30 00 MER-B 23 35 27 53.7 129.3 -1.8 -39.6 -9 1 2 12800 22 30 00 22 31 00 --- 23 36 27 53.9 129.6 -1.8 -39.3 51 R 1 12000 22 31 00 J0121+1127 23 36 27 56.0 129.0 -1.8 -40.0 -10 1 2 12000 22 31 00 22 32 00 --- 23 37 27 56.2 129.4 -1.7 -39.8 50 R 1 11200 22 32 00 MER-B 23 37 27 54.0 130.0 -1.8 -39.1 -10 1 2 11200 22 32 00 22 33 00 --- 23 38 27 54.2 130.3 -1.8 -38.9 50 R 1 10400 22 33 00 J0130+0842 23 38 27 52.8 129.8 -1.9 -39.1 -9 1 2 10400 22 33 00 22 34 00 --- 23 39 27 53.0 130.1 -1.9 -38.9 51 R 1 9600 22 34 00 MER-B 23 39 27 54.3 130.6 -1.8 -38.7 -9 1 2 9600 22 34 00 22 35 00 --- 23 40 28 54.5 130.9 -1.8 -38.4 51 R 1 8800 22 35 00 J0121+1149 23 40 28 56.9 129.9 -1.7 -39.5 -11 1 2 8800 22 35 00 22 36 00 --- 23 41 28 57.0 130.2 -1.7 -39.3 49 R 1 8000 22 36 00 MER-B 23 41 28 54.7 131.3 -1.7 -38.2 -11 1 2 8000 22 36 00 22 37 00 --- 23 42 28 54.8 131.6 -1.7 -38.0 49 R 1 7200 22 37 00 J0130+0842 23 42 28 53.4 131.1 -1.8 -38.2 -9 1 2 7200 22 37 00 22 38 00 --- 23 43 28 53.6 131.4 -1.8 -38.0 51 R 1 6400 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 23 Jan 2004 Day 23 --- 22 38 00 MER-B 23 43 28 55.0 132.0 -1.7 -37.7 -9 1 2 6400 22 38 00 22 39 00 --- 23 44 28 55.1 132.3 -1.7 -37.5 51 R 1 5600 22 39 00 J0121+1127 23 44 28 57.2 131.8 -1.6 -38.1 -10 1 2 5600 22 39 00 22 40 00 --- 23 45 28 57.4 132.2 -1.6 -37.8 50 R 1 4800 22 40 00 MER-B 23 45 28 55.3 132.6 -1.7 -37.3 -10 1 2 4800 22 40 00 22 41 00 --- 23 46 29 55.4 133.0 -1.7 -37.0 50 R 1 4000 22 41 00 J0130+0842 23 46 29 54.0 132.4 -1.7 -37.3 -9 1 2 4000 22 41 00 22 42 00 --- 23 47 29 54.2 132.7 -1.7 -37.1 51 R 1 3200 22 42 00 MER-B 23 47 29 55.6 133.3 -1.6 -36.8 -9 1 2 3200 22 42 00 22 43 00 --- 23 48 29 55.7 133.7 -1.6 -36.5 51 R 1 2400 22 43 00 J0121+1149 23 48 29 58.1 132.8 -1.6 -37.5 -11 1 2 2400 22 43 00 22 44 00 --- 23 49 29 58.3 133.1 -1.5 -37.2 49 R 1 1600 22 44 00 MER-B 23 49 29 55.8 134.0 -1.6 -36.3 -11 1 2 1600 22 44 00 22 45 00 --- 23 50 29 56.0 134.4 -1.6 -36.0 49 R 1 800 22 45 00 J0130+0842 23 50 29 54.6 133.7 -1.7 -36.4 -9 1 2 800 22 45 00 22 46 00 --- 23 51 29 54.8 134.1 -1.7 -36.1 51 R 1 0 22 46 00 MER-B 23 51 29 56.1 134.8 -1.6 -35.8 -9 1 1 0 22 46 00 22 47 00 --- 23 52 30 56.3 135.1 -1.6 -35.5 51 F 2 800 22 47 00 J0121+1127 23 52 30 58.4 134.8 -1.5 -36.0 -10 1 1 800 22 47 00 22 48 00 --- 23 53 30 58.6 135.1 -1.5 -35.7 50 F 2 1600 22 48 00 MER-B 23 53 30 56.4 135.5 -1.5 -35.2 -10 1 1 1600 22 48 00 22 49 00 --- 23 54 30 56.6 135.8 -1.5 -35.0 50 F 2 2400 22 49 00 J0130+0842 23 54 30 55.2 135.1 -1.6 -35.4 -9 1 1 2400 22 49 00 22 50 00 --- 23 55 30 55.3 135.5 -1.6 -35.1 51 F 2 3200 22 50 00 MER-B 23 55 30 56.7 136.2 -1.5 -34.7 -9 1 1 3200 22 50 00 22 51 00 --- 23 56 30 56.9 136.6 -1.5 -34.4 51 F 2 4000 22 51 00 J0121+1149 23 56 30 59.3 135.8 -1.4 -35.3 -11 1 1 4000 22 51 00 22 52 00 --- 23 57 30 59.4 136.2 -1.4 -35.0 49 F 2 4800 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 23 Jan 2004 Day 23 --- 22 52 00 MER-B 23 57 30 57.0 137.0 -1.5 -34.2 -11 1 1 4800 22 52 00 22 53 00 --- 23 58 30 57.1 137.3 -1.5 -33.9 49 F 2 5600 22 53 00 J0130+0842 23 58 30 55.8 136.6 -1.5 -34.4 -9 1 1 5600 22 53 00 22 54 00 --- 23 59 31 55.9 136.9 -1.5 -34.1 51 F 2 6400 22 54 00 MER-B 23 59 31 57.3 137.7 -1.4 -33.6 -9 1 1 6400 22 54 00 22 55 00 --- 00 00 31 57.4 138.1 -1.4 -33.3 51 F 2 7200 22 55 00 J0121+1127 00 00 31 59.5 137.9 -1.4 -33.7 -10 1 1 7200 22 55 00 22 56 00 --- 00 01 31 59.7 138.3 -1.3 -33.4 50 F 2 8000 22 56 00 MER-B 00 01 31 57.5 138.5 -1.4 -33.1 -10 1 1 8000 22 56 00 22 57 00 --- 00 02 31 57.7 138.9 -1.4 -32.8 50 F 2 8800 22 57 00 J0130+0842 00 02 31 56.3 138.0 -1.5 -33.3 -9 1 1 8800 22 57 00 22 58 00 --- 00 03 31 56.5 138.4 -1.5 -33.0 51 F 2 9600 22 58 00 MER-B 00 03 31 57.8 139.3 -1.4 -32.5 -9 1 1 9600 22 58 00 22 59 00 --- 00 04 31 57.9 139.7 -1.4 -32.2 51 F 2 10400 22 59 00 J0121+1149 00 04 31 60.4 139.0 -1.3 -32.9 -11 1 1 10400 22 59 00 23 00 00 --- 00 05 32 60.5 139.4 -1.3 -32.6 49 F 2 11200 23 00 00 MER-B 00 05 32 58.1 140.0 -1.3 -31.9 -11 1 1 11200 23 00 00 23 01 00 --- 00 06 32 58.2 140.4 -1.3 -31.6 49 F 2 12000 23 01 00 J0130+0842 00 06 32 56.9 139.6 -1.4 -32.2 -9 1 1 12000 23 01 00 23 02 00 --- 00 07 32 57.0 139.9 -1.4 -31.9 51 F 2 12800 23 02 00 MER-B 00 07 32 58.3 140.8 -1.3 -31.3 -9 1 1 12800 23 02 00 23 03 00 --- 00 08 32 58.5 141.2 -1.3 -31.0 51 F 2 13600 23 03 00 J0121+1127 00 08 32 60.6 141.2 -1.2 -31.2 -10 1 1 13600 23 03 00 23 04 00 --- 00 09 32 60.7 141.6 -1.2 -30.9 50 F 2 14400 23 04 00 MER-B 00 09 32 58.6 141.7 -1.3 -30.7 -10 1 1 14400 23 04 00 23 05 00 --- 00 10 32 58.7 142.1 -1.3 -30.4 50 F 2 15200 23 05 00 J0130+0842 00 10 32 57.4 141.1 -1.3 -31.0 -9 1 1 15200 23 05 00 23 06 00 --- 00 11 33 57.5 141.5 -1.3 -30.7 51 F 2 16000 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 23 Jan 2004 Day 23 --- 23 06 00 MER-B 00 11 33 58.8 142.5 -1.2 -30.1 -9 1 1 16000 23 06 00 23 07 00 --- 00 12 33 59.0 142.9 -1.2 -29.8 51 F 2 16800 23 07 00 J0121+1149 00 12 33 61.4 142.5 -1.2 -30.3 -11 1 1 16800 23 07 00 23 08 00 --- 00 13 33 61.5 142.9 -1.1 -30.0 49 F 2 17600 23 08 00 MER-B 00 13 33 59.1 143.3 -1.2 -29.5 -11 1 2 17600 23 08 00 23 09 00 --- 00 14 33 59.2 143.7 -1.2 -29.1 49 R 2 16800 23 09 00 J0130+0842 00 14 33 57.9 142.7 -1.3 -29.8 -9 1 2 16800 23 09 00 23 10 00 --- 00 15 33 58.0 143.1 -1.3 -29.5 51 R 2 16000 23 10 00 MER-B 00 15 33 59.3 144.2 -1.2 -28.8 -9 1 2 16000 23 10 00 23 11 00 --- 00 16 33 59.4 144.6 -1.2 -28.5 51 R 2 15200 23 11 00 J0121+1127 00 16 33 61.6 144.7 -1.1 -28.5 -10 1 2 15200 23 11 00 23 12 00 --- 00 17 34 61.7 145.2 -1.1 -28.2 50 R 2 14400 23 12 00 MER-B 00 17 34 59.6 145.0 -1.1 -28.2 -10 1 2 14400 23 12 00 23 13 00 --- 00 18 34 59.7 145.4 -1.1 -27.8 50 R 2 13600 23 13 00 J0130+0842 00 18 34 58.4 144.3 -1.2 -28.6 -9 1 2 13600 23 13 00 23 14 00 --- 00 19 34 58.5 144.8 -1.2 -28.3 51 R 2 12800 23 14 00 MER-B 00 19 34 59.8 145.9 -1.1 -27.5 -9 1 2 12800 23 14 00 23 15 00 --- 00 20 34 59.9 146.3 -1.1 -27.2 51 R 2 12000 23 15 00 J0121+1149 00 20 34 62.4 146.1 -1.0 -27.5 -11 1 2 12000 23 15 00 23 16 00 --- 00 21 34 62.5 146.6 -1.0 -27.2 49 R 2 11200 23 16 00 MER-B 00 21 34 60.0 146.7 -1.1 -26.8 -11 1 2 11200 23 16 00 23 17 00 --- 00 22 34 60.1 147.2 -1.1 -26.5 49 R 2 10400 23 17 00 J0130+0842 00 22 34 58.8 146.0 -1.1 -27.3 -9 1 2 10400 23 17 00 23 18 00 --- 00 23 35 58.9 146.5 -1.1 -27.0 51 R 2 9600 23 18 00 MER-B 00 23 35 60.2 147.6 -1.0 -26.1 -9 1 2 9600 23 18 00 23 19 00 --- 00 24 35 60.3 148.1 -1.0 -25.8 51 R 2 8800 23 19 00 J0121+1127 00 24 35 62.5 148.5 -1.0 -25.7 -10 1 2 8800 23 19 00 23 20 00 --- 00 25 35 62.6 149.0 -0.9 -25.3 50 R 2 8000 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 23 Jan 2004 Day 23 --- 23 20 00 MER-B 00 25 35 60.4 148.5 -1.0 -25.4 -10 1 2 8000 23 20 00 23 21 00 --- 00 26 35 60.6 149.0 -1.0 -25.1 50 R 2 7200 23 21 00 J0130+0842 00 26 35 59.3 147.7 -1.1 -26.0 -9 1 2 7200 23 21 00 23 22 00 --- 00 27 35 59.4 148.2 -1.1 -25.6 51 R 2 6400 23 22 00 MER-B 00 27 35 60.7 149.4 -1.0 -24.7 -9 1 2 6400 23 22 00 23 23 00 --- 00 28 35 60.8 149.9 -1.0 -24.4 51 R 2 5600 23 23 00 J0121+1149 00 28 35 63.2 150.0 -0.9 -24.5 -11 1 2 5600 23 23 00 23 24 00 --- 00 29 36 63.3 150.5 -0.9 -24.1 49 R 2 4800 23 24 00 MER-B 00 29 36 60.9 150.4 -0.9 -24.0 -11 1 2 4800 23 24 00 23 25 00 --- 00 30 36 61.0 150.8 -0.9 -23.6 49 R 2 4000 23 25 00 J0130+0842 00 30 36 59.7 149.5 -1.0 -24.6 -9 1 2 4000 23 25 00 23 26 00 --- 00 31 36 59.8 150.0 -1.0 -24.3 51 R 2 3200 23 26 00 MER-B 00 31 36 61.1 151.3 -0.9 -23.3 -9 1 2 3200 23 26 00 23 27 00 --- 00 32 36 61.2 151.8 -0.9 -22.9 51 R 2 2400 23 27 00 J0121+1127 00 32 36 63.3 152.4 -0.8 -22.5 -10 1 2 2400 23 27 00 23 28 00 --- 00 33 36 63.4 152.9 -0.8 -22.1 50 R 2 1600 23 28 00 MER-B 00 33 36 61.2 152.2 -0.9 -22.5 -10 1 2 1600 23 28 00 23 29 00 --- 00 34 36 61.3 152.7 -0.9 -22.2 50 R 2 800 23 29 00 J0130+0842 00 34 36 60.1 151.3 -0.9 -23.2 -9 1 2 800 23 29 00 23 30 00 --- 00 35 37 60.2 151.8 -0.9 -22.8 51 R 2 0 23 30 00 MER-B 00 35 37 61.4 153.2 -0.8 -21.8 -8 1 3 0 23 30 00 23 31 00 --- 00 36 37 61.5 153.7 -0.8 -21.4 52 F 1 800 23 31 00 J0121+1149 00 36 37 64.0 154.0 -0.8 -21.3 -11 1 3 800 23 31 00 23 32 00 --- 00 37 37 64.1 154.6 -0.7 -20.9 49 F 1 1600 23 32 00 MER-B 00 37 37 61.6 154.2 -0.8 -21.0 -11 1 3 1600 23 32 00 23 33 00 --- 00 38 37 61.7 154.7 -0.8 -20.6 49 F 1 2400 23 33 00 J0130+0842 00 38 37 60.5 153.2 -0.9 -21.8 -8 1 3 2400 23 33 00 23 34 00 --- 00 39 37 60.6 153.6 -0.9 -21.4 52 F 1 3200 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 23 Jan 2004 Day 23 --- 23 34 00 MER-B 00 39 37 61.8 155.1 -0.8 -20.2 -8 1 3 3200 23 34 00 23 35 00 --- 00 40 37 61.9 155.6 -0.8 -19.8 52 F 1 4000 23 35 00 J0121+1127 00 40 37 64.0 156.5 -0.7 -19.2 -10 1 3 4000 23 35 00 23 36 00 --- 00 41 38 64.1 157.1 -0.7 -18.8 50 F 1 4800 23 36 00 MER-B 00 41 38 62.0 156.1 -0.7 -19.5 -10 1 3 4800 23 36 00 23 37 00 --- 00 42 38 62.0 156.6 -0.7 -19.1 50 F 1 5600 23 37 00 J0130+0842 00 42 38 60.8 155.1 -0.8 -20.3 -8 1 3 5600 23 37 00 23 38 00 --- 00 43 38 60.9 155.5 -0.8 -19.9 52 F 1 6400 23 38 00 MER-B 00 43 38 62.1 157.1 -0.7 -18.7 -8 1 3 6400 23 38 00 23 39 00 --- 00 44 38 62.2 157.6 -0.7 -18.3 52 F 1 7200 23 39 00 J0121+1149 00 44 38 64.6 158.3 -0.6 -17.9 -11 1 3 7200 23 39 00 23 40 00 --- 00 45 38 64.7 158.8 -0.6 -17.4 49 F 1 8000 23 40 00 MER-B 00 45 38 62.3 158.1 -0.7 -17.9 -11 1 3 8000 23 40 00 23 41 00 --- 00 46 38 62.3 158.6 -0.7 -17.4 49 F 1 8800 23 41 00 J0130+0842 00 46 38 61.2 157.0 -0.7 -18.7 -8 1 3 8800 23 41 00 23 42 00 --- 00 47 39 61.2 157.5 -0.7 -18.3 52 F 1 9600 23 42 00 MER-B 00 47 39 62.4 159.1 -0.6 -17.0 -8 1 3 9600 23 42 00 23 43 00 --- 00 48 39 62.5 159.7 -0.6 -16.6 52 F 1 10400 23 43 00 J0121+1127 00 48 39 64.6 160.9 -0.6 -15.7 -10 1 3 10400 23 43 00 23 44 00 --- 00 49 39 64.6 161.4 -0.5 -15.3 50 F 1 11200 23 44 00 MER-B 00 49 39 62.6 160.2 -0.6 -16.2 -10 1 3 11200 23 44 00 23 45 00 --- 00 50 39 62.6 160.7 -0.6 -15.8 50 F 1 12000 23 45 00 J0130+0842 00 50 39 61.5 158.9 -0.7 -17.2 -8 1 3 12000 23 45 00 23 46 00 --- 00 51 39 61.5 159.4 -0.7 -16.8 52 F 1 12800 23 46 00 MER-B 00 51 39 62.7 161.2 -0.6 -15.4 -8 1 3 12800 23 46 00 23 47 00 --- 00 52 39 62.8 161.7 -0.6 -15.0 52 F 1 13600 23 47 00 J0121+1149 00 52 39 65.2 162.7 -0.5 -14.2 -11 1 3 13600 23 47 00 23 48 00 --- 00 53 40 65.2 163.3 -0.5 -13.8 49 F 1 14400 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 23 Jan 2004 Day 23 --- 23 48 00 MER-B 00 53 40 62.8 162.2 -0.5 -14.5 -11 1 3 14400 23 48 00 23 49 00 --- 00 54 40 62.9 162.8 -0.5 -14.1 49 F 1 15200 23 50 30 J2253+1608 00 56 10 56.5 242.1 2.0 48.3 31 1 4 15200 23 50 30 23 56 30 --- 01 02 11 55.4 243.8 2.1 49.3 360 R 1 15200 23 58 00 MER-B 01 03 41 63.4 167.6 -0.4 -10.2 33 1 4 15200 23 58 00 23 59 00 --- 01 04 41 63.4 168.1 -0.4 -9.7 60 R 1 14400 23 59 00 J0130+0842 01 04 41 62.3 166.1 -0.4 -11.4 -8 1 4 14400 23 59 00 23 59 59 --- 01 05 41 62.4 166.6 -0.4 -11.0 51 R 1 13600 --- Sat 24 Jan 2004 Day 24 --- 00 00 00 MER-B 01 05 41 63.4 168.7 -0.3 -9.3 -8 1 4 13600 00 00 00 00 01 00 --- 01 06 42 63.5 169.2 -0.3 -8.9 52 R 1 12800 00 01 00 J0121+1127 01 06 42 65.5 171.1 -0.2 -7.3 -10 1 4 12800 00 01 00 00 02 00 --- 01 07 42 65.5 171.7 -0.2 -6.8 50 R 1 12000 00 02 00 MER-B 01 07 42 63.5 169.8 -0.3 -8.4 -10 1 4 12000 00 02 00 00 03 00 --- 01 08 42 63.6 170.3 -0.3 -8.0 50 R 1 11200 00 03 00 J0130+0842 01 08 42 62.5 168.2 -0.4 -9.7 -8 1 4 11200 00 03 00 00 04 00 --- 01 09 42 62.5 168.7 -0.3 -9.2 52 R 1 10400 00 04 00 MER-B 01 09 42 63.6 170.9 -0.3 -7.5 -8 1 4 10400 00 04 00 00 05 00 --- 01 10 42 63.6 171.4 -0.3 -7.1 52 R 1 9600 00 05 00 J0121+1149 01 10 42 65.9 173.3 -0.2 -5.6 -11 1 4 9600 00 05 00 00 06 00 --- 01 11 42 66.0 173.9 -0.2 -5.1 49 R 1 8800 00 06 00 MER-B 01 11 42 63.6 172.0 -0.2 -6.6 -11 1 4 8800 00 06 00 00 07 00 --- 01 12 43 63.7 172.5 -0.2 -6.1 49 R 1 8000 00 07 00 J0130+0842 01 12 43 62.6 170.3 -0.3 -7.9 -8 1 4 8000 00 07 00 00 08 00 --- 01 13 43 62.7 170.8 -0.3 -7.5 52 R 1 7200 00 08 00 MER-B 01 13 43 63.7 173.1 -0.2 -5.7 -8 1 4 7200 00 08 00 00 09 00 --- 01 14 43 63.7 173.6 -0.2 -5.2 52 R 1 6400 00 09 00 J0121+1127 01 14 43 65.6 175.9 -0.1 -3.4 -10 1 4 6400 00 09 00 00 10 00 --- 01 15 43 65.7 176.5 -0.1 -2.9 50 R 1 5600 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 24 Jan 2004 Day 24 --- 00 10 00 MER-B 01 15 43 63.7 174.2 -0.2 -4.8 -10 1 4 5600 00 10 00 00 11 00 --- 01 16 43 63.8 174.7 -0.2 -4.3 50 R 1 4800 00 11 00 J0130+0842 01 16 43 62.8 172.5 -0.2 -6.2 -8 1 4 4800 00 11 00 00 12 00 --- 01 17 43 62.8 173.0 -0.2 -5.7 52 R 1 4000 00 12 00 MER-B 01 17 43 63.8 175.3 -0.1 -3.9 -8 1 4 4000 00 12 00 00 13 00 --- 01 18 44 63.8 175.9 -0.1 -3.4 52 R 1 3200 00 13 00 J0121+1149 01 18 44 66.1 178.1 -0.1 -1.6 -11 1 4 3200 00 13 00 00 14 00 --- 01 19 44 66.1 178.7 0.0 -1.1 49 R 1 2400 00 14 00 MER-B 01 19 44 63.8 176.4 -0.1 -2.9 -11 1 4 2400 00 14 00 00 15 00 --- 01 20 44 63.8 177.0 -0.1 -2.5 49 R 1 1600 00 15 00 J0130+0842 01 20 44 62.9 174.6 -0.2 -4.4 -8 1 4 1600 00 15 00 00 16 00 --- 01 21 44 62.9 175.2 -0.1 -4.0 52 R 1 800 00 16 00 MER-B 01 21 44 63.8 177.5 -0.1 -2.0 -8 1 4 800 00 16 00 00 17 00 --- 01 22 44 63.8 178.1 -0.1 -1.6 52 R 1 0 00 17 00 J0121+1127 01 22 44 65.7 180.6 0.0 0.5 -10 1 3 0 00 17 00 00 18 00 --- 01 23 44 65.7 181.2 0.0 1.0 50 F 2 800 00 18 00 MER-B 01 23 44 63.8 178.7 0.0 -1.1 -10 1 3 800 00 18 00 00 19 00 --- 01 24 45 63.8 179.2 0.0 -0.6 50 F 2 1600 00 19 00 J0130+0842 01 24 45 62.9 176.8 -0.1 -2.6 -8 1 3 1600 00 19 00 00 20 00 --- 01 25 45 62.9 177.3 -0.1 -2.2 52 F 2 2400 00 20 00 MER-B 01 25 45 63.8 179.8 0.0 -0.2 -8 1 3 2400 00 20 00 00 21 00 --- 01 26 45 63.8 180.3 0.0 0.3 52 F 2 3200 00 21 00 J0121+1149 01 26 45 66.1 182.9 0.1 2.4 -10 1 3 3200 00 21 00 00 22 00 --- 01 27 45 66.0 183.5 0.1 2.9 50 F 2 4000 00 22 00 MER-B 01 27 45 63.8 180.9 0.0 0.7 -10 1 3 4000 00 22 00 00 23 00 --- 01 28 45 63.8 181.5 0.0 1.2 50 F 2 4800 00 23 00 J0130+0842 01 28 45 63.0 179.0 0.0 -0.8 -8 1 3 4800 00 23 00 00 24 00 --- 01 29 45 63.0 179.5 0.0 -0.4 52 F 2 5600 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 24 Jan 2004 Day 24 --- 00 24 00 MER-B 01 29 45 63.8 182.0 0.1 1.7 -8 1 3 5600 00 24 00 00 25 00 --- 01 30 46 63.8 182.6 0.1 2.1 52 F 2 6400 00 25 00 J0121+1127 01 30 46 65.6 185.4 0.2 4.5 -10 1 3 6400 00 25 00 00 26 00 --- 01 31 46 65.6 186.0 0.2 5.0 50 F 2 7200 00 26 00 MER-B 01 31 46 63.8 183.1 0.1 2.6 -10 1 3 7200 00 26 00 00 27 00 --- 01 32 46 63.8 183.7 0.1 3.0 50 F 2 8000 00 27 00 J0130+0842 01 32 46 63.0 181.1 0.0 0.9 -8 1 3 8000 00 27 00 00 28 00 --- 01 33 46 62.9 181.7 0.1 1.4 52 F 2 8800 00 28 00 MER-B 01 33 46 63.8 184.3 0.1 3.5 -8 1 3 8800 00 28 00 00 29 00 --- 01 34 46 63.8 184.8 0.1 4.0 52 F 2 9600 00 29 00 J0121+1149 01 34 46 65.9 187.7 0.2 6.4 -10 1 3 9600 00 29 00 00 30 00 --- 01 35 46 65.9 188.3 0.2 6.9 50 F 2 10400 00 30 00 MER-B 01 35 46 63.8 185.4 0.2 4.4 -10 1 3 10400 00 30 00 00 31 00 --- 01 36 47 63.7 185.9 0.2 4.9 50 F 2 11200 00 31 00 J0130+0842 01 36 47 62.9 183.3 0.1 2.7 -8 1 3 11200 00 31 00 00 32 00 --- 01 37 47 62.9 183.9 0.1 3.2 52 F 2 12000 00 32 00 MER-B 01 37 47 63.7 186.5 0.2 5.3 -8 1 3 12000 00 32 00 00 33 00 --- 01 38 47 63.7 187.0 0.2 5.8 52 F 2 12800 00 33 00 J0121+1127 01 38 47 65.4 190.1 0.3 8.4 -9 1 3 12800 00 33 00 00 34 00 --- 01 39 47 65.4 190.7 0.3 8.8 51 F 2 13600 00 34 00 MER-B 01 39 47 63.7 187.6 0.2 6.3 -9 1 3 13600 00 34 00 00 35 00 --- 01 40 47 63.6 188.2 0.2 6.7 51 F 2 14400 00 35 00 J0130+0842 01 40 47 62.9 185.5 0.2 4.5 -8 1 3 14400 00 35 00 00 36 00 --- 01 41 47 62.8 186.0 0.2 5.0 52 F 2 15200 00 36 00 MER-B 01 41 47 63.6 188.7 0.3 7.2 -8 1 3 15200 00 36 00 00 37 00 --- 01 42 48 63.6 189.3 0.3 7.6 52 F 2 16000 00 37 00 J0121+1149 01 42 48 65.6 192.5 0.3 10.3 -10 1 3 16000 00 37 00 00 38 00 --- 01 43 48 65.6 193.1 0.4 10.8 50 F 2 16800 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 24 Jan 2004 Day 24 --- 00 38 00 MER-B 01 43 48 63.5 189.8 0.3 8.1 -10 1 3 16800 00 38 00 00 39 00 --- 01 44 48 63.5 190.4 0.3 8.5 50 F 2 17600 00 39 00 J0130+0842 01 44 48 62.8 187.7 0.2 6.3 -8 1 4 17600 00 39 00 00 40 00 --- 01 45 48 62.7 188.2 0.3 6.7 52 R 2 16800 00 40 00 MER-B 01 45 48 63.5 190.9 0.3 9.0 -8 1 4 16800 00 40 00 00 41 00 --- 01 46 48 63.4 191.5 0.3 9.4 52 R 2 16000 00 41 00 J0121+1127 01 46 48 65.0 194.7 0.4 12.1 -9 1 4 16000 00 41 00 00 42 00 --- 01 47 48 65.0 195.3 0.4 12.6 51 R 2 15200 00 42 00 MER-B 01 47 48 63.4 192.0 0.4 9.8 -9 1 4 15200 00 42 00 00 43 00 --- 01 48 49 63.3 192.5 0.4 10.3 51 R 2 14400 00 43 00 J0130+0842 01 48 49 62.6 189.8 0.3 8.0 -8 1 4 14400 00 43 00 00 44 00 --- 01 49 49 62.6 190.3 0.3 8.5 52 R 2 13600 00 44 00 MER-B 01 49 49 63.3 193.1 0.4 10.7 -8 1 4 13600 00 44 00 00 45 00 --- 01 50 49 63.3 193.6 0.4 11.2 52 R 2 12800 00 45 00 J0121+1149 01 50 49 65.2 197.1 0.5 14.1 -10 1 4 12800 00 45 00 00 46 00 --- 01 51 49 65.1 197.6 0.5 14.6 50 R 2 12000 00 46 00 MER-B 01 51 49 63.2 194.2 0.4 11.6 -10 1 4 12000 00 46 00 00 47 00 --- 01 52 49 63.2 194.7 0.4 12.0 50 R 2 11200 00 47 00 J0130+0842 01 52 49 62.5 191.9 0.4 9.8 -8 1 4 11200 00 47 00 00 48 00 --- 01 53 49 62.4 192.5 0.4 10.2 52 R 2 10400 00 48 00 MER-B 01 53 49 63.1 195.2 0.5 12.5 -8 1 4 10400 00 48 00 00 49 00 --- 01 54 50 63.0 195.8 0.5 12.9 52 R 2 9600 00 49 00 J0121+1127 01 54 50 64.6 199.2 0.6 15.8 -9 1 4 9600 00 49 00 00 50 00 --- 01 55 50 64.5 199.7 0.6 16.2 51 R 2 8800 00 50 00 MER-B 01 55 50 63.0 196.3 0.5 13.3 -9 1 4 8800 00 50 00 00 51 00 --- 01 56 50 62.9 196.8 0.5 13.8 51 R 2 8000 00 51 00 J0130+0842 01 56 50 62.3 194.0 0.4 11.5 -8 1 4 8000 00 51 00 00 52 00 --- 01 57 50 62.3 194.5 0.5 11.9 52 R 2 7200 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 24 Jan 2004 Day 24 --- 00 52 00 MER-B 01 57 50 62.9 197.3 0.5 14.2 -8 1 4 7200 00 52 00 00 53 00 --- 01 58 50 62.8 197.9 0.5 14.6 52 R 2 6400 00 53 00 J0121+1149 01 58 50 64.7 201.5 0.6 17.7 -10 1 4 6400 00 53 00 00 54 00 --- 01 59 50 64.6 202.1 0.6 18.2 50 R 2 5600 00 54 00 MER-B 01 59 50 62.7 198.4 0.6 15.0 -10 1 4 5600 00 54 00 00 55 00 --- 02 00 51 62.7 198.9 0.6 15.5 50 R 2 4800 00 55 00 J0130+0842 02 00 51 62.1 196.1 0.5 13.2 -8 1 4 4800 00 55 00 00 56 00 --- 02 01 51 62.0 196.6 0.5 13.6 52 R 2 4000 00 56 00 MER-B 02 01 51 62.6 199.4 0.6 15.9 -8 1 4 4000 00 56 00 00 57 00 --- 02 02 51 62.5 199.9 0.6 16.3 52 R 2 3200 00 57 00 J0121+1127 02 02 51 64.0 203.5 0.7 19.3 -9 1 4 3200 00 57 00 00 58 00 --- 02 03 51 63.9 204.0 0.7 19.7 51 R 2 2400 00 58 00 MER-B 02 03 51 62.5 200.5 0.6 16.7 -9 1 4 2400 00 58 00 00 59 00 --- 02 04 51 62.4 201.0 0.6 17.1 51 R 2 1600 00 59 00 J0130+0842 02 04 51 61.9 198.1 0.6 14.8 -8 1 4 1600 00 59 00 01 00 00 --- 02 05 51 61.8 198.7 0.6 15.2 52 R 2 800 01 00 00 MER-B 02 05 51 62.3 201.5 0.7 17.5 -8 1 4 800 01 00 00 01 01 00 --- 02 06 52 62.3 202.0 0.7 17.9 52 R 2 0 01 01 00 J0121+1149 02 06 52 64.0 205.8 0.7 21.2 -10 1 5 0 01 01 00 01 02 00 --- 02 07 52 63.9 206.3 0.8 21.6 50 F 1 800 01 02 00 MER-B 02 07 52 62.2 202.5 0.7 18.3 -9 1 5 800 01 02 00 01 03 00 --- 02 08 52 62.1 203.0 0.7 18.7 51 F 1 1600 01 03 00 J0130+0842 02 08 52 61.6 200.2 0.6 16.4 -8 1 5 1600 01 03 00 01 04 00 --- 02 09 52 61.5 200.7 0.7 16.8 52 F 1 2400 01 04 00 MER-B 02 09 52 62.0 203.5 0.7 19.1 -8 1 5 2400 01 04 00 01 05 00 --- 02 10 52 61.9 204.0 0.7 19.5 52 F 1 3200 01 05 00 J0121+1127 02 10 52 63.3 207.6 0.8 22.6 -9 1 5 3200 01 05 00 01 06 00 --- 02 11 52 63.2 208.2 0.8 23.0 51 F 1 4000 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 24 Jan 2004 Day 24 --- 01 06 00 MER-B 02 11 52 61.9 204.5 0.8 19.9 -9 1 5 4000 01 06 00 01 07 00 --- 02 12 53 61.8 205.0 0.8 20.3 51 F 1 4800 01 07 00 J0130+0842 02 12 53 61.3 202.1 0.7 18.0 -8 1 5 4800 01 07 00 01 08 00 --- 02 13 53 61.2 202.6 0.7 18.4 52 F 1 5600 01 08 00 MER-B 02 13 53 61.7 205.5 0.8 20.7 -8 1 5 5600 01 08 00 01 09 00 --- 02 14 53 61.6 205.9 0.8 21.1 52 F 1 6400 01 09 00 J0121+1149 02 14 53 63.2 209.9 0.9 24.4 -9 1 5 6400 01 09 00 01 10 00 --- 02 15 53 63.1 210.4 0.9 24.8 51 F 1 7200 01 10 00 MER-B 02 15 53 61.5 206.4 0.8 21.5 -9 1 5 7200 01 10 00 01 11 00 --- 02 16 53 61.4 206.9 0.8 21.9 51 F 1 8000 01 11 00 J0130+0842 02 16 53 61.0 204.1 0.8 19.6 -8 1 5 8000 01 11 00 01 12 00 --- 02 17 53 60.9 204.6 0.8 20.0 52 F 1 8800 01 12 00 MER-B 02 17 53 61.3 207.4 0.9 22.2 -8 1 5 8800 01 12 00 01 13 00 --- 02 18 53 61.2 207.9 0.9 22.6 52 F 1 9600 01 13 00 J0121+1127 02 18 53 62.5 211.6 1.0 25.7 -8 1 5 9600 01 13 00 01 14 00 --- 02 19 54 62.4 212.1 1.0 26.1 52 F 1 10400 01 14 00 MER-B 02 19 54 61.1 208.3 0.9 23.0 -8 1 5 10400 01 14 00 01 15 00 --- 02 20 54 61.0 208.8 0.9 23.4 52 F 1 11200 01 15 00 J0130+0842 02 20 54 60.6 206.0 0.8 21.1 -8 1 5 11200 01 15 00 01 16 00 --- 02 21 54 60.5 206.5 0.9 21.5 52 F 1 12000 01 16 00 MER-B 02 21 54 60.9 209.3 0.9 23.7 -8 1 5 12000 01 16 00 01 17 00 --- 02 22 54 60.8 209.7 0.9 24.1 52 F 1 12800 01 17 00 J0121+1149 02 22 54 62.4 213.7 1.0 27.4 -9 1 5 12800 01 17 00 01 18 00 --- 02 23 54 62.3 214.2 1.0 27.8 51 F 1 13600 01 18 00 MER-B 02 23 54 60.7 210.2 1.0 24.5 -9 1 5 13600 01 18 00 01 19 00 --- 02 24 54 60.6 210.7 1.0 24.8 51 F 1 14400 01 19 00 J0130+0842 02 24 54 60.3 207.9 0.9 22.6 -8 1 5 14400 01 19 00 01 20 00 --- 02 25 55 60.2 208.3 0.9 22.9 52 F 1 15200 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 24 Jan 2004 Day 24 --- 01 20 00 MER-B 02 25 55 60.5 211.1 1.0 25.2 -8 1 5 15200 01 20 00 01 21 00 --- 02 26 55 60.4 211.6 1.0 25.5 52 F 1 16000 01 21 00 J0121+1127 02 26 55 61.6 215.3 1.1 28.6 -8 1 5 16000 01 21 00 01 22 00 --- 02 27 55 61.4 215.8 1.1 28.9 52 F 1 16800 01 22 00 MER-B 02 27 55 60.3 212.0 1.0 25.9 -8 1 5 16800 01 22 00 01 23 00 --- 02 28 55 60.2 212.5 1.0 26.2 52 F 1 17600 01 23 00 J0130+0842 02 28 55 59.9 209.7 1.0 24.0 -8 1 6 17600 01 23 00 01 24 00 --- 02 29 55 59.8 210.1 1.0 24.3 52 R 1 16800 01 24 00 MER-B 02 29 55 60.1 212.9 1.1 26.6 -8 1 6 16800 01 24 00 01 25 00 --- 02 30 55 60.0 213.4 1.1 26.9 52 R 1 16000 01 25 00 J0121+1149 02 30 55 61.4 217.4 1.2 30.2 -9 1 6 16000 01 25 00 01 26 00 --- 02 31 56 61.3 217.8 1.2 30.6 51 R 1 15200 01 26 00 MER-B 02 31 56 59.9 213.8 1.1 27.2 -9 1 6 15200 01 26 00 01 27 00 --- 02 32 56 59.8 214.2 1.1 27.6 51 R 1 14400 01 28 30 J2253+1608 02 34 26 37.5 263.1 3.7 57.0 40 1 6 14400 01 28 30 01 34 30 --- 02 40 27 36.3 264.1 3.8 57.2 360 R 1 9600 01 36 00 MER-B 02 41 57 58.7 218.0 1.3 30.5 39 1 6 9600 01 36 00 01 37 00 --- 02 42 57 58.6 218.4 1.3 30.8 60 R 1 8800 01 38 22 J2321+2732 02 44 19 46.7 273.9 3.4 65.9 39 1 6 8800 01 38 22 01 40 22 --- 02 46 20 46.3 274.1 3.4 65.9 120 R 1 7200 01 40 54 J2359+3850 02 46 52 56.9 288.1 2.8 82.0 5 1 6 7200 01 40 22 01 42 54 --- 02 48 52 56.5 288.2 2.8 81.8 120 R 1 5168 01 43 58 J0010+1724 02 49 57 50.3 253.1 2.7 54.5 35 1 6 5168 01 43 58 01 45 58 --- 02 51 57 49.9 253.5 2.7 54.6 120 R 1 3568 01 46 45 J2346+0930 02 52 44 40.4 249.8 3.1 50.6 21 1 6 3568 01 45 58 01 48 45 --- 02 54 44 40.0 250.2 3.1 50.7 120 R 1 1346 01 49 38 J0050-0929 02 55 38 36.0 219.2 2.1 31.3 27 1 5 1346 01 48 45 01 51 38 --- 02 57 38 35.8 219.7 2.1 31.7 120 F 2 967 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) Page 16 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 24 Jan 2004 Day 24 --- 01 52 15 J2348-1631 02 58 15 21.1 229.3 3.2 39.9 2 1 5 967 01 51 38 01 54 15 --- 03 00 16 20.8 229.6 3.2 40.2 120 F 2 3060 01 54 42 J0011-2612 03 00 42 16.2 219.0 2.8 34.7 11 1 5 3060 01 54 15 01 56 42 --- 03 02 42 16.0 219.4 2.9 35.0 120 F 2 5010 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 23 18.284482 * 01 25 56.069704 01 26 07.941895 09 20 41.61656 * 09 36 16.18627 09 37 29.15414 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on geocentric frame and radio definition. Velocities: 17.05 17.05 Planetary motion used. Ref. MJD: 0.5303E+05 Rates: RA = 0.12906E+03 s/day Dec = 0.72452E+03 arcsec/day * J0130+0842 01 27 50.048812 * 01 30 27.634415 01 30 39.524818 08 27 18.92420 * 08 42 46.17250 08 43 58.37008 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Doppler based on other sources. * J0121+1127 01 18 50.654400 * 01 21 28.999139 01 21 40.874181 11 11 19.09105 * 11 27 00.50410 11 28 14.54484 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 53.481694 11 34 09.31515 * 11 49 50.41313 11 51 04.57129 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 08.012860 15 52 54.34787 * 16 08 53.56070 16 10 05.33215 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 12.456100 -26 29 14.77706 *-26 12 33.37700 -26 11 27.97133 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 13.862836 -16 47 52.60211 *-16 31 12.02210 -16 30 04.40035 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 52.608064 -09 45 24.21184 *-09 29 05.21020 -09 27 56.19627 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 47.787965 09 14 05.45834 * 09 30 45.51470 09 32 00.54598 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 45.106391 17 07 37.52318 * 17 24 18.76120 17 25 37.20930 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 10.059499 27 16 19.08189 * 27 32 46.44360 27 34 04.74063 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 43.789601 38 34 00.40161 * 38 50 42.31830 38 52 06.92823 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 80.2 J0130+0842 80.9 J0121+1127 79.8 J0121+1149 80.0 J2253+1608 51.5 J0011-2612 52.7 J2348-1631 48.8 J0050-0929 65.4 J2346+0930 58.0 J0010+1724 67.1 J2321+2732 64.0 J2359+3850 77.3 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