Year Date Time Orbit Event(s)
OPERATIONAL PHASE BEGINS
2002 23-Jul      

 

 

 FPA Outgassing
13:30   02068 1.6µm gain commanded to 337(dec)
24-Jul     FPA Cooldown
09:41 02080 Cooler Compressor amplitude commanded 92(hex), Displacer amplitude commanded to 90(hex)
11:21 02081 Cooler Compressor amplitude commanded B4(hex), Displacer amplitude commanded to 9B(hex)
25-Jul     AATSR-IOR-0014 outgassing completed
09:15 02094 IR Auto-gain Offset Loop activated
04-Sep     Repeat of BB Functional Test AATSR-IOR-0015
11:11 02682 Started
11:19 02682 Complete
08-Sep 06:45 02736 AATSR in HEATER Mode
07:19 02737 AATSR in STANDBY Mode
10-Sep 14:34 02770 AATSR in STANDBY Mode
11-Sep 14:00 02784 AATSR in TR HEATER Mode
20:08 02787 AATSR in HEATER Mode
12-Sep 13:13 02798 AATSR in Measurement Mode
18-Nov     Start of Leonid Meteor Shower Precautions
06:43 03753 AATSR Powered Off
20-Nov     End of Leonid Meteor Shower Precautions
09:05 03783 AATSR in STANDBY mode
10:48 03784 AATSR in TR HEATER mode
15:28 03787 AATSR in HEATER mode
15:40 03787 AATSR in MEASUREMENT mode
18-Dec 02:24 04180 AATSR in HEATER Mode
14:00 04187 AATSR in MEASUREMENT Mode
2003 31-Jan 09:39 04814 AATSR Outgassing Started
03-Feb 17:15 04861 AATSR Outgassing Completed
20-Feb     ENVISAT Command Procedure Failure, all instruments commanded OFF
07:27 05099 AATSR commanded OFF
21-Feb     Envisat OCM out-of-plane Orbit Inclination Maintenance Manoeuvre
04:42 05111 Single Burn (Delta-V 1.6901 m/sec)
    Instrument Recovery
18:36 05120 AATSR commanded to STANDBY
20:12 05121 AATSR commanded to TR HEATER
22-Feb     Instrument Recovery
00:51 05123 AATSR commanded to HEATER
23-Feb     Instrument Recovery
10:26 05143 AATSR commanded to MEASUREMENT
15-Mar     Spacecraft problem, all instruments off
04:21 05426 AATSR off
18-Mar     Instrument Recovery
13:54 05475 AATSR commanded to STANDBY
15:30 05476 AATSR commanded to TR HEATER
20:43 05479 AATSR commanded to HEATER
19-Mar     Instrument Recovery
13:22 05489 AATSR commanded to MEASUREMENT
18-May     Spacecraft Maintenance/Instrument Switchoff
06:25 06343 AATSR commanded to HEATER, then OFF
19-May     Spacecraft Maintenance/Instrument Recovery
11:34 06361 AATSR commanded to STBY
20-May     Spacecraft Maintenance/Instrument Recovery
07:33 06373 AATSR commanded to TR HEATER
12:20 06376 AATSR commanded to HEATER
12:35 06376 AATSR commanded to MEASUREMENT
01-Aug 09:17 07419 AATSR Outgassing Started
05-Aug 10:34 07477 AATSR Outgassing Completed
13-Aug     Reflectance Channels Gains Update
11:00 07592 AATSR commanded
14-Aug     Amendment to 1.6um Channel Gain
15:33 07608 AATSR commanded
05-Sep     AATSR OFF due to ENVISAT PL-SOL for all instruments
07-Sep 09:55 07949 AATSR back in measurement mode
28-Oct 02:55 08675 AATSR into HEATER mode for Envisat Out-of-Plane Manoeuvre
06:30 08677 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
25-Nov 10:10 09080 AATSR outgassing procedure begins
28-Nov 18:30 09128 AATSR outgassing complete
03-Dec 07:18 09193 Envisat PL-SOL: AATSR and all other instruments OFF
05-Dec 11:41 09224 Envisat restored to nominal with AATSR available
2004 04-Feb 02:40 10092 AATSR unavailable from 02:40 to 08:01 due to orbital correction manoeuvre
16-Apr 08:40 11126 Cooler off, Start Outgassing
19-Apr 12:15 11171 Cooler On, Start Cooldown
17:04 11174 Cooldown Completed
20-Apr 08:09 11183 Auto Gain Offset Loop Restarted
09:23 11183 Visible Channel Gains Updated
21-Apr 07:42 11197 Blackbody Cross-over Test Part I Started
22-Apr

07:13

11211

 Blackbody Cross-over Test Part II started
23-Apr

08:17

11226

 Auto Gain Offset Loop restarted, Instrument in Nominal Operation
23-Jul

09:00

12529

 Outgassing begins as planned in orbit #12529
27-Jul

12586

 Cooler On, Start Cooldown

15:39

12590

 Cooldown Complete
21-Sep

03:00

13384

 AATSR into HEATER mode for OCM

18:00

13393

 AATSR into MEASUREMENT mode
19-Nov

10:00

14233

 Outgassing begins as planned in orbit #14233
22-Nov

12:06

14277

 Cooler On, Start Cooldown

18:10

14281

 Cooldown Complete
2005 08-Apr 08:19 16236 Coolers commanded off. Outgassing begins as planned in orbit #16236
11-Apr 08:22 16279 Cooler commanded on
13:16 16282 Cooldown completed by orbit #16282 and by the time given
17-May 07:47 16794 Blackbody cross-over test starts
09:03 16794 Reflectance channels gains update commanded
19-May 08:24 16823 Blackbody cross-over test ends.
22-Aug 08:46 18183 Coolers commanded off. Outgassing begins as planned in orbit #18183
25-Aug 09:13 18226 Coolers commanded on. Cool-down begins
13:55 18229 Cooldown completes
15:25 18230 Outgassing procedure concludes
07-Sep 04:20 18409 AATSR into HEATER mode for OCM
13:40 18415 AATSR into MEASUREMENT mode
16-Dec 09:40 19844 Coolers commanded off. Outgassing begins as planned in orbit #19844
19-Dec 10:29 19887 Coolers commanded on
15:07 19890 Cooldown verified
2006 10-Jan 01:00 20196 AATSR into HEATER mode for ENVISAT OCM
13:00 20204 AATSR into MEASUREMENT mode
28-Mar 00:45 21299 AATSR into HEATER mode for ENVISAT OCM
13:00 21306 AATSR into MEASUREMENT mode
06-Apr 02:09 21428 Envisat down - AATSR OFF
18:39 21438 AATSR ON and back in MEASUREMENT mode
26-Jun 07:20 22591 Blackbody Cross-Over Test starts
08:10 22591 Blackbody Cross-Over Test completed with Auto-Gain/Offset loop restored
04-Aug 01:25 23145 AATSR in Reset/Wait, anomaly under investigation
13:11 23153 AATSR back in measurement mode
07-Sep 16:39 23641 AATSR OFF owing to ENVISAT AOCS STD-A anomaly
10-Sep 15:48 23684 AATSR coolers commanded on
22:02 23687 AATSR in HEATER mode
11-Sep 07:07 23693 AATSR returns to Measurement Mode
28-Nov 07:58 24810 AATSR to OFF following Envisat memory maintenance anomaly
30-Nov 15:07 24843 AATSR returns to Measurement Mode
12-Dec 18:02 25016 AATSR unavailable due to an Envisat LVL3 PROTOCOL ERROR AND INTERRUPT
16-Dec 08:26 25068 AATSR returns to Measurement Mode
2007 22-Jan 23:52 25607 AATSR to HEATER Mode during ENVISAT OCM
23-Jan 12:05 25614 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT Mode
02-Apr 23:51 26609 AATSR to HEATER Mode during ENVISAT OCM
03-Apr 07:00 26613 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT Mode
18-May 08:19 27258 Cooler off - AATSR outgassing begins
21-May 06:59 27300 Cooler commanded on
08:28 27301 Cooler commanded to nominal levels
11:50 27303 Cooldown complete
16-Jul 22:05 28111 AATSR to HEATER Mode for ENVISAT OCM
17-Jul 07:11 28116 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT Mode
24-Sep 12:27 29107 AATSR OFF following payload switch-off due to Service Module Anomaly (Global AOCS Surveillance triggered)
28-Sep 13:40 29165 AATSR Returns to MEASUREMENT mode. Outgassing also completed
13-Nov 07:53 29820 BB cross-over test starts. IR channel auto/gain offset control disabled, +XBB HEATER to OFF, -XBB HEATER to ON
15-Nov 08:30 29849 BB cross-over test ends. Instrument configuration returns fully to nominal
03-Dec 22:00 30115 Into STANDBY mode for the duration of Envisat OCM and maintenance
06-Dec 07:29 30149 Return to MEASUREMENT mode
13-Dec 06:44 30249 Into STANDBY mode for the duration of Envisat memory maintenance activities
14-Dec 08:17 30264 Return to MEASUREMENT mode
2008 16-Jan 16:11 30741 Science data interrupted due to Envisat High Speed Multiplexer (HSM) anomaly. No science data until HSM recovered
17-Jan 09:38 30751 AATSR to HEATER mode for Envisat/HSM recovery procedure
10:35 30752 Envisat/HSM returns to nominal after reset
13:02 30753 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
11-Feb 23:45 31118 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
12-Feb 09:11 31123 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
21-Apr 22:05 32119 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
22-Apr 07:15 32124 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
23-Jun 07:46 33012 AATSR cooler off - outgassing begins
26-Jun 14:18 33059 AATSR outgassing completed
30-Jun 22:05 33121 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
01-Jul 07:00 33126 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
08-Sep 22:06 34123 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
09-Sep 07:00 34128 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
17-Nov 22:05 35125 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
18-Nov 07:00 35130 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
25-Nov 08:10 35231 AATSR cooler off - outgassing begins
28-Nov 21:33 35282 AATSR outgassing completed. All channels return to nominal
2009 26-Jan 23:44 36128 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
27-Jan 06:49 36132 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
06-Apr 23:44 37130 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
07-Apr 06:50 37134 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
21-Apr 07:53 37335 BB cross-over test starts. IR channel auto/gain offset control disabled, +XBB HEATER to OFF, -XBB HEATER to ON
23-Apr 08:31 37364 BB cross-over test ends. Instrument configuration returns fully to nominal
28-Apr 13:03 37438 Envisat data transmission interrupted due to HSM anomaly. No AATSR science data available
29-Apr 10:14 37451 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat HSM reset
10:24 37451 Envisat HSM restored to nominal following reset
10:27 37451 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
26-May 09:32 37837 AATSR cooler off - outgassing begins
29-May 21:09 37887 AATSR outgassing completed. All channels return to nominal
20-Jul 22:07 38632 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
21-Jul 06:55 38637 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
28-Sep 22:07 39634 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
29-Sep 07:00 39639 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
08-Oct 03:15 39765 Envisat PMC switched AATSR into WAIT following two or more TM format errors
17:05 39774 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
07-Dec 22:04 40636 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
08-Dec 07:00 40641 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
2010 11-Jan 09:00 41129 AATSR cooler to off - outgassing begins
14-Jan 14:07 41175 AATSR outgassing completed. All channels return to nominal
15-Feb 22:04 41638 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
16-Feb 07:00 41643 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
26-Apr 22:08 42640 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
27-Apr 07:00 42645 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
26-May 08:18 43061 BB cross-over test starts. IR channel auto/gain offset control disabled, +XBB HEATER to OFF, -XBB HEATER to ON
28-May 08:55 43090 BB cross-over test ends. Instrument configuration returns fully to nominal
29-Jun 08:49 43548 AATSR cooler to off - outgassing begins
02-Jul 20:32 43598 AATSR outgassing completed. All channels return to nominal.
05-Jul 23:54 43643 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
06-Jul 07:00 43647 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
20-Oct 16:12 45170 AATSR cooler to off - outgassing begins
27-Oct 18:55 45272 AATSR outgassing completed. All channels return to nominal
2011 03-Apr 15:52 47540 Envisat platform anomaly results in Payload/PEB switch-off. AATSR OFF
04-Apr 13:50 47553 AATSR in STANDBY for outgassing, cooler still off
06-Apr 15:42 47583 Outgassing is completed, All channels available
26-Apr 13:58 47869 Envisat HSM Anomaly - AATSR science data acquired but unavailable
28-Apr 09:53 47895 Envisat HSM Anomaly recovered - AATSR science data available again
25-May 10:46 48284 Blackbody cross-over test starts. IR channel auto/gain offset control disabled, +XBB HEATER to OFF, -XBB HEATER to ON
27-May 11:12 48313 Blackbody cross-over test ends. Instrument configuration returns to normal
07-Oct 08:19 50222 Outgassing starts, AATSR cooler to off
10-Oct 14:50 50269 Outgassing is completed. All channels available
14-Oct 01:15 50318 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for Envisat OCM
06:00 50321 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
2012 23-Jan 07:25 51773 AATSR to STANDBY for Envisat memory anomaly and to start outgassing
26-Jan 13:52 51820 AATSR outgassing is completed. All channels available
29-Feb 22:21 52313 AATSR out of MEASUREMENT mode for planned Envisat OCM maintenance
01-Mar 06:00 52318 AATSR returns to MEASUREMENT mode
08-Apr 12:28 52868 Envisat data transmission anomaly announced. No data via S-, Ka- and X-band
09-Apr 02:12 52876 Final AATSR science data packet processed through EDS-X, acquired 10:56, April 8th, 2012
09-May     End of ENVISAT mission declared

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