We are doing battery cell balancing this orbit and the balancing commands are correct and offset by enough time from other commands.
The inertial maneuver at perigee of orbit 467 left us pointing in safe directions for the orbit 468 arc A ascending and descending sequences:
ibex_rotate -o -u -0.584749,-0.74066,-0.330893 -w ibex-sun -t 2019/11:20:01:00:07
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI -0.584749,-0.740660,-0.330893
which is R.A. +231.709 Decl. -19.323
missing R.A. +234.868 Decl. -19.542 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +3.159 Decl. +0.219
for a total 2.987 deg
ibex_rotate -o -u -0.584749,-0.74066,-0.330893 -w ibex-sun -t 2019/11:24:03:28:55
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI -0.584749,-0.740660,-0.330893
which is R.A. +231.709 Decl. -19.323
missing R.A. +239.072 Decl. -20.394 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +7.363 Decl. +1.071
for a total 7.007 deg
The sun precession maneuver at apogee leaves us pointing in safe directions at the time of the maneuver and for arc B ascending and descending sequences:
ibex_rotate -o -r +239.150 -d -20.408 -w ibex-sun -t 2019/11:24:05:17:03
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI -0.480606,-0.804627,-0.348703
which is R.A. +239.150 Decl. -20.408
missing R.A. +239.150 Decl. -20.408 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +0.000 Decl. +0.000
for a total 0.000 deg
ibex_rotate -o -r +239.150 -d -20.408 -w ibex-sun -t 2019/11:24:06:47:09
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI -0.480606,-0.804627,-0.348703
which is R.A. +239.150 Decl. -20.408
missing R.A. +239.216 Decl. -20.420 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +0.066 Decl. +0.012
for a total 0.063 deg
ibex_rotate -o -r +239.150 -d -20.408 -w ibex-sun -t 2019/11:28:08:19:27
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI -0.480606,-0.804627,-0.348703
which is R.A. +239.150 Decl. -20.408
missing R.A. +243.605 Decl. -21.202 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +4.455 Decl. +0.794
for a total 4.239 deg
The inertial precession maneuver at perigee leaves us pointing in safe directions at the time of the maneuver and at orbit 469 apogee:
ibex_rotate -o -u -0.447194,-0.81702,-0.363999 -w ibex-sun -t 2019/11:28:11:35:55
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI -0.447194,-0.817020,-0.363999
which is R.A. +241.306 Decl. -21.346
missing R.A. +243.759 Decl. -21.234 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +2.453 Decl. +0.112
for a total 2.289 deg
ibex_rotate -o -u -0.447194,-0.81702,-0.363999 -w ibex-sun -t 2019-12-03T08:51:31.117Z
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI -0.447194,-0.817020,-0.363999
which is R.A. +241.306 Decl. -21.346
missing R.A. +248.956 Decl. -22.023 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +7.650 Decl. +0.677
for a total 7.140 deg
No Lo O-mode.
There is no overlap with orbit 467 commands by manual inspection or by checking at:
Command Approval Checklist is attached.
Ken