IBEX_Orbit570_Contacts.txt,
for all contacts (3).
We are doing battery cell balancing and the balancing commands are correct and offset by enough time from other commands.
The inertial precession maneuver at perigee of orbit 569 leaves us pointing in safe directions for the orbit 570 arc A ascending and descending sequences:
ibex_rotate -o -u 0.313077,0.87492,0.369455 -w ibex-sun -t 2022/06:05:10:14:27
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI +0.313077,+0.874920,+0.369455
which is R.A. +70.311 Decl. +21.682
missing R.A. +73.097 Decl. +22.506 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +2.786 Decl. +0.824
for a total 2.710 deg
ibex_rotate -o -u 0.313077,0.87492,0.369455 -w ibex-sun -t 2022/06:08:21:53:39
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI +0.313077,+0.874920,+0.369455
which is R.A. +70.311 Decl. +21.682
missing R.A. +76.708 Decl. +22.880 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +6.397 Decl. +1.198
for a total 6.039 deg
The inertial 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 -u 0.243462,0.893806,0.376612 -w ibex-sun -t 2022/06:08:23:36:47
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI +0.243462,+0.893806,+0.376612
which is R.A. +74.763 Decl. +22.124
missing R.A. +76.784 Decl. +22.888 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +2.021 Decl. +0.764
for a total 2.017 deg
ibex_rotate -o -u 0.243462,0.893806,0.376612 -w ibex-sun -t 2022/06:09:01:11:53
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI +0.243462,+0.893806,+0.376612
which is R.A. +74.763 Decl. +22.124
missing R.A. +76.853 Decl. +22.894 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +2.090 Decl. +0.770
for a total 2.079 deg
ibex_rotate -o -u 0.243462,0.893806,0.376612 -w ibex-sun -t 2022/06:13:08:24:26
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI +0.243462,+0.893806,+0.376612
which is R.A. +74.763 Decl. +22.124
missing R.A. +81.353 Decl. +23.216 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +6.590 Decl. +1.092
for a total 6.178 deg
The sun precession maneuver at perigee leaves us pointing in safe directions at the time of the maneuver and at orbit 571 apogee:
ibex_rotate -o -r +81.465 -d +23.218 -w ibex-sun -t 2022/06:13:11:06:53
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI +0.136394,+0.908834,+0.394231
which is R.A. +81.465 Decl. +23.218
missing R.A. +81.465 Decl. +23.218 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +0.000 Decl. +0.000
for a total 0.000 deg
ibex_rotate -o -r +81.465 -d +23.218 -w ibex-sun -t 2022-06-18T05:57:05.474Z
Quaternion +0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
points axis +1.000000,+0.000000,+0.000000
towards ECI +0.136394,+0.908834,+0.394231
which is R.A. +81.465 Decl. +23.218
missing R.A. +86.384 Decl. +23.407 (ibex-sun)
error is R.A. +4.919 Decl. +0.189
for a total 4.522 deg
Lo Normal mode for the entire orbit.
There is no overlap with orbit 569 commands by manual inspection or by checking at
Command Approval Checklist is attached.
Ken