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Routine Calibrations

Title Date UTC Year of DOY DOY Command Load Notes MODIS Mission
PV ECAL - 2003 365 ATC MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.3 Terra
SD/SDSM - 2003 364 ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4 OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 358 MOD_NAD_TO_OPEN Opens Nadir Aperture Door Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 358 MOD_DCRESTORE(‘ON’,’ON’) Turns ON DC Restore Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 358 MOD_FR_DELTA(0) Returns the encoder scan to nominal position Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 358 MOD_FR_DELTA(-3400) Sets the encoder scan delta to –3400 counts Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 358 MOD_DCRESTORE(‘OFF’,’OFF’) Turns OFF DC Restore Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 358 MOD_SET_BB_TEMP(1284) Sets the Black Body temperature to 290K Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 358 MOD_BB_ON(‘A’,’A’) Powers ON the Black Body Terra
SD/SDSM - 2003 358 ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4 OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement Terra
SD/SDSM - 2003 358 ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4 OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement Terra
SD/SDSM - 2003 357 ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4 OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 357 Real-Time MOD_FR_MODE(‘NIGHT’) Formatter Science Packets in Night Mode Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 357 Real-Time MOD_FR_MODE('DAY') Formatter Science Packets in Day Mode Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 357 Spacecraft Night Terra
PV ECAL - 2003 356 MCL MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.1 OA-27: Photovoltaic bands electronics calibration Aqua
SD/SDSM - 2003 356 MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1 OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B Side Aqua
Miscellaneous - 2003 356 Real-Time MOD_SCI_TXTN('A') Transitions MODIS from STANDBY mode to SCIENCE mode Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 356 Real-Time MOD_MEM_DUMP('MOTOR_POS_WHEN_HIT',12,0,0,1,1) Dumps door motor position trigger when hit table Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 356 Real-Time MOD_SVD_TO_OPEN Opens MODIS Space View Door Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 356 Real-Time MOD_MEM_DUMP('MOTOR_POS_WHEN_HIT',12,0,0,1,1) Dumps door motor position trigger when hit table Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 356 Real-Time MOD_STBY_TXTN('A') Transitions MODIS from SAFE mode to STANDBY mode Terra
SD/SDSM - 2003 356 MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2 OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B Side Aqua
Miscellaneous - 2003 351 Real-Time mod_mem_pm_dump (’door_data’,12,0,0,1,1) Aqua
Miscellaneous - 2003 351 Real-Time mod_mem_pm_dump (’motor_pos_when_hit’,12,0,0,1,1) Aqua
Miscellaneous - 2003 351 Real-Time mod_mem_pm_dump (’motor_trigger_data’,60,0,0,1,2) Aqua
Miscellaneous - 2003 351 Real-Time mod_mem_pm_dump (’motor_constants’,35,0,0,1,2) Aqua
Miscellaneous 2003 350 ACE-B Anomaly, Safe Mode Transition Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2003 347 ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2003 347 ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE (03:23 late) Terra
Lunar Roll - 2003 347 ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN PFM Lunar Calibration via spacecraft roll maneuver (-6.4083 degrees) Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2003 347 ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE (03:23 early) Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2003 347 ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE Terra
Miscellaneous 2003 347 Real-Time Terra FOT commands S/C to low-fidelity pointing
Miscellaneous 2003 347 Real-Time Terra FOT commands S/C to high-fidelity pointing
SRCA 1W & 10W Radiometric - 2003 343 ATC MOD_OA20_SRCA_10W_RAD_A_Base.2 OA-20: SRCA 10W Continuous Radiometric - A Side, Using Lamp #1 Data collection is from 21:32:20-21:37:21 (in S/C Night) Terra
SD/SDSM - 2003 343 ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4 OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement Terra
SD/SDSM - 2003 342 MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1 OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B Side Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric - 2003 342 MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1 OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B SideData Collect Centered on S/C Night (21:51:20-22:09:38) Aqua
SRCA Setup 2003 342 MCL MOD_SRCA_SETUP_NO_L2.2 SRCA setup activity using lamp #4 in lieu of lamp #2 Aqua
SD/SDSM - 2003 342 MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2 OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B Side Aqua
Miscellaneous - 2003 339 Real-Time mod_sci_abnorm('norm') Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 339 Real-Time mod_fr_packet('normal') Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 339 (2 minutes, 43 seconds) The period when MODIS was generating test packets: Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 339 Real-Time mod_fr_packet('test') Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 339 (4 minutes, 22 seconds) The period when MODIS was flagging its science data as abnormal: Terra
Miscellaneous - 2003 339 Real-Time FR Test Packet Diagnostic Test to aid SFE-A Anomaly Analysis mod_sci_abnorm('abnorm') Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2003 337 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE Aqua
Miscellaneous - 2003 337 Real-Time mod_mem_pm_dump (’door_data’,12,0,0,1,1) Aqua
Miscellaneous - 2003 337 Real-Time mod_mem_pm_dump (’motor_pos_when_hit’,12,0,0,1,1) Aqua

MODIS Events history files

The following Excel Spreadsheedts with calibration activities and Vdet-ltwk changes/tests are available for download:

MODIS Events Notes

See list of command loads

List of routine calibrations performed in Aqua and Terra. Find subcategories under Routine Calibrations in your right to see a specific event.

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