Spring 2016 Science Working Group / Team (SWG/SWT) MeetingNEW: Week of 13 June 2016, Uppsala, Sweden: Logistics, Hotels (TBS), Agenda (TBS), Registration (TBS)
REMINDER: First round papers for GRL special issue on MMS: The gate is open for submission to GRL. 1 March is the deadline for papers to be included in the special section.
MMS Online Science Data Analysis WorkshopsSee e-mail for hot link and definitive meeting coordinates. Or use the following:Next MMS Data Analysis: 8 Dec 20155 January 2016 Every 2 weeks on Tuesday, from Tuesday, September 15, 2015, to no end dateTuesdays 10:00 am | Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00) | 2 hrsMeeting number: 803 020 783 Meeting password: Smart1
Join by phone 1-866-469-3239 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada) 1-650-429-3300 Call-in toll number (US/Canada) Access code: 803 020 783Science Working Team Teleconferences: Alternate Tuesdays beginning Tues. 25 Aug 2015MMS SWT Telecon, 11:00 Eastern, Tues. 24 Nov 2015+1-844-467-4685; code 416667# https://lasp.colorado.edu/galaxy/display/mms/MMS+Science+Working+Team+Home AGENDAMission/Instrument operations status Recent events and burst selections Going to 40 km spacing and alternate with 10 km AGU Meeting Plans EGU Meeting Plans Other business:
Fall 2015 Science Working Group / Team (SWG/SWT) Meeting2-6 November 2015, SwRI, San Antonio TX: Logistics: Agenda (v5a,v6a,v7,v8), Registration (meeting web site); Hotels (nearest SWRI: Holiday Inn Express, La Quinta, Best Western. Also others closer to airport.) The Fall SWT meeting will convene on Tues. 3 Nov. 2015, and adjourn on Thurs. 5 Nov. Generally, we plan presentations in the mornings and event-organized data analysis workshops in the afternoons. Please e-mail Tom Moore with your requests for presentation time / topics. SWG will meet on Mon. 2 Nov and Fri. 6 Nov is available for team meetings. Rooms can be arranged through SwRI/Bill Lewis, Leah Roberson.
MMS SWT Telecon, 11:00 Eastern, Tues. 20 Oct 2015[Telecon: + 1-844-467-4685; Participant code 416667]NOTE: Register now (by 22 Oct) for the 2-6 Nov. SWT Meeting here: AGENDAMission/Instrument status2-6 Nov SWT Meeting @ SwRI Attached draft agenda, also posted at home pageDiscuss L2 candidate events submitted by reply to this message: Responses to date: Coordination of papers/talks for GRL and AGUOther business:
MMS SWT Telecon, 11:00 Eastern, Tues. 22 Sept 2015FDOA, Fields, HQ, FPI, SWRI, IDS1, 2,3, HPCA, √Recent events and burst selections: KH 8 Sept; Now in 60 km since last Thurs. Data per buffer going up and number of buffers going down. Getting lots of crossings, more than expected, owing to high solar wind activity.Coordination of talks for CCMC next week: working on it every day. Not ready but will be...Identifying EDRs: E// electron agyrotropy or other indicators. Ergun: EPD to become important during Phase 2. Science ROI Offset: SODAWG Page Two plots, one with four week updates; one with two week updates. Be sure not to dip below 7 Re? Not a problem, terminating before reach 9 Re on the inbound leg. Tai expecting to start early on outbound, but this is not being done in the second plot though it is being done in the first plot. Orbit 190 now, starting as early as possible, before the green?-
Action to FPI and SOC to trade the 400 hours difference with FPI and with the SOC. SOC says this is sustainable in that it gives more options from which to select, though it doesn't give more downlink volume. Larsen: SDWG telecon in a couple hours will consider this. Direction to LANL if needed as an output of that meeting.
Eclipse Season Science Working Group / Team (SWG/SWT) Meeting18-21 May 2015, LASP, CU Boulder: Logistics, Agenda V5a, Registration; Updates; Hotels; Presentations The "Eclipse" SWT meeting will convene on Tuesday, May 19 at 8:30 am and adjourn on Thursday, May 21 at 5:00 pm.
MMS News (For the latest on MMS, see our facebook page and twitter feed) New: 1 Sept: MMS completed commissioning and begins full science operations.
New: 15 August: MMS encountered its first magnetopause crossing at 11:03 UT, owing to a strong compression. New: 13 July: All FPI spectrometers have now been activated and operated at high voltage with excellent results. 12 June: Van Allen Probes conjunction occurred. Data is available to downloaded. SITL test lessons were learned. 11 June: Spacecraft tilt, warm and shake did not result in additional extension of -Z ADP, but confirmed its rigidity. 9 June: Spacecraft being tilted to warm the -Z ADP mechanism and thruster firings will be done to perturb it. 20 May: SWT meeting group photo posted to this page (scroll down). 15 May: SWT Agenda V5 posted at the Meeting link above with minor tweaks and better room information. 13 May: SWT Agenda V4a posted at the Meeting link above. Dan Baker will be our after-dinner speaker. 8 May: All ADP booms and EIS doors have deployed successfully. MMS #3 -Z ADP boom remains at 97% deployed but is fully functional. 6 May: SWT Agenda V2 posted at the Meeting link above.4 May: +Z ADP Boom deploy successfully completed on MMS 1, 2, 4; now complete on all four s/c. 15 April: SDP 1-4 fully deployed on MMS 1-4. 8 April: Published chapters of the MMS Book can be accessed using the "MMS Book" link at the right.
8 April: The Commissioning Plan Overview was moved to the Payload Status page, accessible at the right.
7 April: SDP 1-4 successfully deployed to 17 m on MMS1-4.
1 April: EDI is the first instrument to complete a full HV checkout on all four s/c. Early MMS data examples are posted under "Discussions" at the left in the navigation column.
The Fall 2015 MMS SWT Meeting has been set for 2-6 November at SwRI in San Antonio, TX.
23 Mar: LV activations underway on all four s/c.
17 Mar: Probe receivers, MAG booms deployed, MMS captures first data including a substorm. 13 Mar: SWT presentations have been posted under "Discussions" on the navigation column to the left. 13 Mar: MMS had a picture perfect launch, injection, and separation of the four spacecraft! GO MMS!
=====================================================================7 Mar: A further revision of the SWT meeting agenda was posted. Changes are mainly on Wednesday, 11 Mar. 27 Feb: A major revision of the SWT meeting agenda has been necessary owing to the need for time for launch pad tours. See link above. 25 Feb: Encapsulation was completed and the payload is on the transporter for delivery to the launch vehicle. A set of photos have been posted of the MMS stack and shroud being prepped for encapsulation. 18 Feb: SWT Agenda has been corrected/updated with minor changes, including the abbreviated version above. 17 Feb: Final stacking of the spacecraft has been completed. Next: pyro mating, bagging, move to encapsulation. LV testing underway. 20 Jan 2015: Future Plans: The first post-launch MMS SWT meeting will be in Boulder at LASP on 18-21 May, during the "eclipse break" from commissioning of the spacecraft.15 Jan 2015: Future Plans Made: The first post-launch MMS SWT meeting will be in Boulder at LASP on 15-19 June 18-21 May, during the "eclipse break" from commissioning of the spacecraft.If for any reason the launch slips, it will do so one day at a time, and it is expected that the launch will occur not later than 16 March.12 Jan 2015: ULA reported to LSP and MMS that the qualification test of the new Booster Main Vehicle Battery (BMVB) was completed. Initial indications are the battery passed the test with the expected post-test VOC and a successful functional test after vibration. The battery capacity test and a DPA of the cells will be completed this week. This further increases confidence that the battery issue will be resolved in time to maintain the 3/12/2015 launch date.11 Jan 2015: The orbital debris waiver for the Centaur upper stage has been approved by NASA HQ.29 Oct 2014: MMS Spacecraft #1 and 2 shipped to KSC on 28 Oct. 2014 and have now arrived. 22-24 Oct 2014: The MMS Pre-Ship Review was held.The MMS Launch Readiness Date has been confirmed at 12 March 2015.MMS Book chapter manuscripts are now due to be submitted both here for internal review, and at the Space Science Reviews site, as explained hereFor the latest on MMS, like us on Facebook26-28 June 2013 Mission Operations Review GSFC10 June 2013: First CPT completed successfully! Congrats to I&T Team! Science article on President's Budget and impacts on STEM Education and Outreach. 27-30 Aug 2012: Mission SIR at GSFC 11 Jan 2012: IS SIR at SwRI and on WEBEX for instrument team leads. [Presentations are here.|http://tinyurl.com/773njst10 June 2011: Commissioning discussion at GSFC7-9 June 2011: Ground System PDR at GSFC1-2 June 2011: SRB Update Briefing at GSFC Visitor Center5-6 May 2011: SOC Technical Interchange Meeting at LASP4 May 2011: Pre-PDR Peer Review of SOC at LASP
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