Puerto Rico Mission - Day 1 [02/19/97] Glen Mattioli, Dave Harding, & Dave Rabine's Data Log Combined Slicer (GPS day 050) [Entire Mission 02/19/97 thru 02/25/97] ********02/19/97***************Puerto Rico - San Juan Flight (Day 1) Pilot: Virgil Rabine Co-Pilot: Mike Stortz GPS Local GPS On: 17:40:00 01:40 Wheels Moving: 18:21:50 02:21 Wheels Up: 18:28:18 02:28 *UPRM CGPS on @ 17:00:00 UTC - 0.5 s sync Made 3 beam programs. One program was 2.9 mrad and the other 1.9 mrad divergence. The following items were modified: added time 80, fixed start sector to 4 million, mdelay to 15,000, and started galvonometer position at OXC000. *Programs are Aspi3big.c and Aspi3Bm.c GPS was turned on at 9:00am, and both receivers were nominal. 2A and 3A fuses were bown in SVEN. Replaced fuses with 4A. (fast blow) Turned on at 24 degrees C. No problems so far. Lines #1: Saba Lines #2: Stasha Lines #3: St. Christ (Kitts) & Bevis *************** TAKE OFF - "TO INFINITY AND BEYOND" ***************** Flight to Montserrat - 241,000 [97021901.idl Data On - GPS Time On: 18:29:25 5 Boras, 80Hz Boresight over partly cloudy conditions w/clouds below Climb out, not full out 274,930 Data Off - GPS Time Off: 18:34:51 275,000 [97021902.idl] Data On - GPS Time On: 18:37:28 Used Borasbore to align the system 309,476 Data Off - GPS Time Off: 18:42:58 309,500 [97021903.idl] Data On - GPS Time On: 18:43:25 5 Boras, 80Hz Rolls: 18:43:40 314,300 Pitch: 18:45:00 Clear conditions at 10,500' 321,590 Data Off - GPS Time Off: 18:45:20 322,000 [97021904.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 18:46:33 Big lens, 1 Boras, 80Hz ~5,000m: 19:01:00 Hit some islands along the way, Lots of clouds on and off. 421,944 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 19:02:33 422,000 [97021905.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 19:04:07 Borasbore, 5 beam (no lens) Cloudy, but I think I got it! 453,300 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 19:09:07 453,400 [97021906.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 19:12:58 5 Boras, 80Hz S to N - Saba 457,000 1N: Saba - 19:13:35 Attitude looks good Cloudy at start, continuing with cloudiness throughout 1X 473,758 RE-CAL 482,128 2N: Stasha - 19:17:36 - Clear on Volcano 489,254 2X: ~19:18:50 495,500 3N: St. Kitts - ~19:20:20 - partly cloudy, but land comes back Clear: 19:21:50 512,314 Water fall 514,708 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 19:22:50 514,800 [97021907.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 19:23:07 5 Boras, 80Hz (no lens) Small island/peninsula 3N: Bevis: 19:23:40 - Clear: Bevis Volcano cloudy: @ 19:24:45 534,700 3X: 19:25:58 - 1 mile past any way.. 542,932 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 19:27:37 543,000 [97021908.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 19:28:48 5 Boras, 80Hz (no lens) Monty: SE -> NW 561,902 1S: 19:31:51 569,702 1N: 19:33:05 - Land clear on North side Volcano start: 19:34:21 - Cloudy on dome (clear after dome) 582.598 1X: 19:35 - Missed center 604,802 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 19:38:41 605,000 [97021909.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 19:41:38 607,158 2S: Stasha - 19:42:04 - Clear over water 614,438 2N: 19:43:11 - totally cloudy over dome, patchy land on West side 622,134 2X: 19:44:25 641,582 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 19:47:29 ***ABORT MONTY due to clouds @ 19:45:00 - return evening via Bevis, St. Christ, Stasha, & Saba (Dutch Antilles) 641,600 [97021910.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 19:50:20 5 Boras, 80Hz Backwards run of islands 646,566 3X: ~19:51:00 Left 1600', landing at Bevis - clear Left 400' @ 19:52:20 - converging on line Water: 19:52:40 Shut off laser (getting too hot) Water Fall 656,346 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 19:52:41 ***Landing at St. Christ: 19:54:35 - mostly cloudy 657,000 [97021911.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 19:54:41 670,572 3S: St. Christ - ~19:56:00 - Mostly cloudy at 10,000' Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 19:56:51 670,600 [97021912.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 20:11:59 SE -> NW 1S 1N: Saba 681,390 1X: 20:12:30 Flew Saba on visual and marked peak (M-1) Line was correct on Saba Re-flying at 5,500' to get under clouds Single beam mode, 1 Boras, 80Hz (10 mrad lens) 1X: 20:13:40 Left 2,000' 1N: 20:14:40 Offline - Made our own ... 687,422 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 20:14:39 Clouded out over center 687,500 [97021913.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 20:16:01 1 Boras, 80Hz (10 mrad lens) 689,184 Rolls: 20:16:20 at 4,000' Fixed energy 694,182 Pitches: 20:17:05 699,200 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 20:17:52 699,300 [97021914.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 20:18:41 5 Boras, 80Hz (2mrad) Pitches: 20:19:10 706,814 Rolls: 20:19:50 at 4,000' 709,726 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 20:20:21 709,800 [97021915.idl] Data On: - GPS Time On: 20:22:41 Fiber Calibration, 80Hz Shutting laser down for good due to humidity danger 718,640 Data Off: - GPS Time Off: 20:24:05 Local GPS Wheels Down: ~04:50:00 20:50:00 Wheels Stop: ~05:00:00 21:00:00 GPS Off: ~05:30:00 21:30:00 Flight Duration: ~2:20 - 20 minutes of fuel remaining