ACE Weekly 12/03/2014 - 12/09/2014 ACE spacecraft subsystems are performing as expected. ======================================================================== Orbit/Attitude: Type Attitude Date 12/09/2014 DOY 343 2014 Thrusters 2R 4R+ 4R- Duration 6:21 min Start 13:28:53z Stop 13:34:50z ra,decStart 260.17,-9.14 ra,decStop 265.74,-9.10 ra,decExpect 265.94,-9.17 Deviation 0.23 deg (-4% short) HGAStart -8.82 deg HGAStop +9.03 deg SunStart 14.30 deg SunStop 16.65 deg SpinStart 4.9911 rpm SpinStop 4.9924 rpm Nutation 0.21 deg Firing 30 pulses FuelUsed 0.0985 lbm FuelRemain 102.0776 lbm FinalSCMass 1336.337 lbm The next attitude maneuver is scheduled for Tuesday 12/16/2014. ======================================================================== OCRs: None ======================================================================== Activities: Data Capture: 100% DOY 334-341 2014 Santiago (Near Earth Network) performed a ranging test for DSCOVR while ACE was in the low downlink rate. 12/03/2014 DOY 337 1645-1754z (originally scheduled 1630-1730z) There is only 30 minute southern hemisphere ranging scheduled between the maneuver on 12/09/2014 and the maneuver on 12/16/2014. There had been 2 southern hemisphere ranging in the prior week and there are 2 southern hemisphere ranging in the following week, so the impact should be negligible and short-term. ======================================================================== Anomalies: None