ACE Weekly 02/25/2015 - 03/03/2015 ACE spacecraft subsystems are performing as expected. ======================================================================== Orbit/Attitude: Type Attitude Date 03/03/2015 DOY 062 2015 Thrusters 2R 4R+ 4R- Duration 13:16 min Start 19:20:39z Stop 19:33:55z ra,decStart 335.25,-23.90 ra,decStop 347.67,-19.95 ra,decExpect 348.37,-19.54 Deviation 0.78deg(-6%) HGAStart -10.52 deg HGAStop +9.66 deg SunStart 19.16 deg SunStop 13.69 deg SpinStart 4.9997 rpm SpinStop 5.0034 rpm Nutation 0.24 deg Firing 67 pulses FuelUsed 0.2032 lbm FuelRemain 100.1452 lbm FinalSCMass 1334.405 lbm The next attitude maneuver is scheduled for Tuesday 3/10/2015. Due to limited antenna time, the next station-keeping maneuver is scheduled for Friday 3/13/2015. With the maneuver performance returning to normal (-6% this week), the nitrogen from the internal lines has probably been expelled. Closing the B latch valves has been tentatively scheduled for Wednesday 3/18/2015 pending a review on Monday 3/16/2015. ======================================================================== OCRs: None ======================================================================== Activities: Data Capture: 100% DOY 053-060 2015 MMS is scheduled to launch 3/13/2015 ~0300z (DOY 072). DSN antenna time is limited in the following week. Unfortunately, the new moon on 3/20/2015 means that the WS1 antenna view for ACE will overlap with LRO (LRO has top priority on WS1). This risk of data loss will be higher during that week. ======================================================================== Anomalies: None