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CXC/ACIS Operations


Welcome to our home page. ACIS, the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer, is an instrument built by a team of scientists and engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Space Research and the Pennsylvania State University for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. ACIS shares the Chandra focal plane with the High Resolution Camera. However, what you will find here is contact information and other resources relevant to the Chandra X-ray Observatory Center (CXC) ACIS Operations team members.



ACIS Operations Scientist On-Duty Schedule

Please consult the following table to determine the ACIS Operations scientist on-duty to contact for mission planning purposes or spacecraft emergencies:

ACIS OPERATIONS SUPPORT SCHEDULE

ACIS OPERATIONS SUPPORT SCIENTIST
Week Of Scientist Work Cell
Dec 29 - Jan 4 Gregg Germain 6-1558 617-785-0976
Jan 5 - Jan 11 Jim Francis(Catherine Grant) 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
Jan 12 - Jan 18 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Jan 19 - Jan 25 John Zuhone 6-1816 781-708-5004
Jan 26 - Feb 1 John Zuhone 6-1816 781-708-5004
Feb 2 - Feb 8 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Feb 9 - Feb 15 Jim Francis 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
Feb 16 - Feb 22 Catherine Grant 617-253-0797 617-584-2686
Feb 23 - Mar 1 John Zuhone 6-1816 781-708-5004
Mar 2 - Mar 8 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Mar 9 - Mar 15 Jim Francis 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
Mar 16 - Mar 22 Paul Plucinsky 6-7726 617-721-4366
Mar 23 - Mar 29 John Zuhone 6-1816 781-708-5004
Mar 30 - Apr 5 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Apr 6 - Apr 12 Jim Francis 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
Apr 13 - Apr 19 Catherine Grant 617-253-0797 617-584-2686
Apr 20 - Apr 26 John Zuhone 6-1816 781-708-5004
Apr 27 - May 3 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
May 4 - May 10 Jim Francis 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
May 11 - May 17 Paul Plucinsky 6-7726 617-721-4366


Contact and Leave Information

Operations Memos, Documents and Links

Non-Load Event Tracking

ACIS Thermal

ACIS Procedures

Analyses

ACIS Orbital Fluence

EPHIN Orbit Thresholds

Real-Time Telemetry Links


Current MP Schedules

USINT

Shift Reports

Related ACIS and Chandra Web Sites:

Solar Cycle Info

Solar Cycle data and predictions

Spacecraft IPCL Configuration and Constants

MSFC Document 1949C Telemetry Database Tables Volume 1

MSFC Document 1949C Telemetry Database Tables Volume 2

OP19 Rev C PDF

IP&CL as of May 31, 2024 - P017


Web Page Maintained by:
Gregg Germain, Paul Plucinsky, John ZuHone, & Jack Steiner
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