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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 23 - Dec 25 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Dec 26 - Jan 1 Paul Plucinsky 6-7726 617-721-4366
Jan 2 - Jan 5 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Jan 6 - Jan 12 Jim Francis 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
Jan 13 - Jan 19 John ZuHone 6-1816 781-708-5004
Jan 20 - Jan 26 Gregg Germain 6-1558 617-785-0976
Jan 27 - Feb 2 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Feb 3 - Feb 9 Catherine Grant 617-253-0797 617-584-2686
Feb 10 - Feb 16 John ZuHone 6-1816 781-708-5004
Feb 17 - Feb 23 Gregg Germain 6-1558 617-785-0976
Feb 24 - Mar 2 Jack Steiner 6-7988 617-680-9306
Mar 3 - Mar 9 Jim Francis 617-258-8258 774-270-2359
Mar 10 - Mar 16 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

Solar Cycle 25 prediction article

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
(Please feel free to send us any comments or suggestions!)




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