Plots are in GSE (geocentric solar ecliptic) coordinates, so Earth is at [0,0], the Sun is at [1,0]. The plot is the projection of the orbit on the ecliptic plane.
end of 8th and 9th orbit in NMP: 3 RS windows, S and N windows reach max latitude 21º, best perihelia: at 0.28AU.
RS window (default) placement
Period | Window/GAM | EXT Start | Start | End | Hcentric | Distance | Range | Hgraphic | Latitude | Range | SC-Sun- | Earth | Angle | Conjunction | Safe Mode Comms Blackout | Largest Comms Roll | GAM Restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTP 12 | South | 2024-10-09 | 2024-10-09 | 2024-10-19 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.46 | -20.86 | -21.33 | -20.65 | 103 | 110 | 119 | NO | NO | 00 | NO |
| MTP 12 | Perihelion | 2024-10-28 | 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-11 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.30 | -07.40 | 08.79 | 18.97 | 168 | 161 | 127 | YES (RSW Days 1 to 4) | YES (RSW Days 1 to 5) | 93 | NO |
| MTP 12 | North | N/A | 2024-11-11 | 2024-11-21 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 18.97 | 21.30 | 19.31 | 127 | 101 | 083 | NO | NO | -10 | NO |
| MTP 12 | VGAM 6 (EMP) | N/A | 2024-12-21 |
Proposal
I_DEFAULT outside of RSwindows, L_IS_STIX on inside all RSwindows
MTP12 - South window:
MTP12 - Perihelion window:
- 1 of the 3 closest perihelion windows, interesting for high-resolution science like R_SMALL_HRES_LCAD_FineScaleStructure
- L_FULL_HRES_LCAD_MagnFieldConfig as we are on the back side: will allow us to construct 360º magnetic field + very low TM rate, suitable for this orbit
- OR L_FULL_MRES_MCAD_Flare_SEPs (requires medium TM so feasibility to be modelled)
- MTP12 - North
- suitable for L_SMALL_HRES_HCAD_Fast-Wind
- continue L_FULL_HRES_LCAD_MagnFieldConfig
- could be combined with L_FULL_MRES_MCAD_Flare_SEPs
- MTP12 Perihelion+North: these concatenated windows could be used for L_FULL_LRES_MCAD_Coronal-Synoptic SOOP
Modelled in SAP v0:
I_DEFAULT outside of RSwindows, L_IS_STIX on inside all RSwindows
south window: /
perihelion: L_FULL_HRES_LCAD_MagnFieldConfig for 10 days
north : L_FULL_HRES_LCAD_MagnFieldConfig (6 days) + L_FULL_MRES_MCAD_Flare_SEPs for 4 days