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Operations CXO Status Report

Friday 3/23/01 4.00pm EST

During the last week, Chandra completed the observing schedule as planned.

Real-time procedures were completed nominally on March 18 to insert the LETG and on March 24 to retract the LETG. Testing of the flight software patch to allow a return to autonomous control of both the LETG and HETG underwent the final stages of testing at the OCC and TRW this week. On-orbit testing is scheduled for the first week in April, following board approval.

The planned observations for the coming week are shown below and include a coordinated observation of NGC 3783 with the Hubble Space Telescope.

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A644                    ACIS-I       Mar 25 
SDSSJ112956-014212      ACIS-S       Mar 26 
1WGA_J0951.4+3916       ACIS-S
3C254                   ACIS-S
NGC4143                 ACIS-S
SDSSJ153259-003944      ACIS-S
KS 1731-260             ACIS-S
CH Cyg                  ACIS-S/HETG  Mar 27
Radiation Belt
4U 1636-53              ACIS-S/HETG
PKS2155-304             ACIS-S/HETG
ER_Vul                  ACIS-S/HETG
Radiation Belt                       Mar 30 
NGC 3783                ACIS-S/HETG
Radiation Belt                       Apr 1  
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All spacecraft subsystems continued to operate nominally.

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