HR: 1330h
AN: C32A-0426    [PDF]
TI: ICESat Instrument Support Facility
AU: * Jester, P
EM: jester@osb.wff.nasa.gov
AF: Raytheon, ITSS, 4400 FOrbes Blvd, Lanham, MD 20706 United States
AU: Hancock, D W
EM: David.Hancock@nasa.gov
AF: NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771
AU: Rowton, S
AF: Raytheon, ITSS, 4400 FOrbes Blvd, Lanham, MD 20706 United States
AU: Golder, J E
AF: Raytheon, ITSS, 4400 FOrbes Blvd, Lanham, MD 20706 United States
AB: The Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) mission main instrument is Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS). The interface between the ICESat Mission Operation Center (I-MOC) and the GLAS Science and Instrument teams is the ICESat Instrument Support Facility (ISF). The ISF monitors the GLAS performance and provides specific GLAS command request to I-MOC. Standard displays are available in realtime during passes to monitor GLAS status and near realtime post-pass to provide more detailed analysis. GLAS has several redundant units that can be switched based on its performance. The ISF co-ordinates with the I-MOC the switching of any components based on the GLAS instrument team recommendations. The ISF supports requests from the GLAS science team for special Targets of Opportunities (TOO) to collect data at specific locations. The interfaces, data flow and design of the ISF will be described.
DE: 0910 Data processing
DE: 1827 Glaciology (1863)
DE: 9805 Instruments useful in three or more fields
SC: Cryosphere [C]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting