Ginga Operation Daily Reports, 1987

1987 ( Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ), 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, Back to index page

February
Date   Target Name
5   Launch
6   Active Nutation Control; OG execution
6_v2   Active Nutation Control; OG execution
7   Spin Down
8   Z-axis Maneuvering(Open Loop); BAT-A control by AHM
9   ACS Safe-Hold; LAC/ASM/BGD E-on
10   Spin up, Safe Hold; LAC/ASM check
12   PI HV brief-on
13   ASM, LAC(S0-S7) HV-on
14   Wheel on; IRU on --> off --> on
15   Wheel CPU/MAG CPU control, STT on
16   Slew, Receive STT map data and track data
17   Slew+, Slew-, Slew360
18   Large maneuver
19   Back up control, CPU 2 control
20   CPU 2/Slew-Z; Test of Slew360, Slew-, or Slew+
21   Low Spin with SKEW GYRO/Auto-Change to Safe Hole mode due to CPU off
23   Restart CPU control
24   BFM rewrite failed. Maneuver by changing the IRU drift rate.
25   BFM check/Parameter-Change in ACE
26   IRU CAL/ASM HV ON - LMC SN
27   LAC, ASM, GBD HV ON
28_1   LAC, ASM, GBD HV ON
28_2   LAC(LMC SCAN), ASM(SLEW360), GBD(BURST LOGIC CHK)

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March
Date   Target Name
2   MANEUVER TO CRAB/LMC SN
3   MANEUVER TO OBS. CRAB & LMC SN
4   MANEUVER TO OBS. CRAB & LMC SN, LAC S6 CHECK
5   LMC SN SCAN/CRAB SCAN/LAC S6 CHECK
6   LAC/ASM CRAB CAL
7   LAC CRAB CAL
9   LAC CRAB CAL
10   LAC (CG-L, LD-L) (BACKGROUNC), SLEW360 CHECK
11   CRAB CAL (C.G. Hi)
12   CALIBRATION WITH CRAB NEBULA (MPC1,2,3,PC)
13   CRAB CAL(CG-L)
14   SLEW TO CRAB(CG-L, HV 0110), Then HV 1001
16   CRAB CAL and LMC SLOW SLEW
17   BEGIN COLLIMATOR CALIBRATION WITH CRAB
18   Drift Back to Crab
19   COLLIMATOR CALIBRATION WITH CRAB
20   COLLIMATOR CALIBRATION WITH CARB, MANY SLEWS
21   LMC-SN SCAN, TO CRAB
23   CRAB SCAN & LMC-SN SCAN
24   LAC's COLLIMATOR MAPPING
25   LAC's COLLIMATOR MAPPING
26   DRIFT STOP, LMC SN SCAN
27   LMC SN SCAN, CRAB CAL
28   GC SCAN, GX 1+4 and BGD
30   IRU CAL, STT-Y TRK AREA, SLEW TO GX 1+4
31   STT-X,Y TRK AREA ADRESS/GX 1+4 Obs.

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April
Date   Target Name
1   GX 1+4 --> LMC SCAN, LMC --> CAS A
2   BGD & CAS-A Obs., ST MAPs
3   Cas A, IRU CAL, SLEW 180
4   Cas A --> GP Scan --> GC Scan --> BG on GP(l=274 deg)
6   BG on GP(l=274 deg --> 294 deg --> 342 deg --> 4 deg --> 9 deg)
7   BG(l=9 deg), SLEW360, BFM REWRITE
8   BG(l=9 deg), BFM --> CPU1, MANEUVER(Z-axis GC <--> SN)
9   BKGD near LMC region / LMC scan / Slew 360
10   BG for nearby SN, STT check
11   SLEW and STT check
13   SN --> NGC6441 --> GX3+1 --> BG
14   BG(GX3+1(+3 deg)) --> GC(1743-289) --> GX3+1 --> BG(GX3+1(+7.2 deg))
15   BG(GX3+1(+7.0 deg)) --> GX3+1(MPC3) --> BG(GX3+1(+4.5 deg))
16_1   BG(GX3+1(+7 deg)) --> GCX --> BG(GCX(-1 deg),(-2 deg)), STOPCAL
16_2   G.C.flare source (1743-289 --> G.C.)
18   GC --> GX5-1, MANEUVER
20   MNV(GC --> GX5-1)
21  
21-22   GX5-1 --> LMC X-1 SLEW, LMC SCAN, LMC X-1 MNV
22-23   LMC X-1, SNR Slow Scan, LMC X-1 Pointing
23-24   MNV to 50ms Pulsar, STT-X test
24-25   50ms Pulsar, LMC X-1(Slew to and back)
25-26   50mx PSR --> GX5-1 --> near A2256
27-28  
28-29   A2256 --> GX5-1(QPO) --> BKGD
29-30   A2256 BGD --> GX5-1 QPO
30-1   A2256 BGD --> GX5-1 --> W28

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May
Date   Target Name
1-2   W28(Slew), LMC(Slew+-), NGC6624
2-3   NGC6624/BGD
4-5   NGC6624 Observation by MPC3 mode
5   NGC6624, MPC1,2,3
6   NGC6624 --> KES73X(MNV=H.G.)
7   MNV to KES73, recovery
8   KES73 observation (PC mode)
9   KES73 --> LMC scan --> KES73
11   KES73 --> 3C371, SS433
12   Update STT-X onboard software, 3C371 observation
13   Update STT-Y onboard software, 3C371 observation
14   3C371, 1803+676, 1820+643
15   1916-05 observation by PC and MPC-2 mode
16   1916-05 observation --> Slew to W49B
18   W49B to SS433, SS433 observation
19   SS433 observation
20   SS433 --> LMCX-2 --> SN1987A SCAN --> LMCX-2 --> SS433
21   SS433 Post-Eclipse observation
22   SS433 (Post-Eclipse)
23   SS433 to M82
25   MNVR from M82 to SMCX-1/PKS2155-304
25_v2   MNVR from M82 to SMCX-1/PKS2155-304
26   SMCX-1/PKS2155-304
27   SMCX-1 (Contact Orbits)/PKS2155-304 (Non-Contact Orbits)
28   SMCX-1/PKS2155-304
29   LAC CHECK (follow-up of a miss operation), MNVR to NGC4151
30   NGC4151 observation start
31   NGC4151 observation continued

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June
Date   Target Name
1   NGC4151 --> Sn1987A --> NGC4151
2   NGC4151 --> NGC4051
3   NGC4051 pointing
4   NGC4051 pointing
5   NGC4051 and its background
7_1   Cyg X-2 and CTA102
7_2   Cyg X-2 and CTA102
8   Cyg X-2 and CTA102
9   Cyg X-2 and 3C446
10   3C446
11   3C446 and monitor SN1987A
12   3C446
14   Mkn348 (Seyfert II)
15   Mkn348 --> BG near Mkn348
16   BG near Mkn348 --> M31
17   M31 --> SN1987A --> M31
18   MAN to 1E1352+182
19   1E1352+18 --> 1407+265
21   X2259+586
22   X2259+586
23   X2259+586 --> 3C279(QSO)
24   3C279 --> SN1987A --> 3C279
25   3C279 --> NGC4593
26   NGC4593 coordinated observation with IUE
28   near NGC4593(BGD) --> M49(in Virgo Cluster)
29   M49 --> M87 in Virgo Cluster
30   BGD in Virgo Cluster

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July
Date   Target Name
1   Coma Cluster
2   BGD near Coma Cluster
3   SN1987A PC mode, scan, spectrum
4   SN1987A(PC mode) --> 4C29.45(Z=0.7)
6   4C29.45(Z=0.7 QUASAR/BLAZAR)
7   Slew to BGD of 4C29.45
8   Slew to 4C29.45 then 3C273
9   3C273
10   3C273
11   3C273 BGD, MNV to X1353
13   MNV to X1353
14   X1353
15   Sn1987A/50ms Pulsar
16   SN1987A/50msec
17_1   SN1987A
17_2   LMC BKGD --> SN1987A/50ms pulsar --> LMC BKGD
19   MNV to N132D, observation of N132D
20   MNV to 3C58 / BGD near 3C58
22   3C58 PC mode / BGD / MNV to Algol
23   Algol observation, MNV to UXUMa
24_1   UX Ari, MPC1, MNV to BG
24_2   UX Ari(flar up?) observation
27_1   PKS0323, MPC1, MNV to BG
27_2   MNV to PKS0323, PKS0323 MPC1
29   LYNDS 1457(LACHV 6)
29-30   UX Ari by ASM
30   BG2 for NGC1068
31   NGC1068

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August
Date   Target Name
2   SN1987A
3   X2129+47
4   HD193793
5   CYG X-1
6   CYG X-1 MPC3 mode
7   CYG X-1 (MPC3)
8   CYG X-1 --> Hard transient
10   Hard TR. to CTB80(Crablike SNR)
11   BGD for CTB80(PC mode)
12   ON CTB80(PC mode)
13   CTB80(PC mode)
14   LMC SN obs.
15   LMC SN SCAN
17   BGD on G.PLANE near RCW86
18   X1636-53(CG. High)
19   X1636-53(CG. High)
20   X1636-53(PC mode)
21   X1636-53(CG-HI, MPC3)
22   Cir X-1(MPC2)
24   Galactic Plane Scan
25   Galactic Plane Scan
26   Slew Cir X-1 <--> eta Car(2 deg from GP), Cir X-1 --> Cyg X-3
27   Cyg X-3 PC mode
28   Cyg X-3
29   Cyg X-3
31-1   Cyg X-3 --> R.B. --> SN1987A

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September
Date   Target Name
1-2   SN1987A SLEW(+,-) scan(5 deg/11.8 min)
2-3   SN1987A SLEW(+,-) 16 times, pointing
3-4   SN1987A, 1 deg OFF SLEW(+,-), 5 deg/11.8 min
4-5   SN1987A, -1 deg OFF SLEW(+,-), 5 deg/11.8 min
6-7   SN1987A -0.7 deg OFF SLEW(+,-)
7-8   MNV to BKGD region nearby MCG-6-30-15
8-9   MCG-6-30-15; STT-X CPU Reload
9-10   MCG-6-30-15
11-12   MNV to SN1987A, PC mode for Pulsation Search
12   Search for Pulsar in SN1987A
13   LAC PC mode Obs. of SN1987A, MNV to AR LAC
14   SLEW and MANEUVER / AR Lac and X1916-05
15   AR Lac and X1916-05
16   Coorganized Observation of AR Lac and X1916-053
17   Coorganized Observation of AR Lac and X1916-053
18   BKGD for AR Lac and X1916-053
20   BKGD for X1916-053 and GK PER
21   Observation of TV-Col
22   Observation of GK-PER / MANEUVER
23   Observation of GK PER
24   SN1987A SLEW(+,-) SCAN(5 deg/11.8 min)
25   SN1987A SLEW(+,-) SCAN(5 deg/11.8 min)
26   SN1987A SLEW(+,-) SCAN(5 deg/11.8 min)
28   SN1987A 0.5 deg OFFSET SCAN(5 deg/11.8 min)
29   Observation of SNR near SN1987A, N132D
30   SN1987A pointing observation

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October
Date   Target Name
1   SN1987A pointing and scan observation
2   SN1987A pointing observation
3   Observation of X1954+31
5   Observation of X1954+31
6   Galactic Plane Scan
7   Galactic Plane Scan
8   Galactic Plane Scan
9   Galactic Ridge Scan
10   Galactic Ridge Scan
12   Maneuver to Slow Burster
13   Slow Burster (PC --> MPC3 --> MPC2)
14   Slow Burster
15   MANEUVER to SN1987A in LMC
17   MNV from SN1987A to X1624-49(BGD Region)
18   X1624-49
19   X1624-49
20   MKN78 (Sey II)
21   MKN78
22   GEMINGA
23   GEMINGA
24   BGD for MKN78 / 4U0535+262
26   Galactic Center Region
27   Galactic Center(Lunar Occultation)
28   Mkn421
29   OJ287
29-30   OJ287 observation
30   OJ287 --> BGD
31   Mkn421 observation

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November
Date   Target Name
2   Mkn421 --> SN1987A BGD
3   SN1987A pointing observation
4   SN1987A pointing observation
5   SN1987A pointing observation, Part II
6   SN1987A pointing observation, Part II
8   SN1987A observation
9   MNV to Mkn507 BGD
10   Mkn507 observation
11   A2218 BGD
12   A2218 Observation
13   1987A BGD
14   1987A observation
16   MNV to NGC253
17   NGC253 observation
18   NGC253 BGD
19   IRAS00275 observation
20   IRAS00275 observation
21   MNV to NGC4151
23   Nova Vulpeculae and NGC4151 BGD
24   MNV to SS Cyg BGD
25   Pointing to SS Cyg
26   Pointing to SS Cyg and BGD observation for 3CR454.3
27   Observation of 3CR454.3
28   3CR454.3, NGC4151 and BGD for NGC4151
30   NGC4151 BGD / SN1987A BGD

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December
Date   Target Name
1   Pointing to SN1987A(PC mode/MPC1 mode)
2   Pointing to SN1987A(PC/MPC1 mode)
3   Mkn335
4   MNV to NGC4151 BGD
5   NGC4151/BGD
7   NGC4151 and BGD
8   SLEW to VW Cep
9   SLEW to BGD for VW Cep
10   MNV to BGD for SN1987A
11   Observation of SN1987A
12   BGD for NGC4593
14   Observation of NGC4593
15   NGC4593 and GX301-2 BGD
16   GX301-2
17   GX301-2
18   NGC4151 Obs.
19   MNV and SLEW to BGD for A1060
21   A1060 BGD --> A1060
22   N132D
23   N132D
24   N132D BGD
24-25   MNV to SN1987A BGD
25-26   SN1987A in PC mode
26-27   3C273 BGD
27-28   3C273
28-29   3C273

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