Last modified:
03/30/25
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
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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 |
Mar 24 - Mar 30
| Gregg Germain
| 6-1558
| 617-785-0976
|
Mar 31 - Apr 6
| John Zuhone
| 6-1816
| 781-708-5004
|
Apr 7 - Apr 13
| Catherine Grant
| 617-253-0797
| 617-489-5212
|
Apr 14 - Apr 20
| Jack Steiner
| 6-7988
| 617-680-9306
|
Apr 21 - Apr 27
| Gregg Germain
| 6-1558
| 617-785-0976
|
Apr 28 - May 4
| Jack Steiner
| 6-7988
| 617-680-9306
|
May 5 - May 11
| Jim Francis
| 617-258-8258
| 774-270-2359
|
May 12 - May 18
| John ZuHone
| 6-1816
| 781-708-5004
|
May 19 - May 25
| Paul Plucinsky
| 6-7726
| 617-721-4366
|
May 26 - Jun 1
| Gregg Germain
| 6-1558
| 617-785-0976
|
Jun 2 - Jun 8
| Jack Steiner
| 6-7988
| 617-680-9306
|
Jun 9 - Jun 15
| Catherine Grant
| 617-253-0797
| 617-489-5212
|
Jun 16 - Jun 22
| John ZuHone
| 6-1816
| 781-708-5004
|
Jun 23 - Jun 29
| Gregg Germain
| 6-1558
| 617-785-0976
|
Jun 30 - Jul 6
| Jack Steiner
| 6-7988
| 617-680-9306
|
Jul 7 - Jul 13
| Jim Francis
| 617-258-8258
| 774-270-2359
|
Jul 14 - Jul 20
| Paul Plucinsky
| 6-7726
| 617-721-4366
|
Jul 21 - Jul 27
| John ZuHone
| 6-1816
| 781-708-5004
|
Jul 28 - Aug 3
| Gregg Germain
| 6-1558
| 617-785-0976
|
Aug 4 - Aug 10
| Jack Steiner
| 6-7988
| 617-680-9306
|
Aug 11 - Aug 17
| Catherine Grant
| 617-253-0797
| 617-489-5212
|
Aug 18 - Aug 24
| John ZuHone
| 6-1816
| 781-708-5004
|
Aug 25 - Aug 31
| Gregg Germain
| 6-1558
| 617-785-0976
|
Sep 1 - Sep 7
| Jack Steiner
| 6-7988
| 617-680-9306
|
Sep 8 - Sep 14
| Jim Francis
| 617-258-8258
| 774-270-2359
|
Sep 15 - Sep 21
| Paul Plucinsky
| 6-7726
| 617-721-4366
|
Contact and Leave Information
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Operations Memos, Documents and Links
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ACIS Emergency Procedures Page
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ACIS Ops Memos
- ACIS
Anomaly Documentation
- ACIS Load Review texts
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Current ACIS Load Real-Time
- ECS Cold Time Tracking
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ACIS FP Cooling Tests
- Blank ER(Engineering Request) form
[doc|
pdf]
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ACIS Documentation(local access)
-
SI Mode Finder
-
SACGS Documentation
-
pySACGS
- ACIS Ops/SOTMP Prelim OR Communication Procedures
[pdf]
- ACIS
Ops Twiki
- ACISpy
- ACISpy Command Line Tools
ORBITS and ATTITUDES - Programs, Tools, Links and Definitions of Chandra Orbits
- Quaternion Tools: Obtaining, Completing, Calculating Pitch, Roll
and ONR, reading FOT
requests, and a class you can use.
- Orbit Event Files (*.orp) - Reading, Calculating OORMPDS and OORMPEN, and a class you can use.
- Preliminary Schedule Check Plots
- ACIS Training Pages
- Chandra Spacecraft Documentation Pages
- Change Control Procedure Documents
- TWG,
MPCWG, FDB Presentations
EPHIN Orbit Thresholds
Real-Time Telemetry Links
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Related ACIS and Chandra Web Sites:
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Solar Cycle data and predictions
Solar Cycle 25 prediction article
Spacecraft IPCL Configuration and Constants
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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!)