ACE Weekly 04/10/2012 - 04/16/2012 All ACE spacecraft subsystems are performing as expected. ======================================================================== Orbit/Attitude: Type Attitude Date 04/11/2012 DOY 102 2012 Thrusters 2R 4R+ 4R- Duration 15:58 min Start 17:37:52z Stop 17:53:50z HGAStart -7.34deg HGAStop +8.04deg SunStart 15.96deg SunStop 4.63deg SpinStart 5.0415rpm SpinStop 5.0459rpm Nutation 0.17deg Firing 81 pulses FuelUsed 0.2469lbs FuelRemain 122.6848lbs FinalSCMass 1356.945lbs The next attitude maneuver is scheduled for Monday 04/23/2012. ======================================================================= OCRs: None ======================================================================== Activities: Data Capture: 100% DOY 099-106 2012 WS1 ranging test on Wednesday 04/11/2012. WS1 continues adjusting the range equipment configuration to work for ACE. ======================================================================== Anomalies: DOY 102 04/11/2012 S-ACE-0639 S12-0001 SWEPAM-E Overcount Alarm The SWEPAM-Electron Overcount Alarm has flagged continuously since Wednesday 4/11/2012 (DOY 102 20:32:24z). The Overcount threshold was lowered on 10/07/2005 for the solar minimum (6.5 years ago). The instrument team is looking at the data to determine the next course of action. IMPACT: The instrument automatically reduces voltages when the overcount alarm occurs.