ACE Weekly 08/28/2013 - 09/03/2013 All ACE spacecraft subsystems are performing as expected. ======================================================================== Orbit/Attitude: Type Attitude Date 09/03/2013 DOY 246 2013 Thrusters 2R 4R+ 4R- Duration 6:31 min Start 13:36:03z Stop 13:43:10z HGAStart -8.50 deg HGAStop +8.91 deg SunStart 17.65 deg SunStop 13.77 deg SpinStart 4.9547 rpm SpinStop 4.9563 rpm Nutation 0.19 deg Firing 36 pulses FuelUsed 0.1184 lbm FuelRemain 112.2276 lbm FinalSCMass 1346.488 lbm The next attitude maneuver is scheduled for Tuesday 09/10/2013. ======================================================================== OCRs: None ======================================================================== Activities: Data Capture: 100% DOY 237-244 2013 ======================================================================== Anomalies: DOY 245 09/02/2013 S-ACE-0665 G13-0009 DSS-27 Weak Downlink Signal The DSS-27 Downlink Channel Controller (DCC)/Telemetry Processor (TLP) was measuring a low Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) after the switch to the high data rate. (SNR +2dB at 1629z, dropping to -4dB at 1650z and -6dB at 1740z) Eventually, the SNR dropped to -9dB (1807z) and the TLP lost lock. A second DCC was brought up. The downlink signal was re-acquired on both DCCs with normal SNRs (+8dB). DR#G114235 IMPACT: Minimal. 10 minute outage to NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) and a 10 minute recorder redump at the end of the pass.