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ICESat: Mission Event Table

ICESat: Mission Event Table

EVENT DESCRIPTION	DATE	UTC TIME	DOY	RefID	CYCLE	TRACK
Launch - ICESat in sailboat mode	2003-01-13	00:00:45	12	-	-	-
Laser 1 on - start L1a - 8 day repeat	2003-02-20	22:02:00	51	1102	1	72
Switch to airplane mode	2003-03-21	17:20:00	80	1102	5	25
Enters sun acquisition mode (SAM)	2003-03-26	11:41:00	85	1102	5	95
Leaves SAM	2003-03-27	00:57:29	86	1102	5	104
Laser 1 failure - end L1a	2003-03-29	14:57:30	88	1102	6	23
Switch to sailboat mode	2003-08-17	18:10:00	229	1102	23	102
Laser 2 on (8) - start L2a	2003-09-25	17:19:26	268	1102	28	88
End 8 day repeat cycle	2003-10-04	13:38:05	277	1102	29	100
Start 33-day subcycle of 91 day repeat cycle	2003-10-04	13:38:07	277	2103	1	1098
Enters SAM - Laser 2 off - end L2a	2003-11-19	00:50:00	323	2103	2	421
Laser 2 on (91) - start L2b	2004-02-17	21:43:12	48	2107	1	1284
Enters sun acquisition mode (SAM)	2004-02-19	16:08:25	50	2107	1	1310
Leaves SAM	2004-02-20	02:57:54	51	2107	1	1317
Laser 2 off - end L2b	2004-03-21	20:38:46	81	2107	2	421
Switch to airplane mode	2004-04-06	14:50:00	97	2107	2	656
Laser 2 on (91) - start L2c	2004-05-18	16:57:30	139	2107	2	1283
Laser 2 off - end L2c	2004-06-21	14:38:42	173	2107	3	434
Switch to sailboat mode	2004-08-24	21:11:00	237	1108	4	37
Laser 3 on (91) - start L3a	2004-10-03	21:30:14	277	2109	1	1273
Laser 3 off - end L3a	2004-11-08	15:09:02	313	2109	2	452
Laser 3 on (91) - start L3b	2005-02-17	16:08:13	48	2111	1	1258
Laser 3 off - end L3b	2005-03-24	16:59:37	83	2111	2	426
Switch to airplane mode	2005-04-21	02:15:00	111	2111	2	834
Laser 3 on (91) - start L3c	2005-05-20	16:35:56	140	2111	2	1275
Laser 3 off - end L3c	2005-06-23	05:46:33	174	2111	3	421
Switch to sailboat mode	2005-09-09	16:52:00	252	1112	9	12
Laser 3 on (91) - start L3d	2005-10-21	22:56:32	294	2113	1	1282
GLAS fires its billionth shot!	2005-11-18	10:30:00	322	2113	2	337
Laser 3 off - end L3d	2005-11-24	01:08:51	328	2113	2	421
Laser 3 on (91) - start L3e	2006-02-22	20:37:10	53	2115	1	1283
Laser 3 off - end L3e	2006-03-28	01:52:39	87	2115	2	424
Switch to airplane mode	2006-04-27	17:50:00	117	2115	2	881
Laser 3 on (91) - start L3f	2006-05-24	17:43:19	144	2115	2	1283
Laser 3 off - end L3f	2006-06-26	18:17:48	177	2115	3	421
Switch to sailboat mode	2006-09-21	18:00:00	264	1116	10	20
Laser 3 on (91) - start L3g	2006-10-25	12:49:00	298	2117	1	1283
Laser 3 off - end L3g	2006-11-27	16:38:10	331	2117	2	423
Laser 3 on (91) - start L3h	2007-03-12	02:05:22	71	2119	1	1279
Laser 3 off - end L3h	2007-04-14	17:03:31	104	2119	2	426
Switch to airplane mode	2007-05-15	17:04:00	135	2119	2	888
Switch to sailboat mode	2007-09-11	19:45:00	254	1120	6	88
Laser 3 on (91) - start L3i	2007-10-02	21:10:23	275	2121	1	1280
Laser 3 off - end L3i	2007-11-05	02:28:31	309	2121	2	421
Laser 3 on (91) - start L3j	2008-02-17	19:52:19	48	2123	1	1282
Laser 3 off - end L3j	2008-03-21	23:34:49	81	2123	2	422
Switch to airplane mode	2008-05-16	16:20:00	137	2123	2	1252
Laser 3 on (91) - start L3k	2008-10-04	14:13:12	278	2125	1	1283
Laser 3 failure - end L3k	2008-10-19	02:00:00	293	2125	2	145
Switch to sailboat mode	2008-10-30	18:00:00	304	2125	2	318
Laser 2 on (91) - start L2d	2008-11-25	17:48:56	330	2127	1	96
Laser 2 off - end L2d	2008-12-17	16:42:33	352	2127	1	423
Laser 2 on (91) - start L2e	2009-03-09	14:06:41	68	2129	1	1286
Laser 2 off - end L2e	2009-04-11	14:30:23	101	2129	2	424
Switch to airplane mode	2009-06-09	14:50:00	160	2129	2	1303
Laser 2 on (91) - start L2f	2009-09-30	21:56:51	273	2131	1	1280
Laser 2 failure - end L2f	2009-10-11	13:30:00	284	2131	2	84
Switch to sailboat mode	2009-11-03	16:32:42	307	2131	2	429
ICESat decommissioned	2010-08-14	17:37:00	226	-	-	-
ICESat re-entry	2010-08-30	08:49:00	242	-	-	-
EVENT DESCRIPTION	DATE	UTC TIME	DOY	RefID	CYCLE	TRACK

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