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Last updated
11 March 2002 09:17:38

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2001

The log files of each campaign can be viewed by clicking on the dates.

Dates Campaign Location Activities Stimuli Detectors
Jan 3-5 GC+RAS/HOMS BATC Alignment, HRC subarrays,
Vignetting, Flash
RAS/HOMS, Flash HRC#1, WFC#4
Jan 12 Fastie finger alignment BATC Coronagraphic flats External lamp HRC#1, WFC#4
Feb 9-10 Fastie finger alignment,
Straylight evaluation
BATC Coronagraphic flats,
Biases, Darks
External lamp HRC#1, WFC#4
Feb 20-Mar 3 GC+RAS/HOMS BATC Flats, Straylight, Ramps,
Distortions, Shutter,
Gain, Coronagraph
RAS/HOMS, Internal lamps HRC#1, WFC#4
Mar 5-7 Ship to GSFC
Mar 12 GC GSFC SM3B Functionals Biases, Darks, Internals HRC#1, WFC#4
Mar 15-20 Pre-Acoustics
RAMP+RAS/Cal Alignment
GSFC Focus PSFs RAS/Cal (HeNe) HRC#1, WFC#4
Mar 23 Acoustics (GSFC)
Mar 29 Post-Acoustics
Functional Tests
GSFC Functional SMSs
Sides 1,2 Darks, Flats, Bias
Internal Lamps HRC#1, WFC#4
Mar 30-Apr 2 Post-Acoustics
RAMP+RAS/Cal Alignment
GSFC Focus PSFs,
FW1, Side 1 Repeatability
RAS/Cal (HeNe) HRC#1, WFC#4
Apr 3-4 HRC and WFC Gain, Linearity,
Saturation, Stability
GSFC Gain SMSs, Deep FF Internal Lamps T2, T4 HRC#1, WFC#4
Apr 5 HRC and SBC Confocality
WFC Count Rates
GSFC Focus PSFs, Internal FFs RAS/Cal+D2, Internal T1, T2 HRC#1, WFC#4
Apr 6-8 WFC, HRC Grism Dispersion +
Functionals
GSFC Dispersed PSFs RAS/Cal+Ar, QTH HRC#1, WFC#4
Apr 9 Prism Dispersion
WFC Gain=2,4, Linearity, Saturation
GSFC Dispersed PSFs, FFs RAS/Cal+Hg, T2 HRC#1, WFC#4
Apr 10 FFs in HRC UV+Blue Filters GSFC Flat Fields RAS/Cal+D2, QTH HRC#1, WFC#4
Apr 11 SM Functionals in VEST GSFC Side 1,2 : Bias, Internal FFs Tungsten 1,2,3,4 HRC#1, WFC#4
Apr 20 HRC and WFC Timing Patterns GSFC Noise Analysis, Bias,
Internals, Darks
Tungsten 1,2,3,4 HRC#1, WFC#4
Apr 25 Repeat of Apr 11 :
VEST SMFT
GSFC Side 2 : Bias, Internal FFs Tungsten 1,2,3,4 HRC#1, WFC#4
Apr 27 Dry Run of SMGT GSFC Exercise all ACS modes for
SBC, HRC, WFC
Internals, "Externals" HRC#1, WFC#4
May 3 SMGT GSFC Exercise all ACS modes for
SBC, HRC, WFC
Internals, "Externals" HRC#1, WFC#4
May 21-30 EMI/EMC GSFC Darks
(0.5 sec HRC, WFC)
  HRC#1, WFC#4
Jun 14 Mini-Functional GSFC Flats, Darks Tungsten 1, 3 HRC#1, WFC#4, SBC
Jul 2-30 TB/TV 3 GSFC   Internals, PtNe, RAS/Cal HRC#1, WFC#4, SBC
Aug 2-6 Post-TV3 RAMP+RAS/Cal Alignment,
Internal Count Rates
GSFC Focus PSFs,
Internal Flats
RAS/Cal (HeNe),
Tungsten 1, 3
HRC#1, WFC#4
Aug 7 FW2 Repeatability on HRC Sides 1, 2
GSFC Internal Flats Tungsten 3 HRC#1, WFC#4
Aug 8 Configuration of CDS,
Remote Commanding Tests,
Light Leak Patches,
Internal WFC Flats
GSFC Internal Flats Tungsten 2 HRC#1, WFC#4
Aug 9-15 Absolute Throughput Measurements GSFC Monochromatic Patches RAS/Cal with D2 and
QTH Monochromator
HRC#1, WFC#4
Aug 15-17 HRC Polarimetric Calibration GSFC Polarized Patches RAS/Cal with Broadband QTH
and D2
HRC#1, WFC#4
Aug 20 WFC Polarimetric Calibration GSFC Polarized Patches
on Amp B Quadrant
RAS/Cal with Broadband QTH HRC#1, WFC#4
Aug 21 Repeat of WFC Polarimetric Calibration GSFC Polarized Patches
on Amp B Quadrant
RAS/Cal with Broadband QTH HRC#1, WFC#4
Aug 22 Repeat of HRC Polarimetric Calibration GSFC Polarized Patches RAS/Cal with Broadband QTH
and D2
HRC#1, WFC#4
Aug 23 External HRC Blue Flats GSFC Flat Fields RAS/Cal with D2 and Spectralon HRC#1, WFC#4
Aug 30-31 FSW Verification,
Vdd Dither,
WFC Compression Anomaly
GSFC Internal Flats,
Darks
Tungsten, FLASH HRC#1, WFC#4
Sep 5-6 WFC Compression Anomaly,
Enclosure Light Leak Test
GSFC Internal Flats, Darks Tungsten, FLASH HRC#1, WFC#4
Sep 13-17 VEST SMFT Sides 1,2 GSFC Internal Flats, Darks, Biases Tungsten, FLASH HRC#1, WFC#4
Sep 24-26 System Compatibility SMS
(Dry run)
GSFC Darks, Externals - HRC#1, WFC#4
Sep 27-Oct 3 WFC Compression Anomaly,
HRC Subarray Anomaly
GSFC Darks, Internal Flats Tungsten, FLASH HRC#1, WFC#4
Oct 4 VEST SMFT GSFC Bias, Internal Flats Tungsten 1,2,3,4 HRC#1, WFC#4
Oct 24-26 Ship to BATC
Oct 29-Nov 7 GC+RAS/HOMS BATC Alignment, Darks, FW Repeatibility, POLVIS Flats, Target Acq. RAS/HOMS, Internal lamps HRC#1, WFC#4
Nov 9-13 Pre-ship Functional Tests BATC Internals, Biases, Darks, Compression Tungsten, FLASH HRC#1, WFC#4
Nov 26-28 Ship to Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Nov 28-Dec 5 Post-ship Verification and
Functional Tests
KSC Internals, Biases, Darks, Compression Tungsten, FLASH HRC#1, WFC#4
Dec 20 ACS is integrated in the ASIPE
Mar 1, 2002 Launch of Columbia (STS-109)
Mar 7, 2002 Successful installation of ACS (EVA4)

Note : The activities refer only to the JHU/STScI calibration effort during those campaigns.