BioSCape 11/14/23 Mission Daily Schedule
BioSCape Plan of the Day
Tuesday, 14 November (All times local)
Announcements:
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A BioSCape Thanksgiving dinner event will be held on 23, November.
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There will be a BioSCape public lecture and pre-event networking reception starting at 6pm on 17 November that everyone is invited to attend. Location will be at the New Lecture Theatre, UCT Upper Campus. Link to RSVP is below - capacity will be on a first come first serve basis.
Schedule:
0600 -- SSUN to FBO (GV)
0630 -- SSUN to FBO (GIII)
0630 -- FBO to SSUN (GV)
0700 -- Go/No-go call at SSUN
0730 -- SSUN to FBO (GIII/GV crew)
0900 -- GIII Takeoff (SF# 14) - flight plan below*
0900 -- GV Takeoff (SF# 16) - flight plan below**
0930 -- FBO to SSUN (GIII/GV MX)
1400 -- Forecasting Meeting at SSUN
1500 -- SSUN to FBO (GV)
TBD -- SSUN to FBO (GIII MX)
TBD (GIII landing +1hr) FBO to SSUN GIII post flight
TBD (GV landing +30’) FBO to SSUN GV post flight
~1900 -- FBO to SSUN (GIII/GV MX)
*G-III Science objectives:
Science Objective: Last day with G5. We are trying to maintain con-ops with G5 for coincident acquisitions. Box 19 is a calibration buoy in lake. Box 12 has vegetation plots distributed across box. Box 16 missed two lines - need refly. Box 25 is a flux tower.
TO 0900
G3_19_AM @ FL 100 or at discretion
G3_12 L01-L11@ FL 180 (G5 will be @ FL 170)
*highest priority
G3_07 L01-L04 @ FL 180
*end early if needed to complete 16, 19 and 25
G3_16 L01-L04 @ FL 180
G3_19_PM @ FL 100 or at discretion
G3_25 @ FL 100 or at discretion
**G-V Science objectives:
Science Priorities: 1) G5_12 (both HyTES & LVIS) which has vegetation plots throughout and 2) clean up lines on G5_7, which also has vegetation plots throughout. This plan also includes passing over the calibration buoy, a pickup line in box 13 (in transit), another pickup line from box 16, followed by another pass over the calibration sites in box 19 and 25.
TO: 0900
G5_19: D950AZ @FL at discretion of team
G5_13 LVIS: C321AZ (short line in transit) @ FL240 or as possible in transit
G5_12 LVIS: D204AZ-D219AZ @ FL240 (G3 @ FL180)
G5_12 HYTES: D251AZ-D255AZ @ FL170 (G3 @ FL180)
G5_7 HYTES: B750AZ-B753AZ @ FL170 (G3 @ FL180)
G5_16: C600MZ @ FL170 (G3 @ FL180)
G5_19: D950AZ @ FL 170 or at discretion of team
G5_25: R500AZ @ FL 170 or at discretion of team
Notes:
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New arrivals, please remember to complete the BioSCape Check-in form.
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Please join our WhatsApp groups: BioSCape Broadcast (https://chat.whatsapp.com/B8lYD6nD2AF9LezJB3XhSf) and the optional BioSCape Social (https://chat.whatsapp.com/FQSuFbhH5hxEv7HFH6N0Ff) group.
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If you travel commercially and would like ESPO to organize transportation to/from the airport from the Southern Suns, please use this form below. Also, please remind anyone from ESPO at least a day in advance before your arrival/departure so we can check your shuttle appointments and confirm with the driver.
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A reminder that all relevant links (Windy, Rules of the Road, Go/No-Go call notes, Visions etc) are available on our internal team website (team.bioscape.io). If you cannot access the internal team site and would like to, please send Anabelle your Google-linked email address and she will add you.
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Reminder that we have an anonymous feedback and incident reporting form available.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQv0iVfVAMrqhEKyRxD0v3v4gdbhRi3ArcV7Xeg_86lmURfw/viewform
Key Personnel WhatsApp Contact Info:
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Anabelle Cardoso, UB/UCT, Mission Scientist, +27 72 055 9025
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Adam Wilson, UB, Mission Scientist, +1 240 979 7404
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Erin Hestir, UCM, Mission Scientist, +1 510 263 6347
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Jasper Slingsby, UCT, Mission Scientist, +27 83 406 0581
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Dan Chirica, NASA ESPO, Project Manager, +1 925 640 0463
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Stevie Phothisane, NASA ESPO, Deputy PM/Logistics, +1 707 772 9683
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Roy Johnson, NASA ESPO, Site Support, +1 650 623 7539
Photos: Please upload any photos you would like to share with the team to this album. (https://photos.app.goo.gl/T1JHNS974U1Zanko8)
Meeting Link:
0700 Go/No-Go:
Meeting ID: 216 602 645 079
Passcode: LPgE6t
Or call in (audio only)
+1 256-715-9946,,251693523# United States
+27 21 834 5594,,251693523# South Africa
1400 Forecasting & Flight Planning: “https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWU5NjBiZWItNmM0Zi00ZDdlLTg0NWItNDAyYjM5NzhjMmMx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227005d458-45be-48ae-8140-d43da96dd17b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a3f984ad-d1a0-4be1-885c-939efbcb3c1d%22%7d”
Meeting ID: 238 608 860 280
Passcode: jxRKdQ
Or call in (audio only)
+1 256-715-9946,,992489477# United States
+27 21 834 5594,,992489477# South Africa