ER-2 #809 02/05/16
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Aircraft:
Flight Number:
16-9038
Payload Configuration:
AirMSPI-1; AVIRIS-C; SPEX
Nav Data Collected:
Yes
Total Flight Time:
2.7 hours
Comments:
The objective for flight 16-9038 was to under-fly the MISER instrument aboard the Terra Satellite over the CA Central Valley. All “lines” were covered according to plan. For AirMSPI-1, the ER-2 airspeed was held at 402 kts +or- 1 kt. The air was smooth with temperature between -57 deg to -59 deg F. Under-flight of the Terra Satellite was within 4 sec. Mike Garay from the AirMSPI team said that Tim nailed the under-pass. Tim said there were no cirrus clouds but there were persistent contrails (10-12 minutes or about 100 miles). The contrails started to fill in. These contrails would look opaque through a polarimeter. All instruments performed as expected – no issues.
Submitted by:
Kevin Walsh on 02/05/16
Flight Segments:
| From: | PMD | To: | PMD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date: | 02/05/16 | ||||
| Flight Time: | 2.7 hours | ||||
| Log Number: | 162022 | PI: | David Diner | ||
| Funding Source: | Jack Kaye - NASA - SMD - ESD Director Research and Analysis | ||||
| Purpose of Flight: | Science | ||||
Flight Hour Summary:
| 152025 | 162022 | 172034 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight Hours Approved in SOFRS | 6 | ||
| Flight Hours Previously Approved | 6 | 1.9 | |
| Total Used | 0 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Total Remaining | 1.9 |
| 162022 Flight Reports | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Flt # | Purpose of Flight | Duration | Running Total | Hours Remaining | Miles Flown |
| 10/30/15 | 16-9012 | Check | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | |
| 11/02/15 | 16-9011 | Check | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.6 | |
| 02/05/16 | 16-9038 | Science | 2.7 | 4.1 | 1.9 | |
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