SUMMARY FILE FOR PROJECT: el053c COVER INFORMATION: Experiment: RadioAstron sat. tracking Exp. Code: el053c Start Day 304 is Sat 31 Oct 2015 MJD 57326 Schedule Version: 2.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 PI: Dmitry Litvinov Address: Sternberg Astronomical Institute Moscow State University Russia Phone: +7 495 9395327 EMAIL: litvda@yandex.ru Fax: Phone during observation: +7 495 9395327 Observing mode: 8 GHz, RadioAstron sat. tracking Notes: Mk5 raw data should be transferred to JIVE first, from JIVE data should be e-transferred to ASC/Moscow Single pol RCP No cover letter provided. CORRELATION REQUESTS (Defaults in parentheses): Correlator (Required if recording): ASC Correlator average time (2 sec): 2.000 sec. Alternate average time (for spacecraft). 0.000 sec. Output spectral channels per baseband (16): 256 Correlator FFT size (128): 256 Number of antennas to be correlated: 2 Polarization (ON): OFF Correlator weighting function (UNIFORM): UNIFORM Distribution tape (DAT): DAT Distribution format (FITS): FITS Source positions from: STANDARD Shipping address for correlator output: e-transfer to ASC/Moscow Correlator Notes: DERIVED INFORMATION FOR CORRELATION: All scans Elapsed time for project (hours): 1.00 Total time in scheduled scans (hours): 2.95 Total time in recording scans (hours): 2.95 Total baseline hours (recording scans): 13.93 Projected max correlator output rate (kB/s): 41.0 Projected correlator output data size (MB): 205.5 NOTES: Above numbers assume the same correlator parameters are used for all data. The correlator output data rate is for real-time processing. Above numbers assume the same correlator parameters are used for all data. The recordings for a scan are assumed to start at the scan START minus PRESTART. Some stations (VLA, VLBA/MARK5C) wait for good data so the estimates may be high. **** WARNING ***** Overlapping scans were detected. Either there was subarraying or some stations were scheduled separtely from others. If the latter, the output data rates and volume are underestimated because the number of baselines is underestimated. STATIONS USED IN SCHEDULE: Station Code Latitude Longitude Elevation X Y Z Axis Offset EFLSBERG Ef 50.52483 -6.88361 417. 4033947.262 486990.787 4900430.991 0.014 SVETLOE Sv 60.53235 -29.78194 86. 2730173.672 1562442.793 5529969.141 -0.007 ZELENCHK Zc 43.78781 -41.56517 1175. 3451207.535 3060375.414 4391915.038 -0.012 ONSALA60 On 57.39584 -11.92636 59. 3370605.801 711917.720 5349830.900 -0.008 WETTZELL Wz 49.14501 -12.87745 669. 4075539.631 931735.537 4801629.527 0.001 WETTZ13N Wn 49.14391 -12.87770 673. 4075627.788 931774.128 4801552.277 0.000 PUSH Pu 54.82062 -37.62829 239. 2916948.887 2248648.243 5190099.798 0.000 Plate tectonic motion adjustments for MJD 57326 Station Code Station motions (m/yr) Adjusted positions X Y Z MJD0 X Y Z EFLSBERG Ef -0.0136 0.0169 0.0108 56293 4033947.223 486990.834 4900431.022 SVETLOE Sv -0.0183 0.0133 0.0078 56293 2730173.621 1562442.831 5529969.163 ZELENCHK Zc -0.0227 0.0135 0.0062 56293 3451207.471 3060375.452 4391915.056 ONSALA60 On -0.0140 0.0147 0.0103 56293 3370605.761 711917.761 5349830.929 WETTZELL Wz -0.0159 0.0171 0.0097 56293 4075539.586 931735.585 4801629.554 WETTZ13N Wn 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0 4075627.788 931774.128 4801552.277 PUSH Pu -0.0145 0.0145 0.0099 50449 2916948.615 2248648.515 5190099.985 BASELINE LENGTHS (km) Ef Sv Zc On Wz Wn Pu Ef 0 1803 2687 832 457 457 2105 Sv 1803 0 2014 1079 1654 1654 788 Zc 2687 2014 0 2537 2255 2255 1257 On 832 1079 2537 0 919 919 1610 Wz 457 1654 2255 919 0 0 1796 Wn 457 1654 2255 919 0 0 1796 Pu 2105 788 1257 1610 1796 1796 0 RECORDING SYSTEM AND CALIBRATION INFORMATION: List of scan-dependent controls seen for recording timing. MINPAUSE: 10. PRESTART: 0. DISKS - Stations potentially recording on disks. Station Drive type DAR NBBC Tsys EFLSBERG MARK5B DBBC 16 CONT SVETLOE MARK5B R1002 14 GAP ZELENCHK MARK5B R1002 14 GAP ONSALA60 MARK5B DBBC 16 GAP WETTZELL MARK5A MKIV 14 GAP WETTZ13N MARK5B DBBC 14 GAP PUSH MARK5B NONE 14 GAP EXPERIMENT SUMMARY: Number of input scans: 10 Number of scans scheduled: 10 Number of stations: 7 Number of sources input: 4 Number of setup files used: 2 STATION SCAN SUMMARIES: Station Control Scans Scan Record Record Gbytes Hours Hours Scans EFLSBERG VEX 1 1.00 1.00 1 29. SVETLOE VEX 1 1.00 1.00 1 29. ZELENCHK VEX 1 1.00 1.00 1 29. ONSALA60 VEX 1 1.00 1.00 1 29. WETTZELL VEX 3 0.99 0.99 3 29. WETTZ13N VEX 3 0.99 0.99 3 29. PUSH VEX 6 0.96 0.96 6 111. Notes on the station scan summaries: "Record Scans" are periods of recording with no gap. The Mark5A disk systems have a limit of 1024 such scans. There are often multiple projects on a disk pack. If using MARK5A, try to keep above about 6 GB per record scan by using MINPAUSE and PRESTART to prevent short gaps. However, also try to prevent record scans of more than an hour to minimize risk to data from playback problems. MARK5C will have one observe scan per record scan and there is no limit to the number. SETUP FILES: The following setup groups are the same as group 1 below. 2:ZELENCHK ======== Setup file: raxevn.set Matching groups in ./el053c_freq.dat: kvzr_x Added by Des Small, 24 February 2012 Setup group: 1 Station: SVETLOE Total bit rate: 64 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 8.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 Net SB= U U U U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP RCP RCP RCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = A A A A The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 2 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 8398.75 8398.50 8398.25 8398.00 BBC fr= 318.75 318.50 318.25 318.00 Bandwd= 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Matching frequency sets: 2 3 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8 barrel=roll_off ======== Setup file: raxevn.set --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 3 Station: EFLSBERG Total bit rate: 64 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 8.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 7700.00 7700.00 7700.00 7700.00 Net SB= U U U U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP RCP RCP RCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = A1 A1 A1 A1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 8398.75 8398.50 8398.25 8398.00 BBC fr= 698.75 698.50 698.25 698.00 Bandwd= 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Matching frequency sets: 1 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8 barrel=roll_off ======== Setup file: raxevn.set --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 4 Station: ONSALA60 Total bit rate: 64 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 8.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 Net SB= U U U U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP RCP RCP RCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = A1 A1 A1 A1 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 4 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 8398.75 8398.50 8398.25 8398.00 BBC fr= 318.75 318.50 318.25 318.00 Bandwd= 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Matching frequency sets: 4 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8 barrel=roll_off ======== Setup file: raxevn.set --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 5 Station: WETTZ13N Total bit rate: 64 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 8.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 7580.00 7580.00 7580.00 7580.00 Net SB= U U U U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP RCP RCP RCP BBC = 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U IF = B B B B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 6 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 8398.75 8398.50 8398.25 8398.00 BBC fr= 818.75 818.50 818.25 818.00 Bandwd= 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Matching frequency sets: 6 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8 barrel=roll_off ======== Setup file: raxevn.set Matching groups in ./el053c_freq.dat: wzsx Estimates from Lorant sjouwerman@jive.nl May 2000; OK 02/05/00/RK Setup group: 6 Station: WETTZELL Total bit rate: 64 Format: MKIV1:1 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 8.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 8080.00 Net SB= U U U U IF SB = U U U U Pol. = RCP RCP RCP RCP BBC = 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U IF = 1N 1N 1N 1N The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 5 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 8398.75 8398.50 8398.25 8398.00 BBC fr= 318.75 318.50 318.25 318.00 Bandwd= 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Matching frequency sets: 5 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 6, 10, 14 barrel=roll_off ======== Setup file: ra6cm2.set --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 7 Station: PUSH Total bit rate: 256 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 4500.00 Net SB= U L U L IF SB = U U U U Pol. = LCP LCP RCP RCP BBC = 1 1 2 2 BBC SB= U L U L IF = A A B B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 7 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = 1MHz LO sum= 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 4836.00 BBC fr= 336.00 336.00 336.00 336.00 Bandwd= 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Matching frequency sets: 7 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8 barrel=roll_off SCAN SUMMARY for experiment el053c RadioAstron sat. tracking Flags: D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, R=>Rises, S=>Sets, W=>Slew too long, t=>Tape Chg. Top item is: Seconds antenna is on source before scan start. Bottom item is: Seconds antenna is on source during scan. 0 shown if down, rise, or set TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 304 is Sat 31 Oct 2015 MJD 57326 SCAN DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Ef Sv Zc On Wz Wn Pu ---------- X-band scans ---------- 1 304 22:00:00 FAKERA - 0 0 0 0 --- --- --- 304 23:00:00 raxevn.set - 3600 3600 3600 3600 --- --- --- ---------- X-band scans ---------- 2 304 22:00:00 FAKERA01 - --- --- --- --- 0 0 --- 304 22:19:45 - - --- --- --- --- 1185 1185 --- 3 304 22:20:00 FAKERA02 - --- --- --- --- 15 15 --- 304 22:39:45 - - --- --- --- --- 1185 1185 --- 4 304 22:40:00 FAKERA03 - --- --- --- --- 15 15 --- 304 23:00:00 - - --- --- --- --- 1200 1200 --- ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 5 304 22:00:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 304 22:09:30 ra6cm2.set - --- --- --- --- --- --- 570 6 304 22:10:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 10 304 22:19:30 - - --- --- --- --- --- --- 570 7 304 22:20:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 10 304 22:29:30 - - --- --- --- --- --- --- 570 8 304 22:30:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 10 304 22:39:30 - - --- --- --- --- --- --- 570 9 304 22:40:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 10 304 22:49:30 - - --- --- --- --- --- --- 570 10 304 22:50:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 10 304 23:00:00 - - --- --- --- --- --- --- 600 SCAN SUMMARY for experiment el053c RadioAstron sat. tracking Flags: D=>Down, H=>Below Horizon, R=>Rises, S=>Sets, W=>Slew too long, t=>Tape Chg. Top item is: Seconds recording starts before scan start time. Bottom item is: Start elevation. TYPE top: -=> normal scan, P=>Pointing or Ta; bottom: -=>recording, N=>not recording. Day 304 is Sat 31 Oct 2015 MJD 57326 SCAN DAY START UT SOURCE TYPE STATIONS t => tape change STOP UT Ef Sv Zc On Wz Wn Pu ---------- X-band scans ---------- 1 304 22:00:00 FAKERA - 0 0 0 0 --- --- --- 304 23:00:00 raxevn.set - 46 56 40 53 --- --- --- ---------- X-band scans ---------- 2 304 22:00:00 FAKERA01 - --- --- --- --- 0 0 --- 304 22:19:45 - - --- --- --- --- 44 44 --- 3 304 22:20:00 FAKERA02 - --- --- --- --- 0 0 --- 304 22:39:45 - - --- --- --- --- 45 45 --- 4 304 22:40:00 FAKERA03 - --- --- --- --- 0 0 --- 304 23:00:00 - - --- --- --- --- 45 45 --- ---------- The following is to control the PUSH tracking station recorder ---------- 5 304 22:00:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 304 22:09:30 ra6cm2.set - --- --- --- --- --- --- 51 6 304 22:10:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 304 22:19:30 - - --- --- --- --- --- --- 51 7 304 22:20:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 304 22:29:30 - - --- --- --- --- --- --- 52 8 304 22:30:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 304 22:39:30 - - --- --- --- --- --- --- 52 9 304 22:40:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 304 22:49:30 - - --- --- --- --- --- --- 52 10 304 22:50:00 FAKERA - --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 304 23:00:00 - - --- --- --- --- --- --- 52 TIME RANGE OF RECORDINGS and TOTAL BYTES: Obs. start time. Obs. end time. Total Station Day Time Day Time GBytes (UT) (UT) EFLSBERG 304 22:00:00 304 23:00:00 28.8 SVETLOE 304 22:00:00 304 23:00:00 28.8 ZELENCHK 304 22:00:00 304 23:00:00 28.8 ONSALA60 304 22:00:00 304 23:00:00 28.8 WETTZELL 304 22:00:00 304 23:00:00 28.6 WETTZ13N 304 22:00:00 304 23:00:00 28.6 PUSH 304 22:00:00 304 23:00:00 110.6 POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * FAKERA 11 57 21.769299 * 12 00 00.000000 12 00 30.151922 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 31.09650 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at * FAKERA01 11 57 21.769299 * 12 00 00.000000 12 00 30.151922 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 31.09650 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at * FAKERA02 11 57 21.769299 * 12 00 00.000000 12 00 30.151922 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 31.09650 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at * FAKERA03 11 57 21.769299 * 12 00 00.000000 12 00 30.151922 0.00 85 16 41.77889 * 85 00 00.00000 84 54 31.09650 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. fake circumpolar target for a TS to look at SOURCE SCAN SUMMARY FOR SOURCES LISTED ABOVE Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Setup file Frequency sets Observing hours (duplicates not shown) Scan Baseline FAKERA raxevn.set 1 2 4 1.000 6.000 ra6cm2.set 7 0.958 0.000 FAKERA01 raxevn.set 5 6 0.329 0.329 FAKERA02 raxevn.set 5 6 0.329 0.329 FAKERA03 raxevn.set 5 6 0.333 0.333 EFFECT OF SOLAR CORONA The solar corona can cause unstable phases for sources too close to the Sun. SCHED provides warnings at individual scans for distances less than 10 degrees. The distance from the Sun to each source in this schedule is: Source Sun distance (deg) FAKERA 100.1 FAKERA01 100.1 FAKERA02 100.1 FAKERA03 100.1 Barry Clark estimates from predictions by Ketan Desai of IPM scattering sizes that the Sun will cause amplitude reductions on the longest VLBA baselines at a solar distance of 60deg F^(-0.6) where F is in GHz. For common VLBI bands, this is: 327 MHz 117. deg 610 MHz 81. deg 1.6 GHz 45. deg 2.3 GHz 36. deg 5.0 GHz 23. deg 8.4 GHz 17. deg 15.0 GHz 12. deg 22.0 GHz 9. deg 43.0 GHz 6. deg SOURCE SEPARATIONS Source separations in degrees for pairs closer than 30.00 degrees. FAKERA FAKERA01 0.0000 FAKERA FAKERA02 0.0000 FAKERA FAKERA03 0.0000 FAKERA01 FAKERA02 0.0000 FAKERA01 FAKERA03 0.0000 FAKERA02 FAKERA03 0.0000 CATALOGS, FILES, and CODE VERSIONS Catalogs: Station: ./el053c_stations.dat Version: 2014Apr04-14:16:30 Location: ./el053c_locations.dat Version: 2015Feb26-16:00:00 Frequency: ./el053c_freq.dat Version: 2013Feb15-16:36:03 Source: ./el053c_sources.radioastron Version: --- Source2: NONE Version: --- Other external files: Ephemeris: NONE PEAKFILE: /opt/sched/catalogs/peak.cmd MSGFILE: /opt/sched/catalogs/messages.txt Code versions: Release version: 11.40 Release 11.4. March 14, 2015 Version of VEX standard: 1.50 Version of VEX code: 0.87 Version of plot code: 1.06 Version of ephemeris code: 1.01 Version of PGPLOT: v5.3.1 This schedule produced on: Thu Oct 29 12:09:37 2015