News by Date
2025     2024     2023     2022
2021     2020     2019     2018
2017     2016     2015     2014
2013     2012     2011     2010
2009     2008     2007     2006
2005     2004     2003     2002
2001     2000     1999     1998
1997    
News by Category
Solar System
Stars
White Dwarfs
Supernovas
Neutron Stars
Black Holes
Milky Way Galaxy
Normal Galaxies
Quasars
Galaxy Clusters
Cosmology/Deep Field
Miscellaneous
Press Resources
Status Reports
Press Advisories
Image Releases
Release Guidelines
Image Use Policy
Web Shortcuts
Chandra Blog
RSS Feed
Image Use Policy
Questions & Answers
Glossary of Terms
Operations CXO Status Report

Friday 24 August 2012 9.00am EDT

During the last week Chandra completed the observing schedule as planned.

Chandra passed through the sixth and seventh eclipses of the season on Aug 19 and 21 respectively, with nominal power and thermal performance.

The schedule of targets for the next week is shown below and includes observations of NGC 253 and Mrk 231 coordinated with VLBA and NuSTAR respectively.



------------------------------------------
Radiation Belts                     Aug 27
         J0640.7-4321           ACIS-I
         Mrk231                 ACIS-S
         CentaurusA             ACIS-I       Aug 29
         Radiation Belts
         IRAS00397-1312         ACIS-S       Aug 30
         A2667                  ACIS-I
         SMCX-1                 ACIS-S/HETG
         SPT-CLJ2352-4657       ACIS-I
         J0232.3-3639           ACIS-I       Aug 31
         HD188015               ACIS-S
         G167.65+17.64          ACIS-I       Sep  1
         G121.11+57.01          ACIS-I
         Radiation Belts
         SPT-CLJ2218-4519       ACIS-I
         NGC253                 ACIS-I       Sep  2
         SMCX-1                 ACIS-S/HETG

------------------------------------------

All spacecraft subsystems continued to support nominal operations.

Return to Status Reports