MSP33.2

This covers 1 August 2015 to 10 October 2015 (orbits 2364 to 2394). The Long Eclipse season OFF period occurs, with all 4 SC being off from 22 Aug to 30 Aug, see the JSOC website (​http://www.jsoc.rl.ac.uk/msp/) for details. There is also a Moon eclipse on 13 September affecting all 4 SC (around 02:42 to 03:16), in orbit 2383. The Plasma Sheet, the Neutral Sheet and the Cusp are accessible in this period. The template Bryant plots are attached. The deadline for PI input is 27 April.

1 May: The draft Bryant plots and lists of BM sessions are available as pdfs. The main target is the neutral sheet, which is accessible until the end of the segment. WBD have requested BM2 for Plasma Sheet crossings and AKR. Three IM opportunities have been identified for 1h BM1 sessions.

12 May: There has been a lot of change to the draft plan, and there are now two 4h BM1 sessions near the eclipse OFF period. In orbit 2377, following the 4h BM1 session, a 12-hour no-data-taking period is necessary, to allow data to be downlinked before the AKR soon after perigee (in orbit 2378). Several BM1 periods for the NS have been changed to 2h so that more orbits are included. The list of BM and D0 'by orbit' is attached, as is the list of BM2 periods (since they appear similar to BM1 on the Bryant plots), and the D0 (no-data-taking) periods. The Bryant plots are also attached.