EXOSAT_V: European X-ray Observatory SATellite

Table name: 	EXOSAT
Records:  	1983
Spectral Band: 	X-ray
Kind of Object: LOG
Mode:
PreView:
Coordinates: 	B1950

Reference

Sternberg, J.R., White, N.E., Barr, P., Osborne, L.: The EXOSAT observatory log, Dec. 1986, ESTEC, Nordwijk, The Nederlands.

Fields


Name		Meaning

r_a		Right ascension of star tracker, 1950 epoch
dec		Declination of star tracker, in 1950 epoch
st_time		Start time of stable pointing (yy ddd hh mm)
end_time	End time of stable pointing (yy ddd hh mm)
target		Target name (no special convention used)
pro_code	Class of proposal
pro_id		Proposal identification (no special format)
pro_spare	Auxiliary proposal info
foot		Miscellaneous info expressed as numeric footnotes
cont		Continuation flag (*/C/space)
pi		Principal Investigator number
fot		Four flags for whether FOTs exist
orbit		Orbit number
fot_spare	Spare field for FOT details
le1_flag	LE1 on/off flag (+/-/space)
filters		Filters used during CMA obs: (P, 4, A, 3, B)
le1_cma		LE1 CMA without grating used for at least part of obs
le1_cma_grat	LE1 CMA with grating used for at least part of obs
le1_psd		LE1 PSD used for at least part of obs
le1_spare	Spare field for LE1 payload info
le2		Same payload info as for LE1
me_flag		ME on/off flag (+/-/space)
me_pos		ME position monitors
me_status	ME in non-nominal status (hex digit)
me_spare	Spare field for ME payload info
gs_flag		GSon/off flag (+/-/space)
gs_gain		GS gain 1 or 2, whichever for longer
gs_spare	Spare field for GS payload or other status info
le1_prim	LE1 primary OBC mode
le2_prim	LE2 primary OBC mode
me_prim		ME primary OBC mode
me_sec		ME secndary OBC mode
me_ar		ME Ar integration time for primary mode
me_xe		ME Xe integration time for primary mode
me_cha		ME channel compression (primary mode)
me_sel_1	Me channel selection (for HER4 or 5 only)
me_sel_2	Me channel selection (for HER6/HER7/MDIR2/HTR4)
me_int_1	Me int sample interval in msec for HER3/4/5
me_int_2	ME int sample interval in msec
gs_obc		GS OBC program: O = old direct; N= new direct; H = HEBLn
gs_e_1		GS E hist integration time in sec
gs_e_2		GS E sample rate within GSPC,as log(base2) of rate in Hz
obc_spare	Spare field for any OBC information                           

Computed Fields:

_ra	F	Right ascension for epoch 2000
_de	F	Declination for epoch 2000
_lii	F	Galactic longitute
_de	F	Galactic latitude

EXOSAT_V: European X-ray Observatory SATellite

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