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Operations CXO Status Report

Friday 19 December 2003 9.00am EST

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

A real-time procedure was completed on Dec 12 to update the on-board ephemeris.

Preparations are on track for the completion of a 2-week mission planning load that will cover the new-year period.

The observing schedule for the next week is shown below and includes an observation of M31 coordinated withe Hubble Space Telescope.

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Radiation Belts                     Dec 22
NGC 2362               ACIS-I
RXJ0513.9-6951         HRC-S/LETG   Dec 24
E0102-72               ACIS-S
E0102-72               ACIS-S
Radiation Belts
M31                    ACIS-I       Dec 25
RX J1914.4+2456        ACIS-S
1E 1415.6+2557         HRC-I
HR 5392                ACIS-I       Dec 26
MACS911.2+1746         ACIS-I
Mrk 1210               ACIS-S
NGC4697                ACIS-S
ESO 428-G014           ACIS-S       Dec 27
Radiation Belts
HH 184                 ACIS-I       Dec 28
0820+225               ACIS-S
PSR J1210-5226         HRC-I

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All spacecraft subsystems continued to support nominal operations.

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