PPT Slide
HETE-2 Current Status
- Nominal operations
- 17 localized GRBs (3 in March ë02)
- 4 OTs + 1 Radio/X-ray counterpart
- New flight algorithms for SXC implemented to compensate for loss of outer optical blocking filters; inner blocking filters are still intact
- Uptime of groundstations improved
- 150-200MB/day from Cayenne+Singapore+Kwajalein
- >95% coverage for burst alerts on average
- Attitude control system change to point away from bright contaminating sources (Sco X-1, Galactic Center)
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