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ER-2 Flight: 96115

Date: May 10, 1996

Mission: Ferry flight from Salina, KS back to Moffett Field, CA.

Mission Objectives

Return the ER-2, with instrumentation, back to Ames Research Center for continuation of SUCCESS field program. RAMS calibration maneuver.

Flight Summary

The ER-2 launched at 1600 UTC and flew towards desert southwest U.S. collecting mostly clear scenes. Beginning at 1811 UTC, a RAMS calibration maneuver was executed, with the ER-2 flying 5 minute legs into the sun and away from the sun followed by 5 minute legs back and forth perpendicular to the sun.

Highlights

Clear scenes of Death Valley, CA.

Instrument Status

MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS): Operated. Good data collected.
Cloud Aerosol Lidar System (CALS): Operated. Good data collected.
Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer (MIR): Operated. Good data collected.
Tilt Scan CCD Camera (TSCC): Operated. Data failure.
Radiation Measuring System (RAMS): Operated. Good data collected
RC-10 Camera: Operated (black and white visible film- 6 inch lens).

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