Mission: Ferry the ER-2 back to Dryden. Terra overpass transected at 1816 UTC over Colorado.

Mission Objectives

Get the ER-2 home to Dryden with instrumentation.  Cross the Terra orbital track (1816 UTC overpass) in Colorado.

Flight Summary

Take-off at 1600 UTC. ER-2 landed at Palmdale, CA at about 2045 UTC.

ER-2 flew from MSN to Colorado where it crossed the Terra orbital track (exact time unknown at this time).  Continued on to Palmdale, CA (Edwards AFB airfield closed because of training operations).

Highlights

Successful ferry flight.  Crossed Terra orbital track in P/C conditions in Colorado.

Instrument Status

• Modis Airborne Simulator (MAS): Operated.
• Scanner High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder (SHIS): Not on Plane.
• Cloud Lidar System (CLS): Operated.
• Air Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (AirMISR):  Not Operated.
• VIS video camera: Operated.
• RC-10 Camera: Not Operated.