The Evolution of the
FUSE Spike Long Range Planning System
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Abstract The Far Ultraviolet
Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE)
satellite was launched in 1999 to perform high resolution
spectroscopy of astronomical sources in the 905-1187 Å
spectral region. The Long Range Planning (LRP) of all the
science, calibration and engineering activities for the FUSE
mission is performed using a FUSE-specific Spike
scheduling software package developed at the Space
Telescope Science Institute (STScI). In this paper we
present a description and evolution of the FUSE Spike LRP
system given the pre-launch mission assumptions, on-orbit
realities, and the operational challenges encountered after
mechanical failure, and subsequent modification of the
attitude control system in November-December 2001.
Despite the operational challenges faced throughout the
mission, the FUSE Spike planning software has
successfully adjusted to the dynamic set of operational
constraints and has maintained the predicted pre-launch
average science efficiency (~30%).
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