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Opal Operations

These are screens shots during an Opal contact. The ops team is trying to figure out if a picosatellite has fired accidently. Thankfully, all picos were safe and sound in Opal awaiting the firing command.
 
 
  • Opal beacons.
  • Be careful of your software gurus. You never know what they're going to do!
  • Operator logging into Opal and getting status telemetry.
  • Jamie Cutler logs into Opal from the Big Dish.
  • Opal status screen. Things look good.
  • Opal status screen. Things look good.
  • Error summary of Opal.
  • Trying to get pico telemetry.
  • Jamie points out a data point that indicates pico firing. However the reference is bad indicating the circuitry is not on.
  • Screen shot of telemetry.
  • Screen shot of telemetry.

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