PACE Technical Report Series, Volume 14

This plan describes the routine operations performed by the PACE science instruments during the routine operations phase of the PACE mission (Phase E). This phase began after on orbit commissioning, spanning Launch plus 60 days. The operations are described in sufficient detail to enable their implementation by the combined activities of the Science Data Segment (SDS) and the Mission Operations Center (MOC) operational team members. This includes Earth-viewing science data collection and on-orbit calibration. It also includes specific spacecraft activities, such as attitude maneuvers (slews), which are required to support the instrument operations. It does not include commissioning phase operations, onboard science data handling and downlinking, anomaly detection and resolution, or decommissioning operations, which are described in separate documents. The following sections present the Science Operations Concept, the Operations Implementation in the MOC and SDS, and the Instrument Operations Planning performed by the SDS.