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  • 10:40 p.m. (PST)
    Today mission controllers attempted twice to contact the Mars Polar Lander. The first contact at 8:30 p.m. (PST) would have detected a signal from the lander if it had gone into "safe mode" immediately after touchdown due to an error in entry, descent, or landing. Following this attempt, the spacecraft was commanded to search the sky for Earth with its Medium Gain Antenna (MGA). Neither attempt was successful.

    Schedule of Events

    Sol Mars
    Local
    Time
    (HH:MM:SS)     		Year Day
    of
    Year     		PST and
    PST Earth
    Received
    (HH:MM:SS)     		GMT and
    GMT Earth
    Received
    (HH:MM:SS)     		Duration
    (HH:MM:SS)     		Description Activity
    Code
    001 00:05:51 1999 338 08:19:59
    08:34:05    		 16:19:59
    16:34:05    		 00:05:00 00:05:00 ps001_0
    001 04:05:51 1999 338 12:26:35
    12:40:41    		 20:26:35
    20:40:41    		 00:05:00 00:05:00 ps001_1
    001 07:10:07 1999 338 15:35:55
    15:50:01    		 23:35:55
    23:50:01    		 13:00:00 13:00:00 CoIs_and_DL
    001 07:11:35 1999 338 15:37:25
    15:51:31    		 23:37:25
    23:51:31    		 13:00:00 13:00:00 DAP
    001 07:13:02 1999 338 15:38:55
    15:53:01    		 23:38:55
    23:53:01    		 13:00:00 13:00:00 RWD
    001 10:20:53 1999 338 18:51:55
    19:06:01    		 02:51:55
    03:06:01    		 00:05:00 00:05:00 ps001_2
    001 10:28:44 1999 338 19:00:00
    19:14:06    		 03:00:00
    03:14:06    		 00:01:00 "dwn_dpt_ps001_2_dte0" Science_DTE_DPT
    001 10:58:00 1999 338 19:30:03
    19:44:09    		 03:30:03
    03:44:09    		 00:13:00 "Turn On MET" MET_On
    001 10:59:00 1999 338 19:31:05
    19:45:11    		 03:31:05
    03:45:11    		 04:40:00 "Turn On SSI/RAC." SSI_RAC_On
    001 11:00:00 1999 338 19:32:07
    19:46:13    		 03:32:07
    03:46:13    		 00:06:00 "LIDAR" LIDAR_EPS
    001 11:00:00 1999 338 19:32:07
    19:46:13    		 03:32:07
    03:46:13    		 00:02:11 "SSI Optical Depth" SSI_Op_Depth
    001 11:00:01 1999 338 19:32:08
    19:46:14    		 03:32:08
    03:46:14    		 00:05:56 "LIDAR" LIDAR_ACT_MODE_1
    001 11:00:30 1999 338 19:32:37
    19:46:43    		 03:32:37
    03:46:43    		 00:05:00 "MET standard data plus TDL" MET_TDL
    001 11:05:30 1999 338 19:37:46
    19:51:52    		 03:37:46
    03:51:52    		 00:05:00 "MET standard temperature, pressure, and wind " MET_Diurnal
    001 11:10:00 1999 338 19:42:23
    19:56:29    		 03:42:23
    03:56:29    		 00:00:30 "SSI Images of RA workspace" SSI_Workspace
    001 12:00:00 1999 338 20:33:45
    20:47:51    		 04:33:45
    04:47:51    		 00:11:00 "Turn On MET" MET_On
    001 12:00:00 1999 338 20:33:46
    20:47:52    		 04:33:46
    04:47:52    		 00:06:00 "LIDAR" LIDAR_EPS
    001 12:00:00 1999 338 20:33:46
    20:47:52    		 04:33:46
    04:47:52    		 01:00:00 "Turn On TEGA" TEGA_On
    001 12:00:01 1999 338 20:33:47
    20:47:53    		 04:33:47
    04:47:53    		 00:05:56 "LIDAR" LIDAR_ACT_MODE_1
    001 12:00:30 1999 338 20:34:16
    20:48:22    		 04:34:16
    04:48:22    		 00:05:00 "MET standard data plus TDL" MET_TDL
    001 12:01:00 1999 338 20:34:48
    20:48:54    		 04:34:48
    04:48:54    		 00:02:11 "SSI Optical Depth" SSI_Op_Depth
    001 12:01:00 1999 338 20:34:48
    20:48:54    		 04:34:48
    04:48:54    		 01:00:00 "TEGA health check" TEGA_Low
    001 12:05:30 1999 338 20:39:25
    20:53:31    		 04:39:25
    04:53:31    		 00:05:00 "MET standard temperature, pressure, and wind" MET_Diurnal
    001 13:00:00 1999 338 21:35:24
    21:49:30    		 05:35:24
    05:49:30    		 00:11:00 "Turn On MET" MET_On
    001 13:00:00 1999 338 21:35:25
    21:49:31    		 05:35:25
    05:49:31    		 00:06:00 "LIDAR" LIDAR_EPS
    001 13:00:01 1999 338 21:35:26
    21:49:32    		 05:35:26
    05:49:32    		 00:05:56 "LIDAR" LIDAR_ACT_MODE_1
    001 13:00:30 1999 338 21:35:55
    21:50:01    		 05:35:55
    05:50:01    		 00:05:00 "MET standard data plus TDL" MET_TDL
    001 13:01:00 1999 338 21:36:27
    21:50:33    		 05:36:27
    05:50:33    		 00:02:11 "SSI Optical Depth" SSI_Op_Depth
    001 13:05:30 1999 338 21:41:04
    21:55:10    		 05:41:04
    05:55:10    		 00:05:00 "MET standard temperature, pressure, and wind" MET_Diurnal
    001 14:00:00 1999 338 22:37:03
    22:51:09    		 06:37:03
    06:51:09    		 00:11:00 "Turn On MET" MET_On
    001 14:00:00 1999 338 22:37:04
    22:51:10    		 06:37:04
    06:51:10    		 00:06:00 "LIDAR" LIDAR_EPS
    001 14:00:01 1999 338 22:37:05
    22:51:11    		 06:37:05
    06:51:11    		 00:05:56 "LIDAR" LIDAR_ACT_MODE_1
    001 14:00:30 1999 338 22:37:34
    22:51:40    		 06:37:34
    06:51:40    		 00:05:00 "MET standard data plus TDL" MET_TDL
    001 14:01:00 1999 338 22:38:05
    22:52:11    		 06:38:05
    06:52:11    		 00:02:11 "SSI Optical Depth" SSI_Op_Depth
    001 14:05:00 1999 338 22:42:12
    22:56:18    		 06:42:12
    06:56:18    		 00:40:00 "Power on for RA deploy" RA_On
    001 14:05:30 1999 338 22:42:42
    22:56:48    		 06:42:42
    06:56:48    		 00:05:00 "MET standard temperature, pressure, and wind" MET_Diurnal
    001 14:07:25 1999 338 22:44:41
    22:58:47    		 06:44:41
    06:58:47    		 00:10:00 "" RA_Warm
    001 14:19:59 1999 338 22:57:35
    23:11:41    		 06:57:35
    07:11:41    		 00:04:00 "Deploy RA off deck" RA_Deploy
    001 14:24:13 1999 338 23:01:57
    23:16:03    		 07:01:57
    07:16:03    		 00:04:16 "RAC Images under lander" RAC_Images
    001 14:26:10 1999 338 23:03:57
    23:18:03    		 07:03:57
    07:18:03    		 00:03:00 "Move RA to acquire RAC image of footpad" RA_Footpad
    001 14:30:04 1999 338 23:07:57
    23:22:03    		 07:07:57
    07:22:03    		 00:02:08 "RAC Images of footpad" RAC_Footpad
    001 15:00:00 1999 338 23:38:42
    23:52:48    		 07:38:42
    07:52:48    		 00:11:00 "Turn On MET" MET_On
    001 15:00:00 1999 338 23:38:43
    23:52:49    		 07:38:43
    07:52:49    		 00:02:11 "SSI Optical Depth" SSI_Op_Depth
    001 15:00:30 1999 338 23:39:13
    23:53:19    		 07:39:13
    07:53:19    		 00:05:00 "MET standard data plus TDL" MET_TDL
    001 15:00:58 1999 338 23:39:43
    23:53:49    		 07:39:43
    07:53:49    		 00:06:00 "LIDAR" LIDAR_EPS
    001 15:01:00 1999 338 23:39:44
    23:53:50    		 07:39:44
    07:53:50    		 00:05:56 "LIDAR" LIDAR_ACT_MODE_1
    001 15:05:30 1999 338 23:44:21
    23:58:27    		 07:44:21
    07:58:27    		 00:05:00 "MET standard temperature, pressure, and wind" MET_Diurnal
    001 15:06:00 1999 338 23:44:53
    23:58:59    		 07:44:53
    07:58:59    		 00:10:58 "SSI Images." SSI_RA_Deploy
    001 17:54:50 1999 339 02:38:21
    02:52:27    		 10:38:21
    10:52:27    		 12:00:00 12:00:00 CJH
    001 19:05:51 1999 339 03:51:19
    04:05:25    		 11:51:19
    12:05:25    		 00:05:00 00:05:00 ps001_3
    001 23:05:51 1999 339 07:57:55
    08:12:01    		 15:57:55
    16:12:01    		 00:05:00 00:05:00 ps001_4