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   Subject: **LCH MTOS Request -- November 2017** -- Please Reply 
   Sender: JFCC SPACE/Laser Clearinghouse 
   Copy: JFCC SPACE/Laser Clearinghouse 
   Date: 17.11.2017 16:33 
    
   LCH MTOS Input Form v2.xlsx 
   smime.p7s 
    
   Good Afternoon, 
    
   This is another wide-distro email update. Based on the last big email in 
   September, I've removed several folks no longer associated with a laser 
   program. If you are still receiving this and are not involved with an 
   LCH-registered laser and wish to be removed from our contact roster, please 
   let me know. 
    
   Please read the following items and reply as necessary: 
    
   1) Thank you for your schedule replies in September. We received far fewer 
   responses in October, and only a couple this month (so far). Please remember 
   that we are requesting MTOS responses by the 15th day each month. These 
   responses are required for all non-waived lasers, as well as waived lasers 
   that target satellites. As I mentioned previously, repeated failure to 
   provide this scheduling information may result in an authorization freeze. 
    
   2) The attached MTOS Input Form has gone through a minor revision - rather 
   than have two columns to denote days of operation and days of operation with 
   satellite targets, I have simplified that to one column that accepts a code 
   based on the type of activity for a given day. Please see the new 
   instructions within the file and let me know if you have any questions about 
   it. Sorry for changing the format again! 
    
   3) Please submit schedule inputs for NOV 2017 through NOV 2018 (see the tabs 
   at the bottom of the worksheet) as soon as possible. We generally expect 
   that you be able to provide accurate/reliable schedule information for at 
   least the next 30 days, and ask that dates for the next 12 months also be 
   marked when possible. Use the appropriate code to denote whether a day of 
   activity is confirmed (C), or tentative (T). If targeting a satellite on a 
   given day, append a "S" to the C or T. "N" can be used for days or long 
   stretches of time when you know the laser will not be fired. 
    
   4) If you are currently in the process of registering a laser for the first 
   time and do not yet possess an authorization to receive deconfliction, you 
   are not required to submit MTOS responses until you receive your 
   authorization. 
    
   5) NOTE TO NON-WAIVED LASERS: We no longer require "re-registration" each 
   year. So long as the technical parameters of the laser, its software, or 
   your procedures remain unchanged, you do not need to submit a revised 
   registration form. If you will be making a change to the laser, software, or 
   procedures, please contact us so we can determine what (if any) 
   documentation requires revision. 
    
   6) NOTE TO WAIVED LASERS: For a period of about 30 days, emails sent to us 
   from external accounts (i.e. not .mil or .gov) were not arriving. If you 
   submitted  a request for renewal of your waiver, and did not receive a 
   reply, please re-send that request. 
    
   7) As a reminder to all, jspoclch@us.af.mil is no longer in use. 
   laserclearinghouse@us.af.mil is the replacement address. 
    
   Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you and have a great 
   weekend. 
    
   V/R, 
   Austin C. Baker 
   CPT, FA40 
   Laser Clearinghouse 
   JFCC SPACE 
   805-606-1282 
    
   

 
   Good Afternoon, 
    
   This is a wide-distro update email. I am re-building our distribution list 
   to ensure I am contacting the right people for all of our registered 
   programs (waived and non-waived). 
   Please read the following items and reply as appropriate. 
    
   1) If you are the primary point of contact for the LCH and have oversight of 
   scheduling of NON-WAIVED laser activities, please submit a Master Test and 
   Operations Schedule (MTOS) Input Form no later than 15 September so we can 
   capture your projected dates of activity. If dates are hard to determine, or 
   are not firm, please mark approximate days and indicate in the notes field 
   that they are tentative. Our expectation is that input for the next 30 days 
   will be reasonably accurate and reliable -- any other dates for the 
   following 11 months should be provided if available. (NOTE: If you have 
   recently submitted an MTOS response in the last couple of weeks, there is no 
   need to re-submit). ***NOTE: Failure to provide scheduling information will 
   result in a freeze of your authorization (PRM processing will cease) until 
   schedule information is provided IAW the Information Exchange Requirements 
   outlined in the signed deconfliction plan/Appendix A and LCH Reports 
   Handbook.*** 
    
   2) If you are currently in the process of registering a laser for the first 
   time and do not yet possess an authorization to receive deconfliction, 
   please disregard the MTOS request above. 
    
   3) If you are receiving this email but are no longer involved with the laser 
   system/program we had been communicating about (or the laser is now retired 
   and will not be used again), please let me know. If I should be contacting 
   somebody else instead, please provide that person's name and email address. 
    
   4) If you had received a waiver letter from us and it is now more than 12 
   months old, and you wish to request a renewal of the waiver, please let me 
   know. 
    
   5 The most recent reports handbook (2017-06-16) is attached for your use and 
   records. 
    
   6) Please note that jspoclch@us.af.mil is no longer in-use. Instead, please 
   use laserclearinghouse@us.af.mil in addition to emailing me directly at 
   austin.baker.5@us.af.mil. 
    
   7) If you have submitted something to us and not yet heard back, please let 
   me know so I can engage. 
    
   Standing by for any questions you may have. Thank you! 
    
   V/R, 
   Austin C. Baker 
   CPT, FA40 
   Laser Clearinghouse 
   JFCC SPACE 
   805-606-1282 
   

 
   ALCON, 
    
   Good day!  There is quite a bit of change this month and we wanted to reach 
   out to you all with an update. 
    
   1 - As of 22 June, LCDR Miller and MSgt Tarrant will both be departing the 
   Laser Clearinghouse and Vandenberg Air Force Base.  This unfortunately means 
   that CPT Austin Baker and Mrs. Heather Witts will be the only remaining LCH 
   personnel for the time being.  Please direct all communication to 
   LaserClearinghouse@us.af.mil and we ask for some patience in response times. 
    
   2 - LCH is out of the office 1-4 July. If you plan to operate over the 4th 
   of July holiday weekend, please contact LCH ASAP to arrange scheduling and 
   minimize LCH personnel coming in during down days. 
    
   3 - Please continue to send all communications to 
   LaserClearinghouse@us.af.mil.   The previous org box is no longer used or 
   checked. 
    
   4 - The Master Test & Operations Schedule (MTOS) is attached.  This has 
   replaced the Laser Test Master Schedule (LTMS) and provides known operations 
   ahead of time for planning purposes.  Please complete the attached (as 
   required) and reference the verbiage below taken from the LCH Reports 
   Handbook. 
   3.3 Master Test and Operations Schedule (MTOS) Input Form (IER #1) 
   Summary: The MTOS Input Form is a spreadsheet provided by the LO/O 
   to the LCH that provides a forecast of laser activities for at least the 
   next month, but up to the next 12 months.  LO/Os 	will use the LCH 
   MTOS Input Form to indicate days on which "live fire" operations will occur, 
   and additionally identify any "live fire" events that will target Resident 
   Space Objects (RSOs).  Make 	use of the notes column to provide any 
   additional details. 
   Time Frame: Monthly (prior to the 15th) 
   Note: This spreadsheet may only be populated with unclassified 
   schedule information.  Contact LCH for the classified reporting format. 
    
   Finally, we ask for your patience during this critical manning timeframe. 
   The SSA Ops Cell (SADTs) are being leaned on heavily to assist with day to 
   day operations.  We ask that programs complete all required actions on their 
   end as the SADT workload is higher than normal during this time. 
    
   Thank you, and happy shooting! 
    
   V/r, 
    
   JFCC SPACE/J39 
   Laser Clearinghouse 
   276-1282 (DSN) 
   805-606-1282 (COMM) 
   LaserClearinghouse@us.af.mil 
   

Space-Track just added support for uploading multiple files via a single API command. Please visit our Beta site "How To" section using the link below to see examples of uploading/downloading files through our API. If you upload multiple files to space-track at once, please try out the new feature and let us know your feedback at admin@space-track.org.

"how to" URL:

https://beta.space-track.org/documentation/#howto-api_curl_files

2015-12-07 (Notification 2015-11-24):

On 7 December 2015, Space-Track will change how long files are retained on the FILES Panel. Each folder will have a setting that determines how many days its files are retained before they are deleted. To see files you have access to and their scheduled deletion dates please go to the following URL:

Space-Track: File Deletions

Any file with a deletion date prior to 7 December 2015 will actually be deleted on 7 December 2015.

2015-11-23:

Space-Track added support for uploading multiple files via a single API command. Visit the Beta site's How To section using the following URL to see examples of uploading/downloading files through the API.

Space-Track: How To Upload Multiple Files

2015-02-17:

The Laser Shutdown Monitor has been updated to enhance laser safety. PAM files are processed in the same way (using lsmParse, lsmCheck, and lsmNames) and the new monitor software is:

user@shimmy:/usr/local/lick/bin/LSM.tcl

(shimmy replaced a defunct shred 2017 Q1.) The new monitor checks the position listed in the .lsm file (and type, AZEL or RADEC) with the telescope state (position and tracking) in addition to the satellite shutdowns.

If there are problems, use the old software:

user@shimmy:/usr/local/lick/bin/lsm.tcl

(shimmy replaced a defunct shred 2017 Q1.) and edit the target .lsm file to remove the first two lines (starting with Type: and Target:, respectively).

I have also changed the required format for LGS target lists submitted by observers.

The format is described at the following URL:

http://mtham.ucolick.org/techdocs/instruments/ShaneAO/prep/

Observers can use either the slightly revised Lick format or Keck format target lists.

Instructions for how to deal with target lists using targetListParse.tcl are available at the following URL:

http://mtham.ucolick.org/techdocs/techref/ShaneAO/LGStargetLists.html