News by Date
2026     2025     2024     2023
2022     2021     2020     2019
2018     2017     2016     2015
2014     2013     2012     2011
2010     2009     2008     2007
2006     2005     2004     2003
2002     2001     2000     1999
1998     1997    
News by Category
Solar System
Stars
White Dwarfs
Supernovas
Neutron Stars
Black Holes
Milky Way Galaxy
Normal Galaxies
Quasars
Galaxy Clusters
Cosmology/Deep Field
Miscellaneous
Press Resources
Status Reports
Press Advisories
Image Releases
Release Guidelines
Image Use Policy
Web Shortcuts
Chandra Blog
RSS Feed
Image Use Policy
Questions & Answers
Glossary of Terms
Operations CXO Status Report

Friday 6 November 2026 9.00am EST

During the last week Chandra completed the observing schedule as planned.

Real-time procedures were executed on Nov 2 to perform an annual check-out of A-side MUPS thrusters, which are selected for use when Chandra is in its safe-mode configuration. Thrusters A2, A3, and A4 were fired and performed nominally. Thruster A1 was not fired due to the expected limited life remaining on it.

Additional real-time procedures were executed on Nov 4 to perform a routine self-check of the Electrical Interface Assembly (EIA) Sequencer and to perform a diagnostic dump of the Control Processing Electronics (CPE).

The schedule of targets for the next week is shown below and includes an observation of SS443 coordinated with IXPE, and observations of V488 Sge, which are follow-ups to a Target of Opportunity accepted on Oct 26.



------------------------------------------
        V488Sge                HRC-S /LETG  Nov  9
        SDSSJ014837.63+0600    ACIS-I
        ORC1                   ACIS-I
        CHQJ0210+0050          ACIS-I
        ORC1                   ACIS-I
        SDSSJ014837.63+0600    ACIS-I
        V488Sge                HRC-S /LETG  Nov 10
        CHQJ0210+0050          ACIS-I
        Radiation Belts
        NGC3079                ACIS-S       Nov 11
        QSOJ0344-0653          ACIS-S
        SDSSJ085431.45+1217    ACIS-S
        QSOJ0344-0653          ACIS-S
        NGC6300_s2             ACIS-S       Nov 12
        BOSS0210E              ACIS-I
        2MASXJ18402764-5321    ACIS-S
        BOSS0210C              ACIS-I
        GALEXASCJ180715.06-    ACIS-S
        BOSS0210C              ACIS-I
        Radiation Belts                     Nov 13
        TYC6386-326-1          ACIS-S
        HZ43                   HRC-I /LETG
        4C+21.55               ACIS-S
        BOSS0210E              ACIS-I       Nov 14
        SS433                  ACIS-S/HETG
        BOSS0210E              ACIS-I
        SS433                  ACIS-S/HETG
        SDSSJ014837.63+0600    ACIS-I
        SS433                  ACIS-S/HETG
        SDSSJ014837.63+0600    ACIS-I
        SS433                  ACIS-S/HETG  Nov 15
        SDSSJ014837.63+0600    ACIS-I
        SS433                  ACIS-S/HETG
        SDSSJ014837.63+0600    ACIS-I
        SS433                  ACIS-S/HETG
        Radiation Belts

------------------------------------------

All spacecraft subsystems continued to support nominal operations.

Return to Status Reports