The Commissioning Phase for the ATSR and GOME instruments continued over the reporting period. Investigations are in progress, and no ATSR-2 IRR operations have been executed since. Fine control manoeuvres have been performed on both spacecraft to maintain their orbits to within 200 metres of each other. The Solar Array output is better than predicted within minimal degradation. At the end of December the fuel remaining on ERS-2 was 298 Kg.
All instruments operate correctly in their measurement modes.
Minor anomalous behaviour and SEUs in the Payload Computers have resulted in short periods of data loss. Further AMI WIND tests have been conducted in-orbit and in coordination with ground measurements in order to define a power configuration for stable WIND mode operations. This mode is now under validation prior to the start of the formal Scatterometer commissioning activities. The AMI has been running successfully in Wave and Image modes at reduced gain settings since 23 May and in WIND mode since 22.11.95. The Microwave Radiometer is operating normally and investigation of the anomaly is in progress.