The NEAR spacecraft has been in Operations Mode with Flight Computer 1 and Attitude Interface Unit 2 in control.
All instruments are presently 'On'.
Nominal vehicle attitude during this reporting period has been Sun-pointing. No special flight operations were performed this week. The command load that includes the Oct. 4,1999 ranging track and command test is being loaded today. Y2K related testing continued with the brassboard this week. Spacecraft orbits required for the test have not been delivered as yet.