The Transfer Trajectory Phase will start once the Centaur upper stage of the launch vehicle has stopped its engine for the last time. Four months afterwards, another maneuver will insert the spacecraft into a halo orbit around this point. Once there, the nominal science operations will soon start. During this transfer phase the focus of the mission operations will be to check out all the spacecraft subsystems including the payload . During this procedure the experimenters will open the covers of their instruments for the first time and some preliminary scientific activities may be carried out.
Diamonds represent the time of each instrument switch-on.
Triangles are used to mark the acquisition of the first solar image. Also, you can have a look at the timeline of each experiment and the integrated timeline of the mission. Please, take into account that these are working documents and are by no means final versions. These tests have been discussed by the SOWG and a coordinator has been selected to assemble all the information needed and draw a plan. Bush - Spacecraft short term pointing stability .