SOHO Re-Certification Board
Conclusions and Recommendations
1998 December 3
- The Board acknowledges the outstanding achievements of the SOHO
Recovery Team.
- The spacecraft is operating in a Sun-pointing mode with all instruments
on and collecting high quality science data.
- Roll gyro redundancy has been lost, which increases the risk associated
with recovery from future spacecraft anomalies.
- The Board endorses implementation of several measures to increase ground
system effectiveness in order to reduce risk to operations.
- Recommendations include a strengthened management structure and processes
with increased staffing and includes a phased approach to transition to
normal operations.
- Implementation of the response to the recommendations will contribute
significantly to the mitigation of risk of future operations and ensure
the obligations of both agencies.
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