NITEOWL Plenary Meeting

November 20, 1996, 1:00 p.m.

Physics 128

AGENDA

1. Review of meeting with Bristol Aerospace Limited and Akjuit Aerospace

2. Business arising:

- number of launches

- launch window ***

- launch vehicle

- payload stability

- tracking

- recovery system

- risk of launch cost overrun vs. payload loss ***

- payload power supply

- telemetry

- GPS

- attitude video camera

- chemiluminescent ozonesonde ***

- experiment

- description: optics ***, detector ***

- field of view ***

- dimensions ***

- mass ***

- power requirements ***

- cost

3. Proposal: status and requirements

Status:

Good, in many ways.

Requirements:

First, a good rethink of exactly what's needed

Part One:

- additions to General Introduction to describe concept and mission (Science)

- expanded description of global ozone in polar winter (Science)

- text on Required/achievable accuracy of measurements (Optics)

- condensation of Ground-based Data Handling issues section (GBDH)

- text for Relevance of ODIN aeronomy and other projects (Science)

- text for Theoretical studies, data analysis and dissemination of scientific results (Science + GBDH)

- text for Composition of the science team and personnel responsibilities (Science with input from other teams)

Part Two:

- text for all parts of Mission objectives (Science with input from other teams)

- definition and description of top level science requirements

- others as determined from requirements of AO

4. Action items	- as identified under item 2

- all participants read AO, especially proposal requirements

(http://www.dan.sp-agency.ca/www/spp_ao/SPP_AOE.HTM)

- proposal review by each working group to identify needed	input and task writers (if possible before Sat. Nov 23)

5. Writing blitzes - Sat. Nov. 23, 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

- Sun. Nov. 24, 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (If needed)

- agenda to be circulated tomorrow

6. Other business