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 ] AUTHOR:            ]                             ] DR:              ]
 ]  PAUL TICE         ]    PASS PROGRAM NOTE        ]       100897     ]
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 ] ORG/PHONE:         ] OPS NOTE ( )  USER NOTE (X) ] DATE:  06/23/87  ]
 ]  LORAL/282-7297    ]      RELEASE NOTE( )        ] REV A: 02/02/94  ]
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 ] OI/FLIGHT EFFECTIVITY:        ]  USER AFFECTED:                     ]
 ] OI-07 AND SUBS                ]  CREW (X)  GROUND (X)  DUMP ONLY ( )]
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 ]        MAJOR SOFTWARE AREA:       ] OPS MODES AFFECTED:             ]
 ]SSW (X)  GNC ( )  VU ( )  SM/PL ( )] 0                               ]
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 ] SOFTWARE SUB-AREA: SPEC, GPC                                        ]
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 ] PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS: STIM                                           ]
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 ] TITLE:                                                              ]
 ]              GMT/MET UPDATES                                        ]
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 ] DESCRIPTION:                                                        ]
 ]  THE GMT AND MET UPDATE DELTA TIME ENTRIES (ITEMS 24-27 AND 28-31   ]
 ]  RESPECTIVELY) ON THE TIME MANAGEMENT SPEC (SPEC 2) ARE ACCEPTED    ]
 ]  EVEN WHEN ENTERED IN NON-STANDARD FORMAT (I.E. 77 SECONDS), AND    ]
 ]  THESE ITEMS ARE NOT LIMIT CHECKED UNTIL ITEM 32 IS EXECUTED.       ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]  IF AN ERROR OCCURS ON THE GMT/MET UPDATE REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF ]
 ]  ERROR, THE GPC WILL LOG AN ERROR (GROUP 6 CODE 5), WILL NOT UPDATE ]
 ]  THE GMT/MET, AND WILL BLANK THE DELTA TIMES.  THERE IS NO OTHER    ]
 ]  INDICATION THAT THE ITEM ENTRIES WERE IGNORED.                     ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]  AN ERROR IS DETECTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN PER-   ]
 ]  FORMING A SMALL SCALE GMT UPDATE (-15MS <= GMT DELTA <= 15MS):     ]
 ]    1).  UPDATE_TIME < CURRENT_TIME.                                 ]
 ]    2).  UPDATE_TIME > CURRENT_TIME + 2.5 MINUTES.                   ]
 ]    3).  ]GMT DELTA] > 15 MS.                                        ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]  AN ERROR IS DETECTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN PER-   ]
 ]  FORMING A MET OR LARGE SCALE GMT UPDATE:                           ]
 ]    1).  GMT/MET DELTA < -365 DAYS.                                  ]
 ]    2).  GMT/MET DELTA > 400 DAYS.                                   ]
 ]    3).  UPDATE_TIME < 1 DAY.                                        ]
 ]    4).  UPDATE_TIME > 400 DAYS.                                     ]
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 ]CONCURRENCE:                           ]APPROVAL:                    ]
 ]LORAL:   JEAN L. ZOPHY    DATE 03/08/94]                             ]
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 ]FDSD:   W. R. PRUETT      DATE 03/10/94]                             ]
 ]     -------------------      ---------] DARRELL E. STAMPER 03/14/94 ]
 ]PF MGR: ERIC C. BINGHAM   DATE 03/10/94]------------------- -------- ]
 ]       -----------------      ---------] CHAIRMAN, SASCB      DATE   ]
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 ]                       SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET                            ]
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 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ] AUTHOR:            ]                             ] DR:              ]
 ]  PAUL TICE         ]    PASS PROGRAM NOTE        ]     100897       ]
 ]____________________]                             ]__________________]
 ] ORG/PHONE:         ] OPS NOTE ( )  USER NOTE (X) ] DATE:   06/23/87 ]
 ]  LORAL/282-7297    ]      RELEASE NOTE( )        ]  REV A: 02/02/94 ]
 ]____________________]_____________________________]__________________]
 ] TITLE:                                                              ]
 ]              GMT/MET UPDATES                                        ]
 ]                                                                     ]
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 ] DESCRIPTION:                                                        ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]  CURRENT_TIME IS GMT/MET AT THE MOMENT ITEM 32 IS EXECUTED (APPROX).]
 ]  COINCIDENT_TIME IS GMT/MET AT WHICH THE DELTA UPDATE WILL BE       ]
 ]    APPLIED (USUALLY CURRENT_TIME + 1 MIN + NUMBER OF SECONDS TO     ]
 ]    NEAREST MINUTE).                                                 ]
 ]  UPDATE_TIME IS GMT/MET AFTER DELTA IS APPLIED (COINCIDENT_TIME +   ]
 ]    GMT/MET DELTA).                                                  ]
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 ] USER RESPONSE:                                                      ]
 ]  THE USER SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE GMT OR MET TIME IS UPDATED TO THE  ]
 ]  EXPECTED TIME.  THIS COULD TAKE UP TO TWO MINUTES.  IF THE UPDATE  ]
 ]  DOES NOT OCCUR AFTER THIS TIME, THE GMT OR MET UPDATE ITEMS ON     ]
 ]  SPEC 2 SHOULD BE VERIFIED AND CORRECTED BEFORE RE-REQUESTING THE   ]
 ]  GMT/MET UPDATE.                                                    ]
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