How to Write a PDOR

Open STIX-Starlet
In top toolbar, click Request -> New Request
Click Request -> PDOR (under Mode)
Set start and end time
Enter telecommand sequences (recommended) by clicking the Add Sequence button
- Alternatively enter individual telecommands by clicking the Add Telecommand button

Submit a PDOR

PDORs are submitted directly to the MOC via the GFTS server.

Upload the PDOR file saved from Starlet by clicking the "Upload IOR" button at https://pub023.cs.technik.fhnw.ch/view/operations
Generate and download PDOR from the Operation Requests List on the STIX server.
- Go to https://pub023.cs.technik.fhnw.ch/view/operations and click the button marked "Create IORG File".
- Enter the PDOR ID as the start and end ID. Also enter the STP number and the PDOR number (in most cases this is 1). Then click "Create and Download".
Send the PDOR file to the MOC
- You will need a server account write permissions. To get an account email Hualin at hualin.xiao@fhnw.ch or Dan Ryan at daniel.ryan@fhnw.ch
- If you are not on the FHNW network, you will have to Connect to the FHNW VPN.
- Copy the PDOR zip file to ESA's STIX GFTS server by opening a terminal and cd to the directory where you saved the IORG file above. Then type sudo scp <IORG filename> <username>@147.86.8.26:~ where <IORG filename> is the name of the IORG file and <username> is the username of your account on the STIX GFTS server.
- Login into the ESA's STIX GFTS server by typing ssh <username>@147.86.8.26
  - If you are not on the FHNW network, you will have to Connect to the FHNW VPN.
- Change permissions on the IORG file: sudo chmod 777 <IORG filename>
- Move the IORG file from the home directory (where we copied it to above) to the to_moc directory by typing sudo cp ~/<IORG filename> /home/solsoc/to_moc/