ARCTAS participants,

The Real Time Mission Monitor (RTMM) is providing real-time tracking of the ARCTAS aircraft, along with current satellite imagery (GOES, MODIS, polar composite), GEOS-5 and WRF model output, and satellite nadir track and instrument field-of-view orbit predicts.  The RTMM uses Google Earth as its display engine.  To run RTMM, you must first download and install Google Earth.  After Google Earth is installed (one-time only), then point your browser to the Current Mission page on the RTMM web site (http://rtmm.nsstc.nasa.gov/current_missions.html) and select the link "Start Real Time Mission Monitor for ARCTAS" <http://rtmm2.nsstc.nasa.gov/rtmm/index.php?missionID=ARCTAS>.  

Caveat: upon closing (exiting) RTMM/Google Earth, you will be asked if you want to save items in your My Places folder.  Your response should be NO.  (See enclosed file 'GoogleEarthPrompt.bmp')

See the User's Guide link on the Current Missions page for helpful setup hints and additional information.  For those of you in Fairbanks for the mission, please see Rich Blakeslee for details and help on using RTMM.

As I write this, the P3 is on the first leg of its transit flight to Yellowknife, NT.  A P3 track overlaid on a GOES12 visible image is enclosed below.  (See enclosed file 'P3_TrackOverlay_20080331.bmp)

Michael Goodman
256 961 7890 voice
michael.goodman@nasa.gov
VP61 / Earth  Science Office
National Space Science and Technology Center
NASA / Marshall Space Flight Center
320 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL  3580