XMM-Newton Science Analysis System


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Observation/ Slew Record

The observation/ slew record is the first record of the file and it will have the following structure.

Observation Summary File: Observation Record

Line	Offset	Type	Description	Note No.
1	0	A11, 69X	'OBSERVATION'	Note 1
			'SLEW '
2	0	A10, 1X	Observation Id.	Note 2
2	11	A69	Comment	Note 3
3	0	A4, 1X	Orbit/ Revolution No.	Note 4
3	5	A75	Comment	Note 3
4	0	A20,1X	Scheduled Start Time	Note 5
4	21	A59	Comment	Note 3
5	0	A20,1X	Scheduled End Time	Note 5
5	21	A59	Comment	Note 3

1. Identifies the record as an Observation or a Slew Record
2. The syntax is ppppppooll (Section ) for an observation and TBD for a slew.
3. All comments will have the syntax ' / text'
4. The syntax is rrrr (Section )
5. yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss