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Cosmic Origins Spectrograph Instrument Handbook for Cycle 17

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2.3 SMOV


Once executed, SM4 will be followed by a period of Servicing Mission Orbital Verification (SMOV), during which HST's Science Instruments are activated, tested, and calibrated. The successful conclusion of critical SMOV tests leads to an instrument being available for science observations.


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