HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

                       DAILY REPORT #1814

PERIOD COVERED:  0000Z (UTC) 02/11/97 - 0000Z (UTC) 02/12/97

Daily Status Report as of 043/0000Z

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

       Science observations were continued after the launch of the STS-82 =
mission for approximately seven hours  (Until approximately 042/13/42Z). =
At that time the HST spacecraft was placed in a special attitude (+V3 sun =
pointing attitude) and there was science instrument configuration for =
rendezvous and capture.

The following SMS science observations were executed before the start of =
the Health and Safety SMS:

   1.1 Completed WF/PC-2 6352 (Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy Snapshots)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to survey LGC50, from a sample of 30 dwarf =
elliptical galaxies.  The observations were completed as planned, and no =
anomalies were reported.

  1.2 Completed WF/PC-2 6362 (Supernova Host Galaxy)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations of the supernova host =
galaxy GAL-115033.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no =
anomalies were noted.

   1.3 Completed Three Sets of WF/PC-2 6904 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 6 Cal.  =
:Darks)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make a series of dark calibration images =
as part of a standard calibration within Cycle 6.  This calibration =
procedure is performed once per week as part of an on going CCD =
calibration to be used to monitor and characterize hot pixels.  The =
observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.4 Completed FOS/RD 6548 (The Cool Interstellar Medium in Hot =
Clusters of Galaxies)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to make =
spectrographic observations of the quasar QSO0909-09 in order to study =
the cool interstellar medium in hot clusters of galaxies.  Three =
important phenomena can produce cool absorbing gas enrich clusters of =
galaxies: striping of galactic gas by the hot ambient medium, in-fall of =
cool gas into the cluster, and the radiative cooling of the hot gas in =
the cluster core by cooling flows.  The observations were executed as =
scheduled, and no anomalies were noted. 

   1.5 Completed Three Sets of WF/PC-2 6802 (Cosmology with The Medium =
Deep Survey)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations in parallel with the =
prime science observations as part of the Medium Deep Survey.  These =
parallel MDS exposures have provided unique high resolution images which =
clearly supplement the primary HST surveys.  The observation were =
executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted 

   1.6 Completed WF/PC-2 6909 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 6 Calibration: Earth Flats

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations of the bright Earth to =
obtain streak flats which are used to construct high quality flat fields =
for the WF/PC-2 filter set.  The observations were executed as scheduled, =
and no anomalies were noted.

   1.7 Completed GHRS/1/2 6928 (GHRS Far UV Throughput without Costar =
Mirrors-Cycle 6 Close-out)

       The GHRS remains safed. The low voltage power supply was turned =
off at 038/1605Z.  No observations were taken.

   1.8 Completed WF/PC-2 7553 (Pure Parallel Archive Survey II)

       WF/PC-2 parallel observations were obtained in the ultraviolet in =
search for interesting objects.  This program is designed to find =
extragalactic sources with near ultraviolet excesses (3000 A0) outside =
the galactic plane and far ultraviolet sources (1600 A0) in the galactic =
plane.  The procedure was executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were =
reported. 

********** End of Science observations *********

   1.9 Completed S/C 4779 (Vehicle Attitude and Configuration of =
Servicing Mission)

       The HST spacecraft was placed in a special attitude (+V3 sun =
pointing attitude) and the science instruments were configured for =
rendezvous and capture.  This proposal defines the end of the last STSci =
SMS.  The operations were completed as planned, and no anomalies were =
reported. 

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 3
                                        Successful : 3

                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 8
                                        Successful : 8

   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled : 15
                             Successful : 15

   2.3 Operations Notes: 

   STS-82 was successfully launched Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1997 (042/0855Z) on =
the HST SM-2 mission.

   Intercept of the Health and Safety SMS occurred as scheduled =
approximately seven hours after the STS-82 launch.

All pre-rendezvous operations are going as expected.

3.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS: 

       SM-2 HST rendezvous and capture on Thursday, Feb. 13, 1997.

       This will be the last Daily Report submitted until approximately =
flight day nine with the start of SMOV. Special bulletins will be written =
and posted as needed during the SM-2 mission.

/DMH