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Table 1.

Commissioning runs and technical missions on ESPRESSO.

Commissioning run Start date End date Tested modes and telescopes
First light 27/11/2017
Commissioning 1A 27/11/2017 06/12/2017 HR and UHR modes, all UTs
Commissioning 1B 26/01/2018 07/02/2018 All modes and all configurations
Commissioning 2A 25/02/2018 07/03/2018 All modes, all UTs
Technical activities 07/03/2018 21/03/2018 All subsystems
Commissioning 2B 27/04/2018 05/05/2018 HR and UHR mode, all UTs
Technical activities 13/09/2018 21/09/2018 Vacuum and cryogenics optimization
Official start of operations 01/10/2018
Technical activities 03/10/2018 23/03/2018 Optical efficiency tests and re-alignment
Commissioning 2C – July 2018 03/07/2018 09/07/2018 All modes and all configurations
4-UT Commissioning – December 2018 30/11/2018 01/12/2018 MR mode, all UTs
Technical activities 08/06/2019 27/06/2019 Fiber upgrade
Recommissioning – July 2019 27/06/2019 08/07/2019 All modes and all configurations

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