Index: trunk/ppSim/src/ppSimUtils.c
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--- trunk/ppSim/src/ppSimUtils.c	(revision 23836)
+++ trunk/ppSim/src/ppSimUtils.c	(revision 24099)
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@
 
     char *typeStr = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, recipe, "IMAGE.TYPE"); // Type of image to simulate
+    char *obs_mode = psMetadataLookupStr(NULL, recipe, "OBS_MODE");
 
     psMetadataAddStr(fpa->concepts, PS_LIST_TAIL, "FPA.OBSTYPE", PS_META_REPLACE, "Observation type", typeStr);
     psMetadataAddStr(fpa->concepts, PS_LIST_TAIL, "FPA.OBJECT", PS_META_REPLACE, "Observation name", typeStr);
+    psMetadataAddStr(fpa->concepts, PS_LIST_TAIL, "FPA.OBS.MODE", PS_META_REPLACE, "Observation mode", obs_mode);
     psMetadataAddF32(fpa->concepts, PS_LIST_TAIL, "FPA.EXPOSURE", PS_META_REPLACE, "Exposure time (sec)", expTime);
     psMetadataAddStr(fpa->concepts, PS_LIST_TAIL, "FPA.FILTERID", PS_META_REPLACE, "Filter name", filter);