NOAA GOES Weekly Operations Plan 4-10 Sep 2000

SUBJECT: GOES WEEKLY OPERATIONS PLAN:    04 SEP – 10 SEP 2000

1. EAST SPACECRAFT (GOES-8)
 A. CONTINUOUS IMAGE OPERATIONS AT 15 & 45 MINS PAST EACH HOUR AND

      CONTINUOUS SOUNDER OPERATIONS AT 20 & 46 MINS PAST EACH HOUR

      WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:

    1) 10 MIN HOUSEKEEPING PERIODS AT 0035Z, 0635Z, 1235Z, & 1835Z.

    2) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS:

        04-10 SEP – 0709Z.

    3) FALL ECLIPSE SEASON OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN 0414-0526Z AND

        CONTINUES THROUGH OCT 15.

    4) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE:

        NONE.

    5) SOUNDINGS CANCELED DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE:

        NONE.

    6) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:

        04-05 SEP – 0415, 0431, 0439, 0445, 0501, 0509, 0515, 0531, 0539, 0545 &

        06-10 SEP – ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS 0409Z.

    7) SOUNDINGS CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:

        04-05 SEP – 0420, 0446, 0520, 0546 & 0620Z.

        06-10 SEP – ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS 0346Z.

    8) FULL DISK COVERAGE DURING GOES-10 ECLIPSE:

        04-10 SEP – 0815-1044Z.
 B. SEM: ON; CALIBRATION EACH WEDNESDAY AT 1834Z.
 C. EAST WEFAX AND EMWIN BROADCASTS: CONTINUOUS EXCEPT DURING

     ECLIPSE PERIODS BEGINNING SEP 08.
 D. EAST DCS: DCPR & DCPI.
 E. MANEUVER: NONE.
2. WEST SPACECRAFT (GOES-10)
 A. CONTINUOUS IMAGE OPERATIONS AT 00 & 30 MINS PAST EACH HOUR AND

      CONTINUOUS SOUNDER OPERATIONS AT 01 & 24 MINS PAST EACH HOUR

      WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:

   1) 10 MIN HOUSEKEEPING PERIODS AT 0345Z, 0950Z, 1550Z AND 2145Z.

   2) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS:

       04-10 SEP – 1152Z.

   3) FALL ECLIPSE SEASON OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN 0816-0930Z THROUGH

       OCT 16.

   4) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE:

       NONE.

   5) SOUNDINGS CANCELED DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE:

        NONE.

   6) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:

       04-10 SEP – 0815, 0822, 0830, 0845, 0852, 0900, 0930, 1022 & 1030Z.

    7) SOUNDINGS CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:

        04-10 SEP – 0801, 0824, 0901, 0924 & 1024Z.

   8) FULL DISK COVERAGE DURING GOES-8 KEEP OUT ZONE:

       04-10 SEP – 0400-0629Z.
 B. SEM: ON; CALIBRATION EACH THURSDAY AT 2151Z.
 C. WEST WEFAX AND EMWIN BROADCASTS: CONTINUOUS EXCEPT

      DURING ECLIPSE PERIODS BEGINNING SEP 08.
 D. WEST DCS: DCPR & DCPI.
 E. MANEUVER: NONE.
3. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-9)
 A. FALL ECLIPSE SEASON BEGINS AUG 30 AND OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN

      0612-0724Z THROUGH OCT 15.
 B. STORAGE MODE.
 C. MANEUVER: NONE.
4. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-11)
 A. FALL ECLIPSE SEASON BEGINS AUG 31 AND OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN

      0619-0732Z THROUGH OCT 16.
 B. STORAGE MODE.
 C. MANEUVER: NONE.
5. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-7)
 A. FALL ECLIPSE SEASON CONTINUES BETWEEN 1021-1146Z THROUGH OCT 03.
 B. MANEUVER: NONE.
6. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-3)
 A. FALL ECLIPSE SEASON CONTINUES BETWEEN 0631-0746Z THROUGH OCT 07.
 B. VHF TRANSMITTER: ON CONTINUOUSLY IN HIGH POWER.
 C. MANEUVER: NONE.
7. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-2)
 A. FALL ECLIPSE SEASON CONTINUES BETWEEN 1040Z-1159Z THROUGH OCT 07.
 B. SUPPORTS PEACESAT OPERATIONS.  T&C SUPPORT IS BEING EXECUTED BY

      KOKEE PARK, HAWAII NASA STATION AS DIRECTED BY SOCC.
 C. VHF TRANSMITTER: ON CONTINUOUSLY IN HIGH POWER.
 D. MANEUVER: NONE.