NOAA GOES SATOPS Morning Report 09-200-2000

SATOPS MORNING REPORT – September 22, 2000

POES

NOAA-L Daily Status Report (Abridged copy)

Activities Completed

The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) was turned on and
engineering data verifies nominal operation. The Advanced Microwave Sounding
Unit-B (AMSU B) was also turned on successfully.

Status

Spacecraft

The spacecraft subsystems are all reporting routine operations. 
The spacecraft will be placed into “encrypted mode” for commanding during
the next 24 hours.

Ground System

Some minor ground system problems with regards to data coming into SOCC
have appeared and contingencies were utilized.

Planned Activities

Another playback of the launch boost data to the Fairbanks CDA is planned
in order to guarantee that pre-launch and ascent data is archived.

Other:

No change in the status of the POES spacecraft.

NOAA-15 rev 12264W:  The IMUX failed to start at the beginning
of the contact, Wallops personnel intervened and started the IMUX late
resulting in recovery of 71% of G2B.  100% of G2B was received during
the next rev, also at WCDA.

DMSP

No change in the status of the DMSP spacecraft.

DMSP operations were nominal over the past 24 hours.

GOES

No change in the status of the GOES spacecraft.

GOES-8 (East) Operations:

The GOES-8 fall eclipse season occurs daily between 0414-0526Z and continues
through October 15th.  GOES-8 images cancelled for Eclipse/KOZ – 0345,
0401, 0409, 0415, 0431, 0439, 0445, 0501, 0509, 0515, 0531, 0539, 0545Z
and 0615Z.  GOES-8 soundings cancelled for Eclipse/KOZ – 0346, 0420,
0446, 0520, 0546 and 0620Z.  Full disk coverage during GOES-10 KOZ:
0815Z – 1044Z.

GOES-10 (West) Operations:

The GOES-10 fall eclipse season occurs daily between 0816-0930Z and
continues through October 16th.  GOES-10 images cancelled for KOZ/Eclipse:
0800, 0815, 0822, 0830, 0845, 0851, 0900, 0930, 1021 and 1030Z.  GOES-10
soundings cancelled for KOZ/Eclipse: 0801, 0824, 0901, 0924 and 1024Z. 
Full disk coverage during GOES-8 eclipse 0430Z – 0629Z.

Storage Mode Spacecraft Operations:

The GOES-9 fall eclipse season occurs daily between 0612-0724Z and continues
through October 15th.  GOES-9 remains in the Z-Axis Precession (ZAP)
storage mode.

The GOES-11 fall eclipse season occurs daily between 0619-0732Z and
continues through October 16th.  GOES-11 remains in the Z-Axis Precession
(ZAP) storage mode.

Rapid scan operations were supported 1826Z-2126Z and 0026Z onward (still
active, until 1226Z) for Tropical Storm Helene in the Gulf, a critical
weather day has been declared because of this threat.

 

Questions or comments to twalsh@nesdis.noaa.gov