Status Report

GOES Weekly Operations Plan: 08 – 14 Oct 2001

By SpaceRef Editor
October 9, 2001
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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) HOUSEKEEPING PERIODS AT 0030Z, 1234Z, & 1834Z.
2) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS:
08-14 OCT – 0709Z.
3) FALL ECLIPSE SEASON BEGINS OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN 0415-0527Z
THROUGH OCT 15.
4) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:
08-10 OCT – 0409, 0415, 0431, 0439, 0445, 0501, 0509, 0515, 0531, 0539,
0545, 0615, 0631 & 0639Z.
5) SOUNDINGS CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:
08-14 OCT – 0346, 0420, 0446, 0520, 0546 & 0620Z.
6) FULL DISK IMAGING DURING GOES-10 ECLIPSE:
08-11 OCT – 0745-1044Z.
12 OCT – 0745-0944Z.
13-14 OCT – 0815-0944Z.
B. SEM: ON; CALIBRATION EACH WEDNESDAY AT 1834Z.

C. EAST WEFAX AND EMWIN BROADCASTS: CONTINUOUS.

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) HOUSEKEEPING PERIODS AT 0346Z, 1550Z AND 2145Z.
2) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS:
08-14 OCT – 1152Z..
3) FALL ECLIPSE SEASON BEGINS AUG 31 AND OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN
0816-0930Z THROUGH OCT 16.
4) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE:
08-14 OCT – 0752Z.
5) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:
08 OCT – 0800, 0815, 0822, 0830, 0845, 0852, 0900, 0930, 0945, 1022 & 1
09-11 OCT – ALL THE ABOVE MINUS 0945Z.
12 OCT – ALL THE ABOVE MINUS 1022 & 1030Z.
13-14 OCT – ALL THE ABOVE MINUS 0800Z.
6) SOUNDINGS CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:
08-11 OCT – 0801, 0824, 0901, 0924 & 1024Z.
12-14 OCT – 0801, 0824, 0901 & 0924Z.
7) FULL DISK IMAGING DURING GOES-8 ECLIPSE:
08-14 OCT – 0400-0659Z.
B. SEM: ON; CALIBRATION EACH THURSDAY AT 2151Z.

C. WEST WEFAX AND EMWIN BROADCASTS: CONTINUOUS.

D. WEST DCS: DCPR & DCPI.

E. MANEUVER: NONE.

3. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-9)

A. FALL ECLIPSE SEASON OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN 0612-0724Z THROUGH OCT 14.

B. STORAGE MODE.

C. MANEUVER: NONE.

4. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-11)

A. FALL ECLIPSE SEASON OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN 0629-0741Z THROUGH OCT 16.

B. STORAGE MODE.

C. MANEUVER NONE.

5. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-7)

A. MANEUVER: NONE.

SpaceRef staff editor.