GOES Weekly Operations Plan: 08 – 14 Oct 2001

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.