NOAA GOES SATOPS Morning Report 16 October 2000

SATOPS MORNING REPORT – October 16, 2000

POES

No change in the status of the POES spacecraft.

NOAA-16 operations nominal.

POES operations were nominal over the past 72 hours.

DMSP

No change in the status of the DMSP spacecraft.

DMSP operations were nominal over the past 72 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.

At 1423Z, 1624Z, 1746Z and 1955Z on Friday, October 13, GOES-10 frame
breaks were observed and attributed to high BER (unknown cause, but related
to the 13C antenna).

At 2103Z on Friday, October 13, a GOES-10 frame break were observed
and attributed to RFI at the CDA (most likely, solar).

At 1300Z, 1330Z, 1418Z, 1633Z, 1753Z, 1832Z, 1904Z,  and 2238Z
on Saturday, October 14, and at 0120Z, 0132Z and 0147Z on Sunday, October
15, GOES-10 frame breaks were observed and attributed to high BER (unknown
cause, but related to the 13C antenna).

At 0719Z on Sunday, October 15, a GOES-10 frame break was observed and
attributed to loss of signal synch.

Numerous GOES-10 frame breaks were observed throughout the day on Sunday,
October 15, and the morning of Monday, October 16.  The antenna status
at the Wallops CDA will be reviewed this morning in anticipation of transitioning
to an antenna with greater signal margin.  Frame breaks on GOES-10
should decrease once operations has moved to one of the newer antennas.

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.

GOES operations were nominal over the past 72 hours.

 

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