NOAA GOES SATOPS Morning Report 20 September 2000
SATOPS MORNING REPORT – September 20, 2000
POES
No change in the status of the POES spacecraft.
The POES launch was scrubbed this morning due to a potential voltage
overloading event on some transistors in the launch vehicle. Further
review of the situation will occur today with a decision whether to reschedule
launch for tomorrow expected later today. At this point in time,
the launch team is making preparations for a 24-hour launch slip for 1022Z
(0622 EDT) on Thursday, September 20. The launch window remains approximately
10 minutes.
POES operations were nominal over the past 24 hours.
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.
GOES operations were nominal over the past 24 hours.
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