NOAA GOES Weekly Operations Plan 16 OCT – 22 OCT 2000

SUBJECT: GOES WEEKLY OPERATIONS PLAN:    16 OCT – 22 OCT 2000

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) 10 MIN HOUSEKEEPING PERIODS AT 0035Z, 0635Z, 1235Z, & 1835Z.

    2) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS:

        16-22 OCT  – 0709Z.

    3) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE:

        18-22 OCT – 0409, 0439 & 0509Z.

    4) SOUNDINGS CANCELED DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE:

        NONE.

    5) FULL DISK COVERAGE DURING GOES-10 KEEP OUT ZONE:

        16 OCT – 0745-0944Z.

    6) POST ECLIPSE INR RECOVERY:

        16-17 OCT 0345-0644Z.
 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) 10 MIN HOUSEKEEPING PERIODS AT 0345Z, 0950Z, 1550Z AND 2145Z.

       NONE.

   2) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS:

       16-22 OCT – 1152Z.

   3) FALL ECLIPSE SEASON OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN 0816-0930Z THROUGH

       OCT 16.

   4) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE:

            16 OCT – 0752Z.

       17-18 OCT – 0752, 0822 & 0852Z.

       19-22 OCT – 0822 & 0852Z.

   5) SOUNDINGS CANCELED DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE:

       NONE.

   6) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:

       16 OCT – 0815, 0822, 0830, 0845, 0852 & 0900Z.

    7) SOUNDINGS CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:

       16 OCT – 0824 & 0901Z

    8) POST ECLIPSE INR RECOVERY:

       17-18 OCT – 0730-1044Z.
 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. STORAGE MODE.
 B. MANEUVER: NONE.
4. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-11)
 A. STORAGE MODE.
 B. MANEUVER: NONE.
5. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-7)
 A. MANEUVER: NONE.
6. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-3)
 A. VHF TRANSMITTER: ON CONTINUOUSLY IN HIGH POWER.
 B. MANEUVER: NONE.
7. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-2)
 A. SUPPORTS PEACESAT OPERATIONS.  T&C SUPPORT IS BEING EXECUTED BY

      KOKEE PARK, HAWAII NASA STATION AS DIRECTED BY SOCC.
 B. VHF TRANSMITTER: ON CONTINUOUSLY IN HIGH POWER.
 C. MANEUVER: NONE.