NOAA GOES Weekly Operations Plan 26 Feb – 4 Mar 2001

SUBJECT: GOES WEEKLY OPERATIONS PLAN:    26 FEB – 04 MAR 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:

        26FEB – 04 MAR – 0709Z.

    3) SPRING ECLIPSE SEASON BEGINS FEB 26 AND OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN

        0429-0542 THROUGH APR 13.

    4) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE:

        26 FEB – 0439Z.

    5) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:

             26 FEB – 0445, 0501, 0509, 0515, 0531, 0539, 0545, 0615, 0631, 0639

        27-28 FEB – ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS 0439Z.

        01-02 MAR – ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS 0431Z.

             03 MAR – ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS 0415Z.

    6) SOUNDINGS CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:

         26-27 FEB – 0446, 0520, 0546 & 0620Z.

              28 FEB – 05 MAR – ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS 0420Z.

    7) FULL DISK COVERAGE TO SUPPORT GOES-10 ECLIPSE:

               26 FEB – 0845-1014Z.

               27 FEB – 01 MAR – 0815-1014Z.

        02-05 MAR – 0815-1044Z.
 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:

        26 FEB – 04 MAR – 1152Z.

   3) SPRING ECLIPSE SEASON OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN 0816-0930Z

        THROUGH APR 11.

   4) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO KEEP OUT ZONE:

       26 FEB -02 MAR – 0822Z.

   5) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:

             26 FEB – 0845, 0852, 0900, 0930, 0945 & 0952Z.

       27-28 FEB – ALL THE ABOVE PLUS 0830Z.

            01 MAR – ALL THE ABOVE PLUS 1000Z.

       02-04 MAR – ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS 1022 & 1030Z.

   7) SOUNDINGS CANCELED DUE TO ECLIPSE:

               26 FEB – 01 MAR – 0824, 0901 & 0924Z.

       02 – 04 MAR – ALL OF THE ABOVE PLUS 1001 & 1024Z.

   8) FULL DISK COVERAGE DURING GOES-8 ECLIPSE:

      26 FEB – 02 MAR – 0430-0659Z.

              03 – 04 MAR – 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. STORAGE MODE.
 B. MANEUVER: NONE.
4. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-11)
 A. STORAGE MODE.
 B. MANEUVER: NONE.
5. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-7)
 A. SPRING ECLIPSE SEASON OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN 1028-154Z AND

      CONTINUES THROUGH MAR 30.
 A. MANEUVER: NONE.
6. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-3)
 A. SPRING ECLIPSE SEASON OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN 0624-0736Z AND

     CONTINUES THROUGH APRIL 12.
 B. VHF TRANSMITTER: ON CONTINUOUSLY IN HIGH POWER.
 C. MANEUVER: NONE.
7. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-2)
 A. SPRING ECLIPSE SEASON OCCURS DAILY BETWEEN 1028-1154Z AND

      CONTINUES THROUGH APRIL 18.
 B. SUPPORTS PEACESAT OPERATIONS.  T&C SUPPORT IS BEING EXECUTED BY

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