NOAA GOES Weekly Operations Plan 31 JUL – 06 AUG 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:
03 AUG – 0939Z.

3) FULL DISK COVERAGE TO SUPPORT GOES-10 EAST-WEST MANEUVER:
01 AUG – 0945-1114Z.

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.

2) IMAGES CANCELED DUE TO SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS:

31 JUL – 02-AUG – 1152Z.

03 AUG – 1352Z.

04-06 AUG – 1152Z.

B. SEM: ON; CALIBRATION EACH THURSDAY AT 2151Z.

C. WEST WEFAX AND EMWIN BROADCASTS: CONTINUOUS.

D. WEST DCS: DCPR & DCPI.

E. MANEUVER: EAST-WEST STATIONKEEPING MANEUVER 01 AUG AT 0954Z.

3. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-9)

A. STORAGE MODE.

B. MANEUVER: NONE.

4. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-7)

A. MANEUVER: NONE.

5. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-3)

A. FALL ECLIPSE SEASON CONTINUES BETWEEN 0631-0746Z THROUGH OCT 07.

B. VHF TRANSMITTER: ON CONTINUOUSLY IN HIGH POWER.

C. MANEUVER: NONE.

6. STANDBY SPACECRAFT (GOES-2)

A. FALL ECLIPSE SEASON CONTINUES BETWEEN 1040Z-1159Z THROUGH OCT 07.

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.