Status Report

NOAA/GOES SATOPS Morning Report 7 September 2000

By SpaceRef Editor
September 7, 2000
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SATOPS MORNING REPORT – September 7, 2000

GOES

No change in the status of the GOES spacecraft.

The GOES-8 fall eclipse season occurs daily between 0414-0526Z and continues
through October 15th.  GOES-8 images cancelled for Eclipse/KOZ – 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.

The GOES-10 fall eclipse season occurs daily between 0816-0930Z and
continues through October 16th.  GOES-10 images cancelled for KOZ/Eclipse:
0815, 0822, 0830, 0845, 0851, 0900, 0930, 1021 and 1030Z.  GOES-10
soundings cancelled for KOZ/Eclipse: 0824, 0901, 0924 and 1024Z. 
Full disk coverage during GOES-8 eclipse 0430Z – 0629Z.

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.

At 2017Z on Wednesday, September 6, a GOES-8 frame break was observed
and attributed to high BER due to truck activity in the vicinity of the
antenna at CDA.

At 1107Z on Wednesday, September 6, a GOES-10 frame break was observed
and attributed to address phasing error.

At 1147Z and 2017Z on Wednesday, September 6, GOES-10 frame breaks were
observed and attributed to high BER due to truck activity in the vicinity
of the antenna at CDA.

At 1658Z, 1939Z and 2053Z on Wednesday, September 6, GOES-10 frame breaks
were observed and attributed to high BER (unknown source).

GOES 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.

POES

No change in the status of the POES spacecraft.

NOAA-12 rev 48386W – L1B not recorded on IMUX (reason unknown). 
Recorder management prevented replay from the spacecraft on subsequent
revs.

For one rev yesterday (rev 12050), the NOAA-15 AVHRR was resynchronized
to the spacecraft data formatter (MIRP) to allow for continued engineering
analysis of the AVHRR instrument.  Concurrent to the MIRP-AVHRR synchronization,
two global data sets (GAC and SAIP) were recorded to ensure that operational
data would not be adversely affected.  Instrument analysis of data
impacts to the AVHRR (and the other operational instruments) continues. 
Additional tests will be conducted for one or two revs each day through
September 11.  The GAC data from additional testing today will be
dumped (with backup SAIP data) on rev 12065.

POES operations were nominal over the past 24 hours.

 

Questions or comments to twalsh@nesdis.noaa.gov

SpaceRef staff editor.