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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1624 MARCH 21... 2000
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS
GOES SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS... MADE NECESSARY BY LUNAR AND
SOLAR INTRUSIONS AT THE EDGE OF THE EARTH DISK... IMPACT
NAVIGATION AND REGISTRATION FOR SHORT PERIODS. USERS OF
GOES GVAR DATA WILL SEE VARIABLE ERRORS DURING PERIODS OF
SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS AS NOTED BELOW.
SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS FOR THE BEVEL EFFECT ARE LISTED WHEN
APPLICABLE. BEVEL EFFECT OPERATION IS INTENDED TO AVOID A
SEASONAL SPACECRAFT POINTING PROBLEM WITH ALL GOES
SPACECRAFT CAUSED BY THE SUN S LIGHT REFLECTING INTO THE EARTH
SENSOR.
FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF GOES-8 SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS FOR THE
PERIOD MARCH 20... 2000 TO APRIL 18... 2000.
LUNAR INTRUSIONS
03/22 1732 TO 2023 UTC
04/15 1305 TO 1557 UTC
04/18 1526 TO 1817 UTC
BEVEL
NONE
SOLAR INTRUSIONS
03/23 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/24 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/25 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/26 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/27 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/28 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/29 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/30 0237 TO 0707 UTC
03/31 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/01 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/02 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/03 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/04 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/05 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/06 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/07 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/08 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/09 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/10 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/11 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/12 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/13 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/14 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/15 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/16 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/17 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/18 0237 TO 0707 UTC
FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF GOES-10 SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS FOR
THE PERIOD MARCH 20... 2000 TO APRIL 18... 2000.
LUNAR INTRUSIONS
03/21 2058 TO 2350 UTC
03/22 2143 TO 0034 UTC
04/15 1712 TO 2004 UTC
04/18 1932 TO 2223 UTC
BEVEL
NONE
SOLAR INTRUSIONS
03/22 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/23 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/24 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/25 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/26 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/27 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/28 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/29 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/30 0713 TO 1153 UTC
03/31 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/01 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/02 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/03 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/04 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/05 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/06 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/07 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/08 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/09 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/10 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/11 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/12 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/13 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/14 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/15 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/16 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/17 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/18 0713 TO 1153 UTC
STEVE ARNETT
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH /SAB/
SATELLITE SERVICES DIVISION /SSD/
NOAA/NESDIS
STEVE.ARNETT/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
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