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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1702 JUNE 2... 2000
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAAPORT USERS
SUBJECT SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS
GOES /QUOTATIONS/SINGLE CHORD/QUOTATIONS/ 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/APOSTROPHE/ LIGHT
REFLECTING INTO THE EARTH SENSOR.
FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF GOES-8 SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS FOR
THE PERIOD MAY 30.. 2000 TO JUNE 28... 2000.
LUNAR INTRUSIONS
06/09 0949 TO 1249 UTC
06/12 1206 TO 1457 UTC
06/23 2039 TO 2330 UTC
06/26 2257 TO 0149 UTC
BEVEL
NONE
SOLAR INTRUSIONS
NONE
FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF GOES-10 SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS FOR
THE PERIOD MAY 30... 2000 TO JUNE 28... 2000.
LUNAR INTRUSIONS
06/09 1400 TO 1652 UTC
06/12 1616 TO 1907 UTC
06/24 0049 TO 0402 UTC
06/27 0307 TO 0559 UTC
BEVEL
NONE
SOLAR INTRUSIONS
NONE
TOM RENKEVENS
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH /SAB/
SATELLITE SERVICES DIVISION /SSD/
NOAA/NESDIS
THOMAS.RENKEVENS/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
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