Topic: GOES-13 Operations Test
Message Issued: July 17, 2008, 1725 UTC
Satellites Impacted: GOES-13
Products Impacted: GOES-13 Imager and Sounder Data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 1, 2008
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Details
NESDIS Office of Satellite Operations (OSO)/Satellite Operations control
Center (SOCC) will be taking GOES-13 out of storage for a series of
tests beginning August 1, 2008. There will be a North/South maneuver
performed on the spacecraft on August 5, then an East/West maneuver on
August 7. Due to issues with the GOES-11 batteries, GOES-13 will
continue operations through the Fall 2008 eclipse season.
Following the INR startup to begin July 31, GOES-13 will operate the
imager and sounder from its position at 105 degrees West (navigation
summaries can be found at: http://noaasis.noaa.gov/cemscs/navsum.txt ):
Timeline:
July 31: INR Startup
August 1: GVAR begin: GOES-East schedule cadence
August 5: N/S Maneuver (time TBD, message will be sent to users)
August 7: E/W Maneuver (time TBD, message will be sent to users)
August 11 - 18: GOES-West schedule cadence
August 19 - October 16: GOES-East schedule cadence
TBD: GOES-13 back in storage
Detailed schedules and specifics of the GOES-12 (East) are available at:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/GOES/EAST/sched.html
Detailed schedules and specifics of the GOES-11 (West) are available at:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/GOES/WEST/sched.html
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Contact Information:
Brian Hughes
Satellite Services Division
NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD
301-763-8051 x106
Brian.Hughes@xxxxxxxx
See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other
satellite related messages.
See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov for full GOES scanning schedules.
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