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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1587 JANUARY 20... 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 JANUARY 19... 2000 TO FEBRUARY 17... 2000.
LUNAR INTRUSIONS
01/24 1846 TO 2138 UTC
01/27 2105 TO 2356 UTC
02/08 0237 TO 0835 UTC
02/11 0806 TO 1058 UTC
BEVEL
01/29 0237 TO 0707 UTC
01/30 0237 TO 0707 UTC
01/31 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/01 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/02 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/03 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/04 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/05 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/06 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/07 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/08 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/09 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/10 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/11 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/12 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/13 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/14 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/15 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/16 0237 TO 0707 UTC
02/17 0237 TO 0707 UTC
SOLAR INTRUSIONS
NONE
FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF GOES-10 SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 19... 2000 TO FEBRUARY 17... 2000.
LUNAR INTRUSIONS
01/24 2254 TO 0145 UTC
01/28 0112 TO 0403 UTC
02/08 0713 TO 1243 UTC
02/11 0713 TO 1506 UTC
BEVEL
01/28 0713 TO 1153 UTC
01/29 0713 TO 1153 UTC
01/30 0713 TO 1153 UTC
01/31 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/01 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/02 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/03 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/04 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/05 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/06 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/07 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/08 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/09 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/10 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/11 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/12 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/13 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/14 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/15 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/16 0713 TO 1153 UTC
02/17 0713 TO 1153 UTC
SOLAR INTRUSIONS
NONE
STEVE ARNETT
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH /SAB/
SATELLITE SERVICES DIVISION /SSD/
NOAA/NESDIS
STEVE.ARNETT/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
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