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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1913 APRIL 4... 2001
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 APRIL 02 TO MAY 01... 2001.
LUNAR INTRUSIONS
04/06 1420 TO 1712 UTC
04/08 1602 TO 1854 UTC
04/23 0237 TO 0707 UTC
BEVEL
04/21 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/22 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/24 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/25 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/26 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/27 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/28 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/29 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/30 0237 TO 0707 UTC
05/01 0237 TO 0707 UTC
SOLAR INTRUSIONS
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
04/19 0237 TO 0707 UTC
04/20 0237 TO 0707 UTC
FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF GOES-10 SINGLE CHORD OPERATIONS FOR
THE PERIOD APRIL 02 TO MAY 01... 2001.
LUNAR INTRUSIONS
04/08 2009 TO 2301 UTC
04/20 0502 TO 0753 UTC
04/23 0713 TO 1153 UTC
BEVEL
04/21 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/22 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/24 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/25 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/26 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/27 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/28 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/29 0713 TO 1153 UTC
04/30 0713 TO 1153 UTC
05/01 0713 TO 1153 UTC
SOLAR INTRUSIONS
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
04/19 0713 TO 1153 UTC
TOM RENKEVENS
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH /SAB/
SATELLITE SERVICES DIVISION /SSD/
NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD
THOMAS.RENKEVENS/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
DATA MANAGEMENT
DATA DISSEMINATION BRANCH
TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
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