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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 ----------------------------------------- DetailsNESDIS 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 ---------------------------------------- Contact Information: Brian Hughes Satellite Services Division NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD 301-763-8051 x106 Brian.Hughes@xxxxxxxxSee 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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