In case you didn’t hear...there will be more testing before it is finally
commissioned one week from today.
Gilbert
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> *SUBJECT: ADMINISTRATIVE (UPDATE #1): UPDATED INFORMATION ON GOES-16 DRIFT AND
> TRANSITION PLAN, ISSUED: DECEMBER 13, 2017 1830 UTC
> UPDATE #1: GRB WILL RESUME BY 1615 UTC ON DECEMBER 14, 2017. ALL OTHER DATA
> FLOWS WILL RESUME BETWEEN 1530-1545 UTC AS ORIGINALLY INDICATED.
>
>
> TOPIC: GOES-16 DRIFT AND TRANSITION PLAN
>
> DATE/TIME ISSUED: DECEMBER 13, 2017 1830 UTC
>
> PRODUCT(S) OR DATA IMPACTED: ALL GOES-16 ABI, GLM, SUVI, SEISS, MAG, AND
> EXIS PRODUCTS
>
> DATE/TIME OF INITIAL IMPACT: NOVEMBER 30, 2017 1300 UTC
>
> DATE/TIME OF EXPECTED END: DECEMBER 20, 2017 TBD UTC
>
> LENGTH OF OUTAGE: SEE DETAILS BELOW.
>
> DETAILS/SPECIFICS OF CHANGE: THE GOES-16 DRIFT AND TRANSITION PLAN REMAINS
> LARGELY UNCHANGED FROM THE DECEMBER 6, 2017 NOTIFICATION. THIS NOTIFICATION
> SERVES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND MINOR UPDATES.
> ANOTHER NOTIFICATION UPDATE WILL BE SENT THIS WEEK. ALL PLANS AND DATES ARE
> SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
>
> GOES-16 COMPLETED DRIFT ON DECEMBER 11, 2017 AND IS POSITIONED IN ITS FINAL
> OPERATIONAL LOCATION OF 75.2 DEGREES WEST.
>
> ON DECEMBER 14, 2017 BETWEEN 1530-1545 UTC, GOES-13 DIRECT GVAR WILL BE
> DISABLED. GOES-13 GVAR AND LRIT WILL BE RELAYED THROUGH GOES-14 GVAR UNTIL
> JANUARY 3, 2018 AT WHICH TIME THE GOES-13 GVAR RELAY THROUGH GOES-14 GVAR
> WILL BE DISABLED AND THE SATELLITE WILL BEGIN DRIFTING ON JANUARY 4TH TO
> ITS STORAGE LOCATION AT 60 DEGREES WEST.
>
> ON DECEMBER 14, 2017 BETWEEN 1530-1545 UTC, DATA FLOW RESUMES TO USERS OF
> THE SBN, PDA, GNC-A, AND CLASS IN THE SAME MANNER IN WHICH THEY WERE
> DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO SATELLITE DRIFT. GRB, DCS, HRIT-EMWIN, AND SARSAT WILL
> BE ENABLED AS SOON AS GOES-13 DIRECT GVAR IS DISABLED IN THIS TIME PERIOD.
> ADDITIONAL TESTING WILL OCCUR AFTER DATA FLOW RESUMES AND GOES-13 WILL
> REMAIN THE OPERATIONAL GOES-EAST SATELLITE UNTIL GOES-16 IS DECLARED THE
> OPERATIONAL GOES-EAST SATELLITE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 20, 2017.
>
> A NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT IN ADVANCE OF THE OFFICIAL GOES-16 OPERATIONAL
> DECLARATION AND PRIOR TO DISABLING GOES-13 ON JANUARY 3, 2018.
>
> KEY POINTS:
>
> -
>
> DECEMBER 6, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 UTC, THE METADATA IN ALL GOES-16
> DATA FILES FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS CHANGED FROM GOES-TEST TO GOES-EAST
> -
>
> DECEMBER 7, 2017: GOES-13 GVAR RELAY THROUGH GOES-14 GVAR BEGAN (GOES-13
> GVAR STILL TRANSMITS UNTIL DECEMBER 14TH TO ALLOW USERS TIME TO REPOINT
> ANTENNAS)
> -
>
> DECEMBER 11, 2017: GOES-16 DRIFT ENDED AND CALIBRATION ACTIVITIES BEGAN
> -
>
> DECEMBER 14, 2017: GOES-13 GVAR AND LRIT AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH GOES-14
> GVAR AS OF 1545 UTC
> -
>
> DECEMBER 14, 2017: BETWEEN 1530-1545 UTC GOES-16 DATA DISTRIBUTION
> RESUMES
> -
>
> GOES-16 GRB, DCS, HRIT/EMWIN AND SARSAT ARE ACTIVATED
> -
>
> DATA FLOW RESUMES TO USERS OF THE SBN, PDA, GNC-A, AND CLASS IN THE
> SAME MANNER IN WHICH THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO TRANSITION
> TO GOES-EAST
> -
>
> GOES-16 PRODUCTS CONTINUE VALIDATION TOWARDS PROVISIONAL AND FULL
> MATURITY LEVELS
> -
>
> GOES-13 REMAINS THE OPERATIONAL GOES-EAST SATELLITE UNTIL GOES-16 IS
> DECLARED THE OPERATIONAL GOES-EAST SATELLITE
> -
>
> DECEMBER 14-20, 2017: GOES-EAST OPERATIONAL STATUS WILL BE DECLARED FOR
> GOES-16
> -
>
> PROVISIONAL PRODUCTS (ABI L1B AND CMI) NO LONGER REQUIRE
> PRELIMINARY, NON-OPERATIONAL DATA CAVEAT LANGUAGE
> -
>
> NO MANEUVERS / SPECIAL OPERATIONS DURING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
> -
>
> NO GOES-EAST TRANSITION / INTERRUPTION DURING DESIGNATED CRITICAL
> WEATHER DAYS
> -
>
> JANUARY 3, 2018: GOES-13 WILL STOP TRANSMITTING DATA
> -
>
> JANUARY 4, 2018: GOES-13 WILL BEGIN DRIFT TO STORAGE LOCATION
> -
>
> JANUARY 22, 2018: GOES-13 WILL REACH STORAGE LOCATION AT 60 DEGREES WEST
>
>
> CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: KATHRYN MOZER AT
> KATHRYN.MOZER@xxxxxxxx OR SPSD.USERSERVICES@xxxxxxxx
>
> WEB SITE(S) FOR APPLICABLE INFORMATION:
>
> SEE HTTP://WWW.GOES-R.GOV/USERS/TRANSITIONTTOOPERATIONS.HTML OR
> HTTP://WWW.OSPO.NOAA.GOV/OPERATIONS/GOES/16/TRANSITION.HTML FOR ADDITIONAL
> INFORMATION.
>
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