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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1275 JULY 20 1998
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
NOAAPORT USERS
THE SATELLITE SERVICES DIVISION /SSD/ SWITCHED TO OPERATIONAL
USE OF GOES-10 DATA AROUND 0400 UTC ON JULY 18. PRODUCT
PROCESSING SUCH AS WINDS AND SOUNDING PRODUCTS WERE TURNED
OFF AT THAT TIME. THESE WILL RETURNED TO OPERATIONS AS SOON
AS SATELLITE ISSUES ARE RESOLVED. SSD PROVIDES IMAGERY TO
IN-HOUSE USERS GOESTAP AWIPS AND RAMSDIS. THERE WAS NO BREAK
IN IMAGERY AVAILABILITY FROM OUR FACILITY. HOWEVER THE
INFORMATION PROCESSING DIVISION /IPD/ HAS NOT MADE THE SWITCH
AS OF MONDAY MORNING JULY 20TH. IPD PROVIDES WEFAX EMWIN AND
DCS SERVICES ALONG WITH OTHER PRECESSES.
IMAGERY FROM GOES-9 WILL CONTINUE UNTIL GOES-9 IS DEACTIVATED.
DIRECT READOUT STATIONS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE DATA.
THE CURRENT PLAN FOR SATELLITE ACTIVITIES
GOES-10 MANEUVER TO START MOVEMENT TO THE WEST TUESDAY
MORNING... JULY 21 1998.
GOES-9 CONTINUE ACTIVITIES UNTIL DEACTIVATION ON MONDAY...
JULY 27 1998.
GOES-9 MANEUVER TO START MOVEMENT TO THE EAST TUESDAY
JULY 28 1998.
GOES-9 WILL BE PLACED INTO STORAGE MODE AT 105W.
THE MOVEMENT OF GOES-10 TO 135W IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 30
DAYS /1 DEGREE PER DAY / SO MY EXTRAPOLATION WOULD MEAN
ARRIVING ON STATION ABOUT AUGUST 20 1998.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT
STEVE ARNETT
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH
NOAA/NESDIS/SSD
STEVE.ARNETT NOAA.GOV
/301/-763-8051 EXT 109
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