20000405: GOES-10 EAST/WEST MANEUVER

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• Subject: 20000405: GOES-10 EAST/WEST MANEUVER
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 12:42:41 -0600

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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1642     APRIL 5... 2000

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
             NOAAPORT USERS

SUBJECT      GOES-10 EAST/WEST MANEUVER

EFFECTIVE DATE  APRIL 20... 2000

A GOES-10 EAST-WEST STATION KEEPING MANEUVER WILL BE
PERFORMED ON THURSDAY... APRIL 20... 2000 AT 1037 UTC.  FOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS THERE IS NO BACKUP
DATE DUE TO SOLAR INTRUSIONS IN THE EARTH SENSOR ON THE
PREFERRED DAY FOR THE MANEUVER...  AND DUE TO THE SATELLITE
DRIFTING OUTSIDE LEGAL ORBITAL LIMITS.  IF THE NWS REGIONS
HAVE ANY OPERATIONAL CONCERNS... PLEASE CONTACT THE NCEP
SDM /301-763-8298/ AT LEAST 6.5 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MANEUVER
TIME.

ON APRIL 20TH... THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIVE SCHEDULE WILL BE
EMPLOYED TO SUPPORT MANEUVER OPERATIONS //ASTERISK/NOTE
GOES-8 FULL DISC SCANNING TO PROVIDE COVERAGE DURING THE
MANEUVER./ASTERISK//

MANEUVER SCHEDULE BEGINS AT 0548 UTC

FROM 0600 UTC THROUGH 1021 UTC -- ROUTINE IMAGING AND
SOUNDINGS EXCEPT THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SCAN AT 0552 UTC
WILL BE CANCELED.

/THE 0830 UTC AND 0939 UTC NORTHERN HEMISHPHERE... THE 0900
UTC FULL DISK AND THE 0901 UTC SOUNDINGS ARE CANCELED DUE TO
SEASONAL SCAN INSTRUMENT SOLAR AVOIDANCE/

/ASTERISK/FROM 0815 UTC THROUGH 0945 UTC -- GOES-8 FULL DISK
IMAGING/ASTERISK/

FROM 1022 UTC THROUGH 1159 UTC -- NO GOES-10 IMAGES OR
SOUNDINGS

/ASTERISK/FROM 1015 UTC THROUGH 1214 UTC -- GOES-8 FULL DISK
IMAGING/ASTERISK/

FROM 1200 UTC THROUGH 1844 UTC -- GOES-10 ABBREVIATED FULL
DISK AND NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IMAGING... WITH
CONUS /ASOS-1/ SOUNDINGS.

1845 UTC -- GOES-10 ROUTINE SCAN OPERATIONS RESUME

EXPECT GOES-10 IMAGER AND SOUNDER GRIDDING OFFSETS FOR UP
TO SIX HOURS FOLLOWING THE MANEUVER.

STEVEN ARNETT
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH
NOAA/NESDIS/SSD
STEVE.ARNETT/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
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