[nws-changes] 20101215: NOAAPORT-GALAXY 15 Mitigation-Fwd: GALAXY-15 MITIGATION UPDATE

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20101215: NOAAPORT-GALAXY 15 Mitigation-Fwd: GALAXY-15 MITIGATION UPDATE
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:51:59 -0700

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       Wed Dec 15 20:40:34 2010 GMT

*NOXX01 KWBC 152030*
FROM - NWSTG
TO - ALL NOAAPORT-SBN CUSTOMERS
SUBJECT - GALAXY-15 MITIGATION UPDATE
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE AWIPS SATELLITE
PROVIDER TODAY HAS CONFIRMED THE RISK
FROM THE GALAXY 15 -ROGUE- SATELLITE
CURRENTLY TRAVERSING THE SES1 ORBITAL
POSITION WILL CEASE ON DECEMBER 18TH.
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RECONFIGURATION OF THE AWIPS SBN DATA
FLOW BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION
WILL BEGIN THIS SUNDAY.
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DEC 19TH - 0500Z
THE TEMPORARY MASTER GROUND STATION MSG
CONFIGURATION WILL BE REMOVED AND THE
AWIPS NOAAPORT-SBN UPLINK WILL BE
RETURNED TO THE BACKUP MGS STATION
LOCATED IN FAIRMONT WV.
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DEC 20TH 1515Z
THE AWIPS UPLINK WILL BE RETURNED TO
THE PRIMARY MGS LOCATED IN HAUPPAUGE NY.
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THE RETURN OF THE AWIPS NOAAPORT SBN
OPERATIONS TO THE BACKUP MASTER GROUND
STATION IN FAIRMONT WV OR TO THE PRIMARY
MASTER GROUND STATION IN HAUPPAUGE NY IS
NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY INTERRUPTIONS.
ANY PRODUCTS IMPACTED DURING THE
TRANSITION WILL BE RETRANSMITTED.
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NWSTG

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       Wed Dec 15 20:43:05 2010 GMT

*NOUS72 KNCF 152041*
ADMNCF
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SUBJECT:  GALAXY-15 MITIGATION PLANS
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THE POTENTIAL INTERFERENCE RISK IDENTIFIED BY THE
AWIPS SATTLITE BROADCAST NETWORK (SBN)  PROVIDER
WHEN THE GALAXY 15 ROUGE SATELLITE TRAVERSES THE SES-1
ORBITAL POSITION, WILL END ON DECEMBER 18TH.
.
ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 19TH AT 0500Z, THE TEMPORARY MASTER
GROUND STATION (MSG) CONFIGURATION WILL BE REMOVED AND THE
AWIPS UPLINK WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BACKUP MGS STATION
LOCATED IN FAIRMONT WV.   ON MONDAY DECEMBER 20TH AT 1515Z,
THE AWIPS UPLINK WILL BE RETURNED TO THE PRIMARY MGS
LOCATED IN HAUPPAUGE NY.
.
THE RETURN OF SBN OPERATIONS TO THE BACKUP MASTER GROUND
STATION IN FAIRMONT WV AND/OR TO THE PRIMARY MASTER GROUND
STATION IN HAUPPAUGE NY, IS NOT EXPECTED TO INTERRUPT TRAFFIC
ON THE AWIPS SBN.  ANY PRODUCTS IMPACTED BY THE RETURN TO
PRIMARY SBN OPERATIONS WILL BE REBROADCASTED OVER THE
AWIPS SBN.
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NCF/JAB