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NOAA 15 AVHRR Subsystem Summary

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Component Status:

Component
Description
Status
BASEPLATEAVHRR baseplateGreen
CHANNEL 1Spectral channel #1, 0.58-0.68 micro meters.Green
CHANNEL 2Spectral channel #2, 0.725-1.0 micro meters.Green
CHANNEL 3ASpectral channel #3A, 1.58-1.64 micro meters.Green
CHANNEL 3BSpectral channel #3B, 3.55-3.93 micro meters.Green
CHANNEL 4Spectral channel #4, 10.3-11.3 micro meters.Green
CHANNEL 5Spectral channel #5, 11.5-12.5 micro meters.Green
ELECTRONICSAVHRR ElectronicsGreen
OPTICSAVHRR Optical mirrors and telescopesGreen
PSUPower Supply UnitGreen
RADIANT COOLERAVHRR Radiant CoolerGreen
SCAN MOTORAVHRR Scan MotorYellow
Status Key
Status Color Meaning
GREEN
=
 Operational (or capable of)
YELLOW
=
 Operational with limitations (or Standby)

ORANGE
=
 Operational with Degraded Performance

RED
=
 Not Operational
BLANK
=
 No Status Reported

Subsystem History:

Date Time Component Description
05/30/200222:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR scan motor current surge
03/30/200219:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR Motor current surge and retreat color changed to Yellow for inconsistency
03/16/200219:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR Scan motor current surged to 226 mAmps (vs 160 nominal)
01/31/200200:00:00SCAN MOTORUpgraded from Yellow because no problems observed since Oct 01
10/28/200100:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR temps starting new uptrend
10/28/200100:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR scan motor current surges
08/23/200100:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR motor current runup
06/07/200100:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR motor current settled down
06/06/200100:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR motor current run-up (settled down on 6/7)
05/13/200100:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR motor current settled down
05/08/200100:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR Motor current runup
04/23/200100:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR data quality degrading
04/30/200000:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHR scan motor current surges
05/13/199816:24:00SCAN MOTOROn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 4On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 3BOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 3AOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 2On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 1On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00BASEPLATEOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00OPTICSOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00RADIANT COOLEROn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00ELECTRONICSOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00PSUOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 5On Orbit

 

 

 

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