    |
Special Bulletins
Details of the Outage:
GOES-12 satellite is experiencing a Thruster leak. SOCC engineers are working on correcting the Thruster situation
Data Affected by the Outage: 0730Z CONS
Date and Time of the Outage: 3/03/2009 0730 UTC
Length of the Outage: Unknown
Details of the Outage:
GOES-12 satellite experienced a Thruster 5b leak this morning which caused the navigation to be affected and several
image/products were not available for transmission. The navigation situation has been corrected. However, SOCC
engineers are working on the correcting the Thruster situation.
Data Affected by the Outage:
The following images were not available for transmission:
1046Z SOUNDER, 1103Z SOUNDER, 1101Z CONUS,
1109 SHEMI, 1115Z NHEMI AND 1120Z
GULF OF MEXICO WINDS SOUNDING.
Date and Time of the Outage: 2/25/2009 0615 UTC
Length of the Outage: 2/25/2009 0615 UTC until 0915, 2009
Topic: GOES-11 Lunar Shadow February 24, 2009
Message Issued: February 24, 2009, 1325 UTC
Satellites Impacted: GOES-11 and GOES-12 Imagery
Products Impacted: GOES-11 Imager and Sounder Data and GOES-12 imager data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 24, 2009 1315 UTC
Details:
Due to a GOES-11 Lunar shadow on Feb 24, 1331 to 1500 UTC and 1730 to 1930 UTC, we will have frame cancellations.
The GOES-12 imager will be placed in Full Disk mode to cover for the GOES-11 cancellations:
The GOES-11 image and sounding cancellations are as follows:
1st Lunar Shadow: 1334Z - 1447Z
IMAGES CANCELED:
1315 - PACUS
1321 - S. Hemisphere
1330 - N. Hemisphere
1345 - PACUS
1351 - S. Hemisphere
1400 - N. Hemisphere
1415 - PACUS
1421 - S. Hemisphere
1430 - N. Hemisphere
1445 - PACUS
1451 - S. Hemisphere
1500 - N. Hemisphere
SOUNDINGS CANCELED:
1324Z - Hawaii
1401Z - CONUS
1424Z - Hawaii
1501Z - CONUS
2nd Lunar Shadow: 1750Z - 1907Z
IMAGES CANCELED:
1730 - N. Hemisphere
1745 - PACUS
1751 - S. Hemisphere
1800 - N. Hemisphere
1815 - PACUS
1821 - S. Hemisphere
1830 - N. Hemisphere
1845 - PACUS
1851 - S. Hemisphere
1900 - N. Hemisphere
1915 - PACUS
1921 - S. Hemisphere
1930 - N. Hemisphere
SOUNDINGS CANCELED:
1724Z - N. Pacific
1801Z - CONUS
1824Z - N. Pacific
1901Z - CONUS
1924Z - Hawaii
GOES-12 will perform Full disk imaging from 1315Z-1514Z and 1715Z-1944Z.
Topic: REMINDER: GOES-12 (GOES-East) East/West Maneuver February 24, 2009
Message Issued: February 23, 2009, 1615 UTC
Satellites Impacted: GOES-12 (GOES-East) and GOES-11 (GOES-West)
Products Impacted: GOES-12 (GOES-East) Imager and Sounder Data and GOES-11 (GOES-West) Imager Data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 24, 2009 1636 UTC
Details:
A GOES-12 (GOES-East) East-West Station Keeping maneuver will be performed on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 2250 UTC.
** Due to the GOES-12 Eclipse schedule beginning February 26, 2009, there will be no backup date scheduled for this maneuver **
On February 24, the following exclusive schedule will be employed to support maneuver operations:
(*PLEASE NOTE the scheduled GOES-11 (GOES-West) Full Disk scan period to support the primary GOES-12
(GOES-East) outage during the maneuver.*)
GOES-12 (GOES-East) Maneuver Schedule starts at 1636 UTC on February 24, 2009.
(Southern Hemisphere Scan at 1639 UTC is canceled)
From 1645 UTC through 2214 UTC -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Routine Imaging and Soundings.
From 2215 UTC through 2242 UTC -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Full Disk Imaging and Routine Soundings
*From 2245 UTC through 2344 UTC -- No GOES-12 (GOES-East) Imaging or Soundings*
**From 2230 UTC through 2359 UTC -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Full Disk Imaging**
From 24/2345 UTC through 25/0614 UTC -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Post Maneuver
Recovery Including:
* Full Disk Images (19 minute scan) at XX15 and XX45
* CONUS Soundings at XX46
* Due to Keep Out Zone schedule, 0415 UTC and 0545 UTC will be Northern Hemisphere Extended
* Due to Keep Out Zone schedule, 0445 UTC and 0515 UTC will be Northern Hemisphere
0615 UTC February 25 -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Routine Scan Operations Resume Expect GOES-12 (GOES-East) imager and sounder gridding offsets for up to
6 hours following the maneuver.
Topic: GOES-10 Imager and Sounder Patch Temperature Change
Message Issued: February 18, 2009, 1715 UTC
Satellites Impacted: GOES-10
Products Impacted: GOES-10 Imager and Sounder
Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 26, 2009 0315 UTC
Details: For users of the GOES-10 Imager and Sounder
On February 26, 2009, SOCC Engineers will change the GOES-10 Imager and Sounder patch temperatures from
their MID set points (101K and 100K respectively) to their LOW set-points (94K and 92.5K) at
approximately 03:15 UTC (22:15 ET on February 25, 2009)
The change will be done during keep out zone time and prior to eclipse to minimize the impact on users.
The temperature transition will take approximately 4 hours. The imager users may see slight data
degradation (venetian blinding) in the first few frames after the eclipse (5:15 S. America) until the
patch temperatures stabilize at their new lower set-points.
The signal to noise ratio will improve as a result of operation at a lower patch (detector) temperature.
The patch will be controlled at this temperature (94/92.5 K) until October 2009 when it will be switched
back to MID setting during the autumn eclipse/KOZ season.
MBCC will also be turned off at the time of the patch temp change and will be turned back on approximately
two days later.
Topic: GOES-12 RSO is scheduled for: February 18, 2009
Date/Time Issued: February 18, 2009 1235 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-12 Imager Data and Products
Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 18, 2009 1326 UTC
Date/Time of Expected End: February 19, 2009 0626 UTC
Length of Event: 17 hours
Impacts on Users and Significance: Increased number of GOES-12 CONUS scans, with decreased coverage for Southern
Hemisphere and smaller Northern Hemisphere scan.
User Actions: None.
Details/Specifics of Change: GOES-12 RSO due to Severe Weather, requested by the Storm Prediction Center.
Requestor: SPC
Location: Southeastern USA.
Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations Crew Leader at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 or
Satellite Analysis Branch Shift Supervisor at SABSupervisor@noaa.gov and 301-763-8444.
Topic: Reminder: GOES-11 (GOES-West) East/West Maneuver, February 18, 2009
Message Issued: February 4, 2009, 1530 UTC
Satellites Impacted: GOES-11 (GOES-West) and GOES-12 (GOES-East)
Products Impacted: GOES-11 (GOES-West) Imager and Sounder Data and GOES-12 (GOES-East) Imager Data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 17, 2009 2347 UTC
Details: A GOES-11 (GOES-West) East-West Station Keeping maneuver will be performed on Wednesday,
February 18, 2009 at 0100 UTC. The backup date for this maneuver is Friday, February 20, 2009.
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 February 17/18, the following exclusive schedule will be employed to support maneuver operations:
(*PLEASE NOTE the scheduled GOES-12(GOES-East) Full Disk scan period to support the primary GOES-11
(GOES-West) outage during the maneuver.*)
GOES-11 (GOES-West) Maneuver Schedule starts at 2347 UTC on February 17, 2009.
(Southern Hemisphere scan at 17/1951 UTC is canceled)
From 17/2351 UTC through 18/0042 UTC -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Routine Imaging and Soundings.
*From 18/0043 UTC through 18/0159 UTC -- No GOES-11 (GOES-West) Imaging or Soundings*
**From 18/0045 UTC through 18/0214 UTC -- GOES-12 Full Disk (30 minute) Imaging**
From 18/0200 UTC through 18/0749 UTC -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Post Maneuver Recovery Including:
* Full Disk Images (19 minute scan) at XX00 and XX30
* CONUS Soundings at XX01
0800 UTC February 18 -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Routine Scan Operations Resume
Expect GOES-11 (GOES-West) imager and sounder gridding offsets for up to 6 hours following the maneuver.
Topic: TBUS Bulletin Updates to remove NOAA-14, add NOAA-19
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued: 11 February 2009, 1850 UTC
Satellite(s) Involved: NOAA-14 and NOAA-19 (N Prime)
Instrument(s) Involved: All, Navigation
Product(s) Involved/Affected: TBUS Bulletins
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation: 5 February 2009, Time 1800 UTC
Details/Specifics of Change: On 11 February around 1800 UTC, NOAA completed updates to the TIROS Bulletin United States (TBUS) to reflect the following:
- Removed NOAA-12 (TBUS08), and NOAA-14 (TBUS02). NOAA12 was removed on 5 February; NOAA-14 removed on 11 February2009
- Established GOES-13 as the third GOES TBUS in the TBUS08 slot. Effective with the daily TBUS update at 0700 UTC on 5 February 2009
- Established NOAA-19 (N Prime) as TBUS02. Completed on 11 February 2009 around 1800 UTC
This will result in the following configuration:
Old |
Current |
|||
Bulletin Number |
SAT NAME |
SAT ID |
SAT NAME |
SAT ID |
TBUS01 |
NOAA-17 |
37 |
NOAA-17 |
37 |
TBUS02 |
NOAA-14 |
38 |
NOAA-19* |
40 |
TBUS03 |
NOAA-15 |
34 |
NOAA-15 |
34 |
TBUS04 |
NOAA-16 |
36 |
NOAA-16 |
36 |
TBUS05 |
GOES-11 |
GOES-11 |
||
TBUS06 |
GOES-12 |
GOES-12 |
||
TBUS07 |
NOAA-18 |
39 |
NOAA-18 |
39 |
TBUS08 |
NOAA-12 |
43 |
GOES-13 |
|
* CHANGES AFTER LAUNCH
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Emily Harrod Emily.Harrod@noaa.gov 301-817-3882 operations support
Marlin Perkins Marlin.O.Perkins@noaa.gov 301-817-4523 Direct Readout Services
Paul Seymour Paul.Seymour@noaa.gov 301-817-4521 Direct Readout Services
Web site(s) that contain other relevant information (where applicable):
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/PPP.html - History of level 1B notices
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html - All user notices
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/index.htm - SOCC polar satellite status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/index.htm - SOCC geostationary satellite status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.asp - SOCC morning reports
LRIT Product Anomaly:
Details of the Problem:
ESPC has been experiencing a partial disruption of the distribution of GOES data from the LRIT Domain 4
Communications Module. The issues were channel anomalies associated with the processing of GOES imagery
internally in the LRIT system. We have been monitoring the system for several hours and have detected no
further anomalies. We will continue to monitor the system over the next several hours but at this time
believe the problem to be corrected.
Data Affected by the Partial Distribution Interruption:
GOES-WEST IR, VS , and / or WV image channels but primarily IR channels
GOES-EAST IR, VS, and / or WV image channels but primarily VS and WV channels
Date and Time of the Partial Outage:
2/08/07, 0830 UTC
Length of the Partial Outage:
Partial outage of LRIT for approximately 4 days
Contact Point for Questions:
Please contact ESPC Operations at ESPCoperations@noaa.gov if you experience
any more problems with the products on the LRIT East or West Broadcast.
ESPC Operations OCL (Operations Crew Leader), 301-817-3880
Details of the Problem:
ESPC is experiencing a partial disruption of the distribution of GOES data from the LRIT Domain 4
Communications Module. The issues are channel anomalies associated with the processing of GOES imagery
internally in the LRIT system. The affected channels are different for the GOES-West and GOES-East
broadcast. A series of measures have been taken and are being undertaken in order to diagnose this
problem. This includes installing monitoring and “clean-up” scripts to assist in troubleshooting. At
approximately 3:00 PM EST, we will make a decision whether or not to move the LRIT processing to a “back-up”
server or remain with the primary servers for the overnight period and whether we feel further testing and
evaluation is necessary. Further notification will be delivered at that time.
Data Affected by the Partial Distribution Interruption:
GOES-WEST IR, VS , and / or WV image channels but primarily IR channels
GOES-EAST IR, VS, and / or WV image channels but primarily VS and WV channels
Date and Time of the Partial Outage: 2/08/07, 0830 UTC
Topic: GOES-11 (GOES-West) East/West Maneuver, February 18, 2009
Message Issued: February 4, 2009, 1530 UTC
Satellites Impacted: GOES-11 (GOES-West) and GOES-12 (GOES-East)
Products Impacted: GOES-11 (GOES-West) Imager and Sounder Data and GOES-12 (GOES-East) Imager Data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 17, 2009 2347 UTC
Details:
A GOES-11 (GOES-West) East-West Station Keeping maneuver will be performed on Wednesday, February 18, 2009
at 0100 UTC. The backup date for this maneuver is Friday, February 20, 2009. 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 February 17/18, the following exclusive schedule will be employed to support maneuver operations:
(*PLEASE NOTE the scheduled GOES-12 (GOES-East) Full Disk scan period to support the primary GOES-11
(GOES-West) outage during the maneuver.*)
GOES-11 (GOES-West) Maneuver Schedule starts at 2347 UTC on February 17, 2009. (Southern Hemisphere scan at 17/1951 UTC is canceled)
From 17/2351 UTC through 18/0042 UTC -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Routine Imaging and Soundings.
*From 18/0043 UTC through 18/0159 UTC -- No GOES-11 (GOES-West) Imaging or Soundings*
**From 18/0045 UTC through 18/0214 UTC -- GOES-12 Full Disk (30 minute) Imaging**
From 18/0200 UTC through 18/0749 UTC -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Post Maneuver Recovery Including:
* Full Disk Images (19 minute scan) at XX00 and XX30
* CONUS Soundings at XX01
0800 UTC February 18 -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Routine Scan Operations Resume
Expect GOES-11 (GOES-West) imager and sounder gridding offsets for up to 6 hours following the maneuver.
Topic: TBUS Bulletin Updates to add GOES-13, remove NOAA-12&14, add NOAA-19 (N Prime)
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued: 4 February 2009, 2050 UTC
Satellite(s) Involved: GOES-13, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, and NOAA-19 (N Prime)
Instrument(s) Involved: All, Navigation
Product(s) Involved/Affected: TBUS Bulletins
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation: 5 February 2009, Time 0700 UTC
Details/Specifics of Change: NOAA plans to update the TIROS Bulletin United States (TBUS) to reflect the following:
- Remove NOAA-12, TBUS08, and NOAA-14, TBUS02. Both satellites were decommissioned some time ago and are not needed
- Establish GOES-13 as the third GOES TBUS in the TBUS08 slot. This will be done effective with the daily TBUS update at 0700 UTC on 5 February 2009
- Establish NOAA-19 (N Prime) as TBUS02. This will be done once the spacecraft has been launched and established in orbit.
This will result in the following configuration:
Current |
Updated |
|||
Bulletin Number |
SAT NAME |
SAT ID |
SAT NAME |
SAT ID |
TBUS01 |
NOAA-17 |
37 |
NOAA-17 |
37 |
TBUS02 |
NOAA-14 |
38 |
NOAA-19* |
40 |
TBUS03 |
NOAA-15 |
34 |
NOAA-15 |
34 |
TBUS04 |
NOAA-16 |
36 |
NOAA-16 |
36 |
TBUS05 |
GOES-11 |
GOES-11 |
||
TBUS06 |
GOES-12 |
GOES-12 |
||
TBUS07 |
NOAA-18 |
39 |
NOAA-18 |
39 |
TBUS08 |
NOAA-12 |
43 |
GOES-13 |
|
* CHANGES AFTER LAUNCH
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Emily Harrod Emily.Harrod@noaa.gov 301-817-3882 operations support
Marlin Perkins Marlin.O.Perkins@noaa.gov 301-817-4523 Direct Readout Services
Paul Seymour Paul.Seymour@noaa.gov 301-817-4521 Direct Readout Services
Web site(s) that contain other relevant information (where applicable):
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/PPP.html - History of level 1B notices
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html - All user notices
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/index.htm - SOCC polar satellite status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/index.htm - SOCC geostationary satellite status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.asp - SOCC morning reports
To all GOES13 Users,
GOES13 Imaging has returned as of 030/2002z. Ground system engineers are still investigating into the cause of the ground system problem.
INR may be slightly out of spec and an INR recovery is in progress.
Data Affected by the Outage: GOES-13
Date and Time of the Outage: 01/30/2009 1645 UTC, 12:45, pm EST Length of the Outage: 01/30/2009 1645 UTC, 12:45, pm EST until 2002 UTC,
3:02 pm EST
To all GOES13 Users, GOES13 Imaging has stopped as of 030/1632z due to an ongoing ground system problem.
The SSGS engineering team are currently working the problem and hopefully will have it resolved soon.
Data Affected by the Outage: GOES-13
Date and Time of the Outage: 01/29/2009 1645 UTC, 12:45, pm EST Length of the Outage: Until further notice
The GOES-12 navigation problem that occurred yesterday (January 28th, 2009) has been corrected as of the 20:15Z image.
GOES-12 Outage:
At 22:40Z on Jan 27, 2009, GOES-12 had a re-occurrence of a thruster leak which caused a Yaw momentum build up.
This caused the navigation to be off by approximately 20 scan lines. As of 17:15Z the navigation is still off and
engineers are working on the problem. It should be fixed within a couple of hours.
Data Affected by the Outage: GOES-12
Date and Time of the Outage: 01/27/2009 2240 UTC, 6:40 PM, EST Length of the Outage: Until further notice
NESDIS Office of Satellite Operations (OSO) and Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (OSDPD) have
monitored GOES-12 overnight, with Image and Navigation Registration (INR) recovery successful. GOES-12 will be placed back as
operational GOES-East at 1500 UTC.
At 1500 UTC, all products including but not limited to GINI (AWIPS), ESPC Remappers, GOES Derived products, Radiances, Satellite
Cloud Products (SCP), LRIT will switch back to GOES-12. ESPC personnel will closely monitor data and products during the
changeover.
Users receiving GVAR directly from GOES-12 should be receiving GOES-12 imager and sounder data. GOES-12 is currently running the
INR recovery schedule (19-minute Full Disk scans at XX:15 and XX:45 UTC with CONUS soundings at XX:46). OSDPD and OSO will
coordinate on when GOES-12 will be placed back into routine mode.
Users obtaining GOES-13 GVAR directly from GOES-13 are recommended to switch back to GOES-12. GOES-13 will remain in a GOES-East
scanning schedule until OSO and OSDPD determine that GOES-12 is stable for operational GOES-East activity.
GOES-13 is located at 105 degrees West and has WMO Satellite ID #257
GOES-12 is located at 75 degrees West and has WMO Satellite ID #256
Resources at the following web sites may help in determining yourspecific elevation and angle for your receiving dish:
http://www.satcomresources.com/Look-Angle-Calculator
http://www.satsig.net/ssazelm.htm
UPDATE #12 1/5/2009 @ 1230 UTC
GOES-12 has undergone a successful anti-ice decontamination of the imager, and is slated to return to imaging and sounding on Monday,
January 5, 2009 at 1500 UTC. At this time, GOES-12 will be placed on an Image and Navigation Recovery (INR) schedule (19 minute Full Disk
scans at XX:15 and XX:45, CONUS Soundings at XX:46). The length of the INR recovery schedule will depend on the successful INR recovery
of GOES-12. GOES-13 will be maintained as GOES-East through the GOES-12 INR recovery period.
For users pointing directly to GOES-12 and obtaining GOES-13 GVAR: At 1500 UTC on 1/5/09, GOES-12 GVAR will commence directly from GOES-12,
but image navigation and registration may be out of desired specifications for a period of time. Users may want to consider adjusting their
antennae to obtain GVAR directly from GOES-13.
** ESPC will continue to produce operational GOES-East product from GOES-13 (Remapper, GINI/AWIPS, radiances, derived products, interpretive
products) during the GOES-12 INR recovery. ESPC will monitor GOES-12 data, and if INR recovery is successful, switch GOES-East operations
back to GOES-12 on or about Tuesday, January 6 at 1500 UTC. **
GOES-12 will be maintained at Midnight Black Body Calibration Correction (MBCC) Mode 1 (instant averaging) until Thursday, January 8th when
SOCC will switch calibration mode back to MBCC Mode 3 (4 day averaging). SOCC reports a 10-20 percent signal gain on GOES-12 following the
successful decontamination.
Background Notes:
GOES-13 is located at 105 degrees West and has WMO Satellite ID #257
GOES-12 is located at 75 degrees West and has WMO Satellite ID #256
Resources at the following web sites may help in determining your specific elevation and angle for your receiving dish:
http://www.satcomresources.com/Look-Angle-Calculator
http://www.satsig.net/ssazelm.htm
Satellite imagery is being produced for AWIPS and SATEPSDIST users from GOES-13.
GOES derived products (winds, soundings) from NESDIS are being produced from GOES-13.
For ground ingest software, you may need to contact your ingest hardware/software provider for any relevant updates to your
system in order to ingest GOES-13 data.
To account for some noted striping in imager and sounder data from GOES-13, the SOCC implemented SPS Calibration Bias Mode
(from 2 instead of 1) and MBCC (Midnight Blackbody Calibration Correction) at 1900 UTC on Wednesday December 17.
GVAR and Calibration information for GOES satellites can be found at:
http://www.osd.noaa.gov/gvar/gvardownload.htm
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/goes-calibration/index.htm
Coverage and corner points of sector scans for GOES-13 are now found at:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/GOES/EAST/g13sectors.html
Prior messages on this event can be found at:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/bulletins.html
An update will be provided as details of the recovery are made available, or sooner if conditions warrant.
Data Affected by the Outage: All products from GOES-12
Date and Time of the Outage: 12/14/08, 2218 UTC , 5:18 pm EST
Length of the Outage: Unknown
Status of the GOES-12 Anomaly:
For the thruster problems on GOES-12, there has been NO leak seen today. SOCC (Satellite Operations Control Center) engineers
will monitor GOES-12 for a few days for further analysis, prior to any decision for an attempt to return GOES-12 to GOES-East
primary operations. There are no current plans to move GOES-13 from its current location at 105 West.
In the meantime, we will be running in the current configuration until further notice. GOES-13 GVAR data will continue to be
sent out to users via both GOES-12 and GOES-13. Broadcast services of LRIT, EMWIN, and DCS are being routed through GOES-12.
GOES-East direct broadcast users may want to adjust their antennas to obtain data directly from GOES-13.
To account for some noted striping in imager and sounder data from GOES-13, the SOCC implemented SPS Calibration Bias Mode
(from 2 instead of 1) and MBCC (Midnight Blackbody Calibration Correction) at 1900 UTC today.
Notes:
There will be a GOES-13 East/West maneuver tomorrow, Thursday December 18 in order to keep GOES-13 on station. Data will be
out from 2258Z-2314Z.
GOES-13 is located at 105 degrees West and has WMO Satellite ID #257
GOES-12 is located at 75 degrees West and has WMO Satellite ID #256
Satellite imagery is being produced for AWIPS and SATEPSDIST users from GOES-13.
GOES derived products (winds, soundings) from NESDIS are being produced from GOES-13.
For ground ingest software, you may need to contact your ingest hardware/software provider for any relevant updates to your
system in order to ingest GOES-13 data.
Coverage and corner points of sector scans for GOES-13 are now found at:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/GOES/EAST/g13sectors.html
Prior messages on this event can be found at:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/bulletins.html
An update will be provided by 5PM on Friday, Dec 19th, or sooner if conditions warrant.
Data Affected by the Outage: All products from GOES-12
Date and Time of the Outage: 2218 UTC , 5:18 pm EST
Length of the Outage: Unknown
Topic: GOES-13 East/West Maneuver December 18, 2008
Message Issued: December 17, 2008, 1400 UTC
Satellites Impacted: GOES-13 Products Impacted: GOES-13 Imager and Sounder Data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 18, 2008 2220 UTC
Details: A GOES-13 East-West Station Keeping maneuver will be performed on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 2259 UTC.
**This is an emergency maneuver needed to maintain GOES-13 as GOES-East operations while GOES-12 experiences a
thruster anomaly. Therefore, there is no back-up day for this maneuver.**
On December 18, the following exclusive schedule will be employed to support maneuver operations:
GOES-13 Maneuver Schedule starts at 2220 UTC on December 18, 2008.
*From 2258 UTC through 2314 UTC -- No GOES-13 Imaging or Soundings*
2315 UTC December 18 -- GOES-13 Routine Scan Operations Resume
Topic: EUMETSAT Swap of Meteosat-9 and Meteosat-8: December 1-9, 2008
Message Issued: December 1, 2008, 1400 UTC
Satellites Impacted: Meteosat-9 and Meteosat-8
Products Impacted: All Meteosat-9 data and products from NOAA, including the Meteosat-9 DOMSAT Service
Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 1, 2008 1200 UTC
Details: NOAA has received the following bulletin from EUMETSAT:
Meteosat Prime Service During Meteosat-9 Spacecraft Decontamination As part of routine spacecraft operations,
a Meteosat-9 spacecraft decontamination will be performed between 1 - 9 December 2008. During this period the
Meteosat-9 SEVIRI Image and Meteorological Product services will be unavailable and will be replaced by the
equivalent services from Meteosat-8. Meteosat-8 data will be rectified to 0 degrees during the decontamination period.
The period of Meteosat-8 data to take the place of Meteosat-9 is scheduled from December 1, 2008 at 1200 UTC to
December 9, 2008 at 1200 UTC.
NOAA retransmission of encrypted Meteosat data, uplinked from the Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station, should
not be affected. For users accessing Meteosat data via DOMSAT, NOAA will forward the Meteosat-8 encryption keys prior
to the start of the planned Meteosat-8 swap (December 1, 2008 at 1200 UTC)
Meteosat-8 data will be rectified to 0 degrees during the decontamination period.
More information can be found at:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Media/News/707918?l=en
Assignment of GTS Bulletin headers for Meteosat-8 products can be found at:
http://www.eumetsat.int/groups/ops/documents/document/pdf_gts_bulletinheaders_decont.pdf
UPDATE: 12/15/2008, 0845 UTC, 03:45 AM, EST
UPDATE: GOES-13 will be switched to GOES-East beginning at 0500 UTC (12:00 p.m. EST).
Details of the Outage: At around 2200 UTC, GOES-12 s uffered a thruster anomaly causing the suspension of
GOES-12 imaging and sounding schedules. At 2303 UTC, GOES-11 (GOES-West) was placed into Full Disk mode to
cover for the GOES-12 outage. At that time, the GOES ingest a nd NOAAPORT Interface (GINI) was switched to
alternate mode to allow delivery of GOES-11 data to East users.
At around 0500 UTC, once ingest of GOES-13 data is verified by ESPC, the GINI and all GOES-East products will
be fed with GOES-13 imager and sounder data.
ALL Services (LRIT, EMWIN, DCS, SARSAT) will remain on GOES-12, and GOES-13 GVAR will be retransmitted through
GOES-12. Users currently receiving services including GVAR from GOES-12 should not need to repoint to GOES-13.
It is anticipated that this configuration will remain in place for at least 24 hours.
Data Affected by the Outage: All products from GOES-12
Date and Time of the Outage: 2218 UTC , 5:18 pm
EST Length of the Outage: Unknown
Topic: EUMETSAT Swap of Meteosat-9 and Meteosat-8: December 1-9, 2008
Message Issued: December 1, 2008, 1400 UTC
Satellites Impacted: Meteosat-9 and Meteosat-8
Products Impacted: All Meteosat-9 data and products from NOAA, including the Meteosat-9 DOMSAT Service
Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 1, 2008 1200 UTC
Details: NOAA has received the following bulletin from EUMETSAT:
Meteosat Prime Service During Meteosat-9 Spacecraft Decontamination As part of routine spacecraft operations,
a Meteosat-9 spacecraft decontamination will be performed between 1 - 9 December 2008. During this period the
Meteosat-9 SEVIRI Image and Meteorological Product services will be unavailable and will be replaced by the
equivalent services from Meteosat-8. Meteosat-8 data will be rectified to 0 degrees during the decontamination period.
The period of Meteosat-8 data to take the place of Meteosat-9 is scheduled from December 1, 2008 at 1200 UTC to
December 9, 2008 at 1200 UTC.
NOAA retransmission of encrypted Meteosat data, uplinked from the Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station, should
not be affected. For users accessing Meteosat data via DOMSAT, NOAA will forward the Meteosat-8 encryption keys prior
to the start of the planned Meteosat-8 swap (December 1, 2008 at 1200 UTC)
Meteosat-8 data will be rectified to 0 degrees during the decontamination period.
More information can be found at:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Media/News/707918?l=en
Assignment of GTS Bulletin headers for Meteosat-8 products can be found at:
http://www.eumetsat.int/groups/ops/documents/document/pdf_gts_bulletinheaders_decont.pdf
Topic: GOES-11 RSO is scheduled for: Nov 26, 2008 Date/Time Message Issued: Nov 26, 2008 1301 UTC
Satellite Involved: GOES-11
Instrument Involved: Imager
Products Affected: GOES-11 Imagery
Date/Time of Initial Implementation: Nov 26, 2008 1333 UTC
Details:
Start date: Nov 26, 2008 J/D-331
Start time: 1333 UTC
End date: Nov 26, 2008 J/D-331
End time: 2033 UTC
Reason: Heavy rain fall across Southern Nevada
Topic: GOES-12 (GOES-East) North/South Maneuver December 2, 2008
Message Issued: November 20, 2008, 1230 UTC
Satellites Impacted: GOES-12 (GOES-East) and GOES-11 (GOES-West)
Products Impacted: GOES-12 (GOES-East) Imager and Sounder Data and GOES-11 (GOES-West) Imager Data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 2, 2008 1136 UTC A GOES-12 (GOES-East) North-South Station Keeping
maneuver will be performed on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 1739 UTC.
For National Weather Service operations: The backup date for this maneuver is Thursday, December 4, 2008.
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 December 2, the following exclusive schedule will be employed to support maneuver operations:
(*PLEASE NOTE the scheduled GOES-11 (GOES-West) Full Disk scan period to support the primary GOES-12
(GOES-East) outage during the maneuver.*)
GOES-12 (GOES-East) Maneuver Schedule starts at 1136 UTC on December 2, 2008. (Southern Hemisphere
Scan at 1139 UTC is canceled)
From 1145 UTC through 1644 UTC -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Routine Imaging and Soundings.
From 1645 UTC through 1714 UTC -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Full Disk Imaging and Routine Soundings
*From 1715 UTC through 1914 UTC -- No GOES-12 (GOES-East) Imaging or Soundings*
**From 1700 UTC through 1929 UTC -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Full Disk Imaging**
From 2/1915 UTC through 3/0314 UTC -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Post Maneuver Recovery Including:
* Full Disk Images (19 minute scan) at XX15 and XX45
* CONUS Soundings at XX46
0315 UTC December 3 -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Routine Scan Operations Resume
Expect GOES-12 (GOES-East) imager and sounder gridding offsets for up to
6 hours following the maneuver.
RAPID SCANNING SERVICE: METEOSAT-8
Due to a Meteosat-8 East-West station keeping manoeuvre on 11/11/08 at 07:28:30 UTC.
Users may experience degraded image quality following the manoeuvre for up to 3 hours.
Users may experience degraded meteorological product quality following the manoeuvre for up to 3 hours.
Topic:Visible calibration update for month of November 2008
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued: 30 October 2008, 2030 UTC Satellite(s) Involved:NOAA-16, 17, 18, & MetOp-2/A
Instrument(s) Involved:AVHRR
Product(s) Involved/Affected: All Products from channels 1, 2, and 3a.
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation: 12 November 2008, Time TBD UTC
Details/Specifics of Change: Please note that due to the holiday on November 11, the November monthly
AVHRR visible calibration update will occur on November 12, 2008.
The following update of the calibration coefficients for MetOp-2/A,
NOAA-18, 17, &16 are recommended for November 12.
These coefficients are intended to be optimal on November 25, 2008,
in the middle of the two scheduled updates.
Metop-A/2
Ch_1_lo = 0.05297*count - 2.142, count<501.00
Ch_1_hi = 0.1565*count - 54.02, count>501.00
Ch_2_lo = 0.06283*count - 2.497, count<500.00
Ch_2_hi = 0.1866*count - 64.43, count>500.00
Ch_3_lo = 0.03161*count - 1.299, count<502.00
Ch_3_hi = 0.2196*count - 95.65, count>502.00
-----------------------------------------------------
NOAA-18 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo = 0.05344*count - 2.107, count<501.00
Ch_1_hi = 0.1593*count - 54.80, count>501.00
Ch_2_lo = 0.06140*count - 2.419, count<500.00
Ch_2_hi = 0.1842*count - 64.19, count>500.00
-----------------------------------------------------
NOAA-17 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo = 0.05615*count - 2.247, count<501.12
Ch_1_hi = 0.1649*count - 56.71, count>501.12
Ch_2_lo = 0.06756*count - 2.652, count<500.73
Ch_2_hi = 0.2011*count - 69.62, count>500.73
Ch_3_lo = 0.03280*count - 1.383, count<501.37
Ch_3_hi = 0.2299*count - 100.37, count>501.37
---------------------------------------------------
NOAA-16 AVHRR
Ch_1_lo = 0.05668*count - 2.185, count<498.96
Ch_1_hi = 0.1654*count - 56.22, count>498.96
Ch_2_lo = 0.06185*count - 2.336, count<500.16
Ch_2_hi = 0.1822*count - 62.54, count>500.16
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Emily Harrod Emily.Harrod@noaa.gov
301-817-3882 operations support
Xiangqian Wu Xiangqian.Wu@noaa.gov 301-763-8136 x 138 instrument scientist
Web site(s) that contain other relevant information (where applicable):
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/PPP.html - History of level 1B notices
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html - All user notices
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/index.htm - SOCC polar satellite status
Topic: GOES-12 (GOES-East) East/West Maneuver November 3/4, 2008
Message Issued: October 28, 2008, 1130 UTC
Satellites Impacted: GOES-12 (GOES-East) and GOES-11 (GOES-West)
Products Impacted: GOES-12 (GOES-East) Imager and Sounder Data and
GOES-11 (GOES-West) Imager Data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 3, 2008 1636 UTC
Details: A GOES-12 (GOES-East) East-West Station Keeping maneuver will be performed on Monday, November 3,
2008 at 2257 UTC. For National Weather Service operations: The backup date for this maneuver is Thursday,
November 6, 2008. 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 November 3, the following exclusive schedule will be employed to support maneuver operations: (*PLEASE NOTE the scheduled GOES-11
(GOES-West) Full Disk scan period to support the primary GOES-12 (GOES-East) outage during the maneuver.*)
GOES-12 (GOES-East) Maneuver Schedule starts at 1636 UTC on November 3, 2008. (Southern Hemisphere Scan at 1639 UTC is canceled)
From 3/1645 UTC through 3/2214 UTC -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Routine Imaging and Soundings.
From 3/2215 UTC through 3/2244 UTC -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Full Disk Imaging and Routine Soundings
*From 3/2245 UTC through 4/0014 UTC -- No GOES-12 (GOES-East) Imaging or Soundings*
**From 3/2230 UTC through 4/0029 UTC -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Full Disk Imagin **
From 4/0015 UTC through 4/0614 UTC -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Post Maneuver Recovery Including:
* Full Disk Images (19 minute scan) at XX15 and XX45
* CONUS Soundings at XX46
0615 UTC November 4 -- GOES-12 (GOES-East) Routine Scan Operations Resume Expect GOES-12 (GOES-East)
imager and sounder gridding offsets for up to 6 hours following the maneuver.
NOAA is experiencing degradation of NOAA-18 AVHRR products. The degraded products are noticeable since sensing
time 21:18 on 30.09.2008. We are investigating our system to try to identify the cause. More information will follow when available.
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