Subject: Satellite Outage, MHS ANOMALY, Issued: APRIL 20, 2009 2115 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------080701070506080104080503 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic:* MHS-18 (Microwave Humidity Sensor) *Date/Time Issued:* APRIL 20, 2009 2115 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* All Products/No Useable Data *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* APRIL 19, 2009 1844 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End: *APRIL 20, 2009 1840 UTC *Length of Event:* 24 hours *Details/Specifics of Change:* MHS Instrument has successfully been recovered from 'Fault Mode' into its normal scanning mode at 1840Z. First good Orbit was received was NOAA-18 GAC rev 20186. *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. --------------080701070506080104080503 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Topic: MHS-18  (Microwave Humidity Sensor)

Date/Time Issued:  APRIL  20, 2009   2115 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  All Products/No Useable Data

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  APRIL 19, 2009   1844 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: APRIL 20, 2009    1840 UTC

Length of Event: 24 hours

Details/Specifics of Change: 

MHS Instrument has successfully been recovered from 'Fault Mode' into its normal scanning mode at 1840Z.  First good Orbit was received was NOAA-18 GAC rev 20186.

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.


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