Subject: Satellite Outage, MHS ANOMALY, Issued: APRIL 24, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070300070506020409070904 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Recovery of the NOAA-19 MHS is complete. * NOAA-19 MHS has successfully been recovered from its 'Faut Mode' to 'Normal Scan Mode' during the Rev. 1087F at 1350Z. All performance parameters are back in nominal operating status at present. ************************************************************************************** *Topic:* MHS-19 (Microwave Humidity Sounder) *Date/Time Issued:* April 24, 2009 1715 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* All Products *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* April 24, 2009 0328 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End:* April 24, 2009 1348 UTC *Length of Event:* 10 hours and 20 minutes *Details/Specifics of Change:* NOAA and EUMETSAT Engineers have completed their analysis. The cause of the MHS entering Fault Mode is due an aburpt increase in the Reflector Drive Motor (RDM) and Flywheel Drive Motor (FDM) currents. The event occurred over the South Atlantic Anomaly region. This anomaly has been seen in both METOP-A and NOAA-18. SOCC engineers will commanded the MHS to nominal at 9:48 EDT/ 1348 UTC). *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. --------------070300070506020409070904 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Recovery of the NOAA-19 MHS is complete.  NOAA-19 MHS has successfully been recovered from its
'Faut Mode' to 'Normal Scan Mode' during the Rev. 1087F at 1350Z.  All performance parameters
are back in nominal operating status at present.

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Topic: MHS-19  (Microwave Humidity Sounder)

Date/Time Issued:  April  24, 2009   1715 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  All Products

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  April 24, 2009  0328 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  April 24, 2009 1348 UTC

Length of Event:  10 hours and 20 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change:

NOAA and EUMETSAT Engineers have completed their analysis. The cause of the MHS entering Fault Mode
is due  an aburpt increase in the Reflector Drive Motor (RDM) and Flywheel Drive Motor (FDM) currents. 
The event occurred over the South Atlantic Anomaly region.  This anomaly has been seen in both METOP-A
and NOAA-18. SOCC engineers will commanded the MHS to nominal at 9:48 EDT/ 1348 UTC).

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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