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NOAA 17 Spacecraft Status Summary

Spacecraft Letter:	M	International Designation:	2002 032A	Catalog Number:	27453
Launch Date:	06/24/2002	Operational Date:	10/15/2002	Operational Status:	AM Backup

Notes:	On 6 November 2012 (12/311), STX1 was turned off at 02:50:00 UTC and STX2 was reconfigured to transmit HRPT via its Omni Antenna (RHCP) at 02:50:25 UTC. The reconfiguration was needed due to a severe drop in STX1's Output Power.

GAC:	Yes	HRPT:	Yes	STX-2/MSB
LAC:	No	APT:	Yes	VTX-1	137.5 MZ

LTAN:	19:02:32	Inclination Angle:	98.7(Deg)	Altitude:	810(Km)
		Precession Rate:	-4.62(min/month)	Period:	101.2(minutes)

Subsystem Status:

Subsystem	Description	Status
ADACS	Attitude Determination and Control System	Orange
AMSU-A1	Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A1	Red
AMSU-A2	Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A2	Green
AMSU-B	Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -B	Orange
AVHRR	Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer	Red
CCS	Command and Control System	Green
COMM	Communications	Yellow
DCS	Data Collection System	Green
DHS	Data Handling System	Green
DPLY	Deployment Subsystem
EPS	Electrical Power System	Yellow
FSW	Flight Software
GROUND	Polar Acquisition and Command System (PACS)
HIRS	High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder	Yellow
RCS	Reaction Control Subsystem
SARP	Search and Rescue Processor	Green
SARR	Search and Rescue Repeater	Green
SBUV	Solar Backscatter ultraviolet Radiometer	Green
SEM	Space Environment Monitor	Green
THERM	Thermal Control System	Green

Click on the subsystem name to get detailed status for that subsystem.

**Status Key**
Status Color		Meaning
GREEN	=	Operational (or capable of)
YELLOW	=	Operational with limitations (or Standby)
ORANGE	=	Operational with Degraded Performance
RED	=	Not Operational
BLUE	=	Functional but Turned Off
BLANK	=	No Status Reported