Topic:
Scheduled Out-of-Plane Maneuver
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
20 October 2008, 1215UTC
Satellite(s) Involved:
MetOp-2/A
Instrument(s) Involved:
All instruments
Product(s) Involved/Affected:
All Products/earth location accuracy
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
23 October 2008, Time 1430 UTC
Details/Specifics of Change:
A MetOp-2/A out-of-plane maneuver is planned for October 23 at 1430 UTC. The AVHRR instrument will remain on and in scan mode. The geolocations will be questionable for several orbits.
Eumetsat has released the following information:
An out-of-plane manoeuvre is scheduled for 2008-10-23 14:30. Scheduled Instrument activity is approximately:
AMSU-A1 deactivation 2008-10-23 10:00. Activation 2008-10-23 15:30
AMSU-A2 deactivation 2008-10-23 10:00. Activation 2008-10-23 15:30
ASCAT deactivation 2008-10-23 10:00. Activation 2008-10-23 15:30
GOME deactivation 2008-10-23 13:00. Activation 2008-10-23 15:30
GRAS deactivation 2008-10-23 10:00. Activation 2008-10-23 15:30
HIRS deactivation 2008-10-23 10:00. Activation 2008-10-23 16:00
IASI deactivation 2008-10-23 10:00. Activation 2008-10-23 16:00
MHS deactivation 2008-10-23 10:00. Activation 2008-10-23 16:00
SEM deactivation 2008-10-23 10:00. Activation 2008-10-23 15:30
Further details will follow on D-3, 2008-10-20.
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Emily Harrod Emily.Harrod@noaa.gov 301-817-3882
Renee Smith-Dearing Renee.Smith@noaa.gov 301-817-4117
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