Subject: Administrative: GOES-16 Drift and Transition Plan, --94eb2c1a686857d073055a1c8272 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" *Topic*: GOES-16 Drift and Transition Plan *Date/Time Issued: *September 26, 2017 1915 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* All GOES-16 ABI, GLM, SUVI, SEISS, and EXIS products *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* November 30, 2017 1800 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End:* December 14, 2017 2144 UTC *Length of Outage:* See details below. *Details/Specifics of Change:* The GOES-16 drift and transition plan is now available. GOES-16 will begin drifting to its final operational location of 75.2 degrees West on November 30, 2017 at 1800 UTC. It will complete drift on December 11, 2017, a rate of 1.41 degrees per day and will resume nominal operations on December 14, 2017. *During the drift period, five instruments (ABI, GLM, SUVI, SEISS, and EXIS) will be placed in safe or diagnostic modes and will not be** capturing or distributing data*. GRB, DCS, HRIT/EMWIN, and SARSAT will be disabled during drift. This is due to X-band radiofrequency downlink interference. Only MAG will continue to operate with nominal data distribution. On December 7, 2017 GOES-13 GVAR will begin relay through GOES-14 and will be available through both satellites until December 14, 2017 at which time GOES-13 GVAR will only be transmitted through GOES-14. GOES-13 GVAR users will need to repoint their antennas to 105 degrees West to maintain receipt of GOES-13 data. Once GOES-16 reaches 75.2 degrees West on December 11, 2017, there will be three days of calibration activity. All instruments will resume nominal operations on December 14, 2017 and GOES-16 will officially become GOES-East. There will be a three week period of overlap with GOES-13, which will remain at 75 degrees West, after GOES-16 becomes GOES-East. GOES-13 will remain on and provide data until January 2, 2018 at which time it will begin drifting to its storage location at 60 degrees West. During this period of overlap, GOES-13 GVAR will be relayed through GOES-14. Additional information will be communicated as needed. Key points: - November 30, 2017 GOES-16 drift begins 1800 UTC - December 7, 2017 GOES-13 GVAR relay through GOES-14 begins - December 11, 2017 GOES-16 drift ends - During drift, no instrument data will be captured or distributed from ABI, GLM, EXIS, SUVI, and SEISS. MAG data will still be distributed. - During drift, GRB, DCS, HRIT/EMWIN, and SARSAT will be disabled - December 14, 2017 GOES-16 resumes nominal operations and GOES-East operational status after calibration activities - December 14, 2017 GOES-13 GVAR available only through GOES-14 - No maneuvers / special operations during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays - No GOES-East transition / interruption during designated Critical Weather Days - January 2, 2018 GOES-13 will stop transmitting data - January 22, 2018 GOES-13 will reach storage location at 60 degrees West *Contact Information for Further Information*: Kathryn Mozer at Kathryn.Mozer@noaa.gov Web Site(s) for applicable information: See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other satellite related messages. This message was sent to ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk atESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --94eb2c1a686857d073055a1c8272 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
To= pic: GOES-16 Drift and Transition Plan
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Date/Time = Issued:=C2=A0September 26, 2017 1915 UTC
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Product(s) or Data I= mpacted:=C2=A0All GOES-16 ABI, GLM, SUVI, SEISS, and EXIS products
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Date/Time of Initial Impact:=C2=A0November 30= , 2017=C2=A01800 UTC
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Date/Time of= Expected End:=C2=A0December 14, 2017=C2=A02144 UTC
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Length of Outage:=C2=A0See details below.
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Detail= s/Specifics of Change:=C2=A0The GOES-16 drift and transition plan is no= w available. GOES-16 will begin drifting to its final operational location = of 75.2 degrees West on November 30, 2017 at 1800 UTC. It will complete dri= ft on December 11, 2017, a rate of 1.41 degrees per day and will resume nom= inal operations on December 14, 2017.=C2=A0During the drift period, five= instruments (ABI, GLM, SUVI, SEISS, and EXIS) will be placed in safe or di= agnostic modes and will not be=C2=A0capturing or distributing data. GRB, DCS, HRIT/EMWIN, and SARSAT will be disabled during drift. This is= due to X-band radiofrequency downlink interference. Only MAG will continue= to operate with nominal data distribution.=C2=A0

On December = 7, 2017 GOES-13 GVAR will begin relay through GOES-14 and will be available= through both satellites until December 14, 2017 at which time GOES-13 GVAR= will only be transmitted through GOES-14. GOES-13 GVAR users will need to = repoint their antennas to 105 degrees West to maintain receipt of GOES-13 d= ata. Once GOES-16 reaches 75.2 degrees West on December 11, 2017, there wil= l be three days of calibration activity. All instruments will resume nomina= l operations on December 14, 2017 and GOES-16 will officially become GOES-E= ast. There will be a three week period of overlap with GOES-13, which will = remain at 75 degrees West, after GOES-16 becomes GOES-East. GOES-13 will re= main on and provide data until January 2, 2018 at which time it will begin = drifting to its storage location at 60 degrees West. During this period of = overlap, GOES-13 GVAR will be relayed through GOES-14. Additional informati= on will be communicated as needed.

Key points:
  • November 30, 2017 =C2=A0 =C2=A0GOES-16 drift begins 1800 UTC= =C2=A0
  • D= ecember 7, 2017 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0GOES-13 GVAR relay through GOES-14 begi= ns=C2=A0
  • = December 11, 2017 =C2=A0 =C2=A0GOES-16 drift ends=C2=A0
  • During drift, no instrument d= ata will be captured or distributed from ABI, GLM, EXIS, SUVI, and SEISS. M= AG data will still be distributed.
  • Durin= g drift, GRB, DCS, HRIT/EMWIN, and SARSAT will be disabled
  • December 14, 2017 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0GOES-16 resumes nominal operations and GOES-East operational s= tatus after calibration activities=C2=A0
  • December 14, 2017 =C2=A0 =C2=A0GOES-13 GVAR= available only through GOES-14=C2=A0
    • No maneuvers / special operations during Thanks= giving and Christmas holidays
  • No GOE= S-East transition / interruption during designated Critical Weather Days
  • = January 2, 2018 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 GOES-13 will stop transmitting = data=C2=A0
  • January 22, 2018 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 GOES-13 will reach storage location= at 60 degrees West =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0
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Contact Information for Further Information: Kathryn Mozer at Kathryn.Mozer@noaa.= gov=C2=A0
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Web Site(s) for applicable informa= tion:
See=C2=A0http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.htm= l=C2=A0for this and other satellite related messages.

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This message was sent to=C2=A0ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov.= You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in = to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact E= SPC Help Desk=C2=A0atESPCOperations@noaa.gov=C2=A0or=C2=A0(301) 817-3880. P= lease note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe= request.
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