Subject: Administrative: Updated Information on GOES-16 Drift and --94eb2c1cf73c4d34be055d57ac5e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Topic: GOES-16 Drift and Transition Plan Date/Time Issued: November 6, 2017 2205 UTC Product(s) or Data Impacted: All GOES-16 ABI, GLM, SUVI, SEISS, MAG, and EXIS products Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 30, 2017 1800 UTC Date/Time of Expected End: December 14, 2017 TBD UTC Length of Outage: See details below. Details/Specifics of Change: The GOES-16 drift and transition plan remains unchanged from the September 26, 2017 notification. This notification serves to provide additional specific information. GOES-16 will begin drift= ing from its present location of 89.5 degrees West on November 30, 2017 at 1800 UTC. It will drift east at a rate of 1.41 degrees per day. It will complete drift on December 11, 2017 when it reaches its final operational location of 75.2 degrees West. After a multi-day calibration, GOES-16 will resume nominal operations between December 14-20, 2017. During the drift period from November 30th-December 11th, 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 radio frequency downlink interference. Only MAG will continue to operate with nominal data distribution, but with data outages on days of drift start (11/30) and drift stop (12/11). On December 7, 2017 GOES-13 GVAR will begin relay through GOES-14 and will be available through both GOES-13 and GOES-14 satellites until December 14, 2017 at which time the 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 between December 7th and 14th. 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 between December 14-20, 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 stops drift and instruments resume nominal operation modes. During this period of overlap, GOES-13 GVAR will be relayed through GOES-14. GOES-13 will remain on and provide data until January 2, 2018 at which time the GOES-13 GVAR relay through GOES-14 GVAR will be disabled and the satellite will begin drifting to its storage location at 60 degrees West. 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 GVAR begins (GOES-13 GVAR still transmits until December 14th to allow users time to repoint antennas) - During drift, no instrument data will be captured or distributed from ABI, GLM, EXIS, SUVI, and SEISS. MAG data will still be distributed but with data outages on days of drift start (11/30) and drift stop (12/11) - During drift, GRB, DCS, HRIT/EMWIN, and SARSAT will be disabled - December 11, 2017: GOES-16 drift ends and calibration activities begin - December 14, 2017: GOES-13 GVAR available only through GOES-14 GVAR - December 14-20, 2017: GOES-16 resumes nominal operations and GOES-East operational status after calibration activities - GOES-16 GRB, DCS, HRIT/EMWIN and SARSAT are activated - GOES-16 products continue validation towards Provisional and Full Maturity levels - Provisional Products (ABI L1b and CMI) no longer require =E2=80=98preliminary, non-operational=E2=80=99 data caveat language - 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 and begin drift to storage location - 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.goes-r.gov/users/transitiontToOperations.html for additional information. 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 at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --94eb2c1cf73c4d34be055d57ac5e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Topic: GO= ES-16 Drift and Transition Plan

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= Date/Time= Issued: November = 6, 2017 2205 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All GOES-16 ABI, GLM, SUVI, SEISS, MAG, and EXIS products

Date/Tim= e of Initial Impact: November 30, 2017 1800 UTC=

Date/Time of Expected End: December 14, 2= 017 TBD UTC

Length of Outage: See details below.

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Detai= ls/Specifics of Change: The GOES-16 drift and t= ransition plan remains unchanged from the September 26, 2017 notification. = This notification serves to provide additional specific information. GOES-1= 6 will begin drifting from its present location of 89.5 degrees West on November 30, 2017 at = 1800 UTC. It will drift east at a rate of 1.41 degrees per day. It will com= plete drift on December 11, 2017 when it reaches its final operational loca= tion of 75.2 degrees West. After a multi-day calibration, GOES-16 will resume nominal operations between December 14-20, 2= 017.


During the drift pe= riod from November 30th-December 11th, five instruments (ABI, GLM, SUVI, SE= ISS, and EXIS) will be placed in safe or diagnostic modes and will not be c= apturing or distributing data. GRB, DCS, HRIT/E= MWIN, and SARSAT will be disabled during drift. This is due to X-band radio= frequency downlink interference. Only MAG will continue to operate with no= minal data distribution, but with data outages on days of drift start (11/3= 0) and drift stop (12/11).


On December 7, 2017 GOES-13 GVAR will begin relay through G= OES-14 and will be available through both GOES-13 and GOES-14 satellites un= til December 14, 2017 at which time the GOES-13 GVAR will only be transmitt= ed through GOES-14. GOES-13 GVAR users will need to repoint their antennas = to 105 degrees West to maintain receipt of GOES-13 data between December 7t= h and 14th. Once GOES-16 reaches 75.2 degrees West on December 11, 2017, th= ere will be three days of calibration activity. All instruments will resume= nominal operations between December 14-20, 2017 and GOES-16 will officiall= y 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 stops drift and ins= truments resume nominal operation modes. During this period of overlap, GOE= S-13 GVAR will be relayed through GOES-14. GOES-13 will remain on and provi= de data until January 2, 2018 at which time the GOES-13 GVAR relay through = GOES-14 GVAR will be disabled and the satellite will begin drifting to its = storage location at 60 degrees West. Additional information will be communi= cated as needed.


Key points:

  • November 30, 2017: GOES-16= drift begins 1800 UTC =C2=A0=

  • December 7, 2017: GOES-13 GVAR relay through GOES= -14 GVAR begins (GOES-13 GVAR still transmits until December 14th to allow = users time to repoint antennas)

  • During drif= t, no instrument data will be captured or distributed from ABI, GLM, EXIS, = SUVI, and SEISS. MAG data will still be distributed but with data outages o= n days of drift start (11/30) and drift stop (12/11)

  • During drift, GRB, DCS, HRIT/EMWIN, and SARSAT will be disabled

  • December 11, 2017: GOES-16 drift ends and ca= libration activities begin

  • December 14, 201= 7: GOES-13 GVAR available only through GOES-14 GVAR

  • December 14-20, 2017: GOES-16 resumes nominal o= perations and GOES-East operational status after calibration activities

    • GOES-16 GRB, DCS, HRIT/EMWIN and SARSAT are activ= ated

    • GOES-16 products continue validation towards Provisio= nal and Full Maturity levels

    • Provisional P= roducts (ABI L1b and CMI) no longer require =E2=80=98preliminary, non-opera= tional=E2=80=99 data caveat language

  • N= o maneuvers / special operations during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays=

  • No GOES-East transition / interruption dur= ing designated Critical Weather Days

  • January 2, 2018: GOES-13 will stop transmitting data and begin = drift to storage location

  • January 22, 2018:= GOES-13 will reach storage location at 60 degrees West =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0

Contact Information for Further Informat= ion: Kathryn Mozer= at Kathryn.Mozer@noaa.gov

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= Web Site(s) for applicabl= e information:

= See http://www.goes-r.gov/users= /transitiontToOperations.html for additional information.


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, y= ou wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business d= ays to process your unsubscribe request.


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