Subject: Administrative, UPDATE #1: GOES-13 Return to Operational --047d7b6788647055b204cc59e175 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Update #1: GOES-13 returned to service as GOES-East today, Thursday, October 18 at 10:44 AM EDT. All operations are nominal. Update: 24 hour notification and clarification on root cause and role of outgassing. Topic: GOES-13 Return to Operational Service as GOES-East and GOES-14 Drift Stop Maneuver Date/Time Issued: October 18, 2012 at 1851 UTC Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-13 and GOES-14 Imager and Sounder Data, GVAR Data Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 18, 2012 at 1444 UTC - Switch to GOES-13 initiated. Date/Time of Expected End: October 18, 2012 at 1445 UTC - Switch to GOES-13 completed. Note: GOES-14 Drift Stop Maneuver will be executed October 19, 2012 at 1356 UTC Length of Outage: See Details. Details/Specifics of Change: Update #1: GOES-13 returned to service as GOES-East today, Thursday, October 18 at 10:44 AM EDT. All operations are nominal. If you find that any products or services are affected by this transition, please contact ESPC Operations. All activities are on track for GOES-14 Drift Stop Maneuver on October 19, 2012 at 1356 UTC. Tests of GOES-13 instrumentation have demonstrated the Imager and Sounder are ready to return to GOES-East operational service. The root cause of the GOES-13 anomaly was a motor vibration in the sounder filter wheel subsystem that was transmitted on to the imager and sounder optical bench. Mitigating steps have been taken to suppress the vibration and in addition, outgassing of the sounder has improved the sounder detector performance. The noise in the Sounder shortwave data has been reduced compared to pre-anomaly levels. The return of GOES-13 to operational service also optimizes the long term continuity of the GOES constellation. On October 18, 2012 at 1444 UTC GOES-13 data will be inserted back into the GOES-13 GVAR data stream, replacing the current GOES-14 data stream. Users do not need to repoint their antennas as the switch of GVAR data streams will be transparent. Users will notice the immediate shift of Earth coverage from the current GOES-14 drifting position to the GOES-13 position at 75 degrees West longitude. GOES-East products will be generated using GOES-13 and will receive nominal 24x7 monitoring. GINI and Remapper output will be monitored to ensure nominal GOES-East coverage of the CONUS for users of AWIPS and for users of the SATEPSDIST servers within ESPC. Products requiring a climatology of 30 days will not be generated until the requisite number of fixed satellite location days have passed: - ASDTA SMOKE (Automated Smoke Detection and Tracking Algorithm) - GASP (GOES Aerosol and Smoke Product) - GEO-SST (No NETCDF format) - GSIP-FD (GOES Surface Insolation Product-Full Disk) RSO and SRSO schedules from GOES-13 will be available to the NWS immediately after the switch is completed. A final stop maneuver of GOES-14 will occur on October 19, 2012 at 1356 UTC placing it at a position of 89.5 degrees West longitude where it will remain in standby until further notice. Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880. For general questions, please contact SPSD User Services at SPSD.UserServices@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. See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules.html for full GOES scanning schedules and scan sectors. See http://www.noaasis.noaa.gov/cemscs/gostbus.txt for geodetic subpoint prediction and location of GOES. 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. 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. --047d7b6788647055b204cc59e175 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Update #1: =A0GOES-13 returned to service as GOES-East today, Thursday= , October 18 at 10:44 AM EDT. All operations are nominal.

Update: 24 hour notification and clarification on root cause and ro= le of outgassing.

Topic: GOES-13 Return to Operational Service as GOES-Ea= st and GOES-14 Drift Stop Maneuver

Date/Time Issue= d: October 18, 2012 at 1851 UTC

Product(s) or Data= Impacted: GOES-13 and GOES-14 Imager and Sounder Data, GVAR Data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 18, 2012 at 1444 U= TC - Switch to GOES-13 initiated.

Date/Time of Exp= ected End: October 18, 2012 at 1445 UTC - Switch to GOES-13 completed.=A0
Note: =A0GOES-14 Drift Stop Maneuver will be executed October 19, 2012= at 1356 UTC

Length of Outage: See Details.
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Details/Specifics of Change:
Update #1: =A0GOE= S-13 returned to service as GOES-East today, Thursday, October 18 at 10:44 = AM EDT. All operations are nominal. If you find that any products or servic= es are affected by this transition, please contact ESPC Operations. =A0All = activities are on track for GOES-14 Drift Stop Maneuver on October 19, 2012= at 1356 UTC.

Tests of GOES-13 instrumentation have demonstrated the = Imager and Sounder are ready to return to GOES-East operational service. = =A0The root cause of the GOES-13 anomaly was a motor vibration in the sound= er filter wheel subsystem that was transmitted on to the imager and sounder= optical bench. =A0Mitigating steps have been taken to suppress the vibrati= on and in addition, outgassing of the sounder has improved the sounder dete= ctor performance. =A0The noise in the Sounder shortwave data has been reduc= ed compared to pre-anomaly levels. =A0The return of GOES-13 to operational = service also optimizes the long term continuity of the GOES constellation.<= /div>

On October 18, 2012 at 1444 UTC GOES-13 data will be in= serted back into the GOES-13 GVAR data stream, replacing the current GOES-1= 4 data stream. =A0Users do not need to repoint their antennas as the switch= of GVAR data streams will be transparent. =A0Users will notice the immedia= te shift of Earth coverage from the current GOES-14 drifting position to th= e GOES-13 position at 75 degrees West longitude. =A0GOES-East products will= be generated using GOES-13 and will receive nominal 24x7 monitoring. =A0GI= NI and Remapper output will be monitored to ensure nominal GOES-East covera= ge of the CONUS for users of AWIPS and for users of the SATEPSDIST servers = within ESPC. Products requiring a climatology of 30 days will not be genera= ted until the requisite number of fixed satellite location days have passed= :
=A0- ASDTA SMOKE (Automated Smoke Detection and Tracking Algorithm)
=A0- GASP (GOES Aerosol and Smoke Product)
=A0- GEO-SST (= No NETCDF format)
=A0- GSIP-FD (GOES Surface Insolation Product-F= ull Disk)

RSO and SRSO schedules from GOES-13 will be available t= o the NWS immediately after the switch is completed. =A0A final stop maneuv= er of GOES-14 will occur on October 19, 2012 at 1356 UTC placing it at a po= sition of 89.5 degrees West longitude where it will remain in standby until= further notice.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Opera= tions at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov= at 301-817-3880. For general questions, please contact SPSD User Servi= ces at SPSD.UserServices@noaa= .gov.

Web Site(s) for applicable information:
See <= a href=3D"http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html">http://www.ssd.noa= a.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other satellite related messag= es.
See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules.html for full GOES= scanning schedules and scan sectors.
See http://www.noaasis.noaa.gov/cemscs/gost= bus.txt for geodetic subpoint prediction and location of GOES.

This message was sent to ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. =A0You have been sent this = and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. =A0To unsu= bscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. =A0Please note: It= may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.

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