Subject: Product Outage/Anomaly:Update: NOAA-18 SBUV Anomaly, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060704020708010508030105 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Correction in the detail section; date was incorrect in previous message. Topic: *NOAA-18 SBUV Anomaly *Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:* December 13, 2012, 1705 UTC *Product(s) Involved/Affected:* All data and products from NOAA-18 SBUV *Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Impact:*December 12, 2011, 08:05 UTC *Date/Time(UTC) of Expected End: *Unknown *Length of Outage: *Until Further Notice *Details/Specifics of Change:* At approximately 08:05 UTC, December 12, 2012, NOAA-18 SBUV Chopper Motor stalled resulting in a sudden increase in current and temperature. This anomaly occurred December 12, 2012 , rendering the SBUV instrument inoperable. Engineering is working on the problem but does not expect any improvements in the near term. ESPC will continue to provide updates as they are provided. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 * Web Site(s) for applicable information:* N/A --------------060704020708010508030105 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Correction in the detail section; date was incorrect in previous message.

Topic: NOAA-18 SBUV Anomaly

Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:  December 13, 2012, 1705  UTC

Product(s) Involved/Affected:  All data and products from NOAA-18 SBUV

Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Impact: December 12, 2011, 08:05 UTC

Date/Time(UTC) of Expected End: Unknown

Length of Outage: Until Further Notice

Details/Specifics of Change:

At approximately 08:05 UTC, December 12, 2012, NOAA-18 SBUV Chopper Motor stalled resulting in a sudden increase in current and temperature.  

This anomaly occurred December 12, 2012 , rendering the SBUV instrument inoperable.  Engineering is working on the problem but does not expect any improvements in the near term.  ESPC will continue to provide updates as they are provided. 


Contact Information for Further Information:
ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A



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