Subject: Product Outage/Anomaly: NOAA-17 HIRS Outgas Test, Issued: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050100080000000800020300 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *NOAA-17 HIRS Outgas Test *Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:* January 25, 2013 2315 UTC *Product(s) Involved/Affected:* HIRS data and products from NOAA-17 *Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:* January 26, 2013 / 08:25 UTC *Date/Time(UTC) of Expected End: *February 27, 2013 / 23:49 UTC *Length of Outage: *32 days *Details/Specifics of Change:* To perform the ITT/Exelis requested "Investigation of On Orbit Instrument Trends" end of life test of the NOAA-17 HIRS; several orbits of lunar view Space Look data will be collected surrounding an extended duration outgas. The specific outages will be: 01/25/2013 20:14:13 to 01/26/2013 18:45:37 -- Space Look Data 01/28/2013 19:01:xx to 01/29/2013 20:08:14 -- Space Look Data 01/30/2013 16:33:30 to 02/23/2013 14:xx:xx -- Outgas (No Data) 02/24/2013 20:19:24 to 02/24/2013 20:31:36 -- Space Look Data 02/24/2013 21:59:35 to 02/24/2013 22:13:15 -- Space Look Data 02/24/2013 23:40:07 to 02/24/2013 23:54:29 -- Space Look Data 02/25/2013 01:20:51 to 02/25/2013 01:35:29 -- Space Look Data 02/25/2013 03:01:43 to 02/25/2013 03:16:16 -- Space Look Data 02/25/2013 04:42:47 to 02/25/2013 04:56:48 -- Space Look Data 02/25/2013 06:24:12 to 02/25/2013 06:36:55 -- Space Look Data 02/27/2013 13:31:33 to 02/27/2013 13:44:08 -- Space Look Data 02/27/2013 15:11:46 to 02/27/2013 15:25:29 -- Space Look Data 02/27/2013 16:52:21 to 02/27/2013 17:06:30 -- Space Look Data 02/27/2013 18:33:10 to 02/27/2013 18:47:21 -- Space Look Data 02/27/2013 20:14:13 to 02/27/2013 20:28:03 -- Space Look Data 02/27/2013 21:55:30 to 02/27/2013 22:08:32 -- Space Look Data 02/27/2013 23:37:25 to 02/27/2013 23:48:26 -- Space Look Data Following the test, the HIRS will resume nominal data collection. There are no backup dates due to a Critical Weather Days. This activity is fixed in time due to the orbit geometry requirements for the lunar views. *Products that use NOAA-17 that will be affected:* ATOVS Polar Soundings *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 Carl Gliniak at carl.gliniak@noaa.gov at 301-817-4207 Dong Han at dong.han@noaa.gov at 301-817-4127 Dejiang Han at dejiang.han@noaa.gov at 301-817-4119 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:* N/A This message was sent by 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. --------------050100080000000800020300 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: NOAA-17 HIRS Outgas Test

Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued: January 25, 2013 2315 UTC

Product(s) Involved/Affected: HIRS data and products from NOAA-17

Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation: January 26, 2013 / 08:25 UTC

Date/Time(UTC) of Expected End: February 27, 2013 / 23:49 UTC

Length of Outage: 32 days

Details/Specifics of Change:

To perform the ITT/Exelis requested “Investigation of On Orbit Instrument Trends” end of life test of the NOAA-17 HIRS; several orbits of lunar view Space Look data will be collected surrounding an extended duration outgas. The specific outages will be:

01/25/2013 20:14:13 to 01/26/2013 18:45:37 – Space Look Data

01/28/2013 19:01:xx to 01/29/2013 20:08:14 – Space Look Data

01/30/2013 16:33:30 to 02/23/2013 14:xx:xx – Outgas (No Data)

02/24/2013 20:19:24 to 02/24/2013 20:31:36 – Space Look Data

02/24/2013 21:59:35 to 02/24/2013 22:13:15 – Space Look Data

02/24/2013 23:40:07 to 02/24/2013 23:54:29 – Space Look Data

02/25/2013 01:20:51 to 02/25/2013 01:35:29 – Space Look Data

02/25/2013 03:01:43 to 02/25/2013 03:16:16 – Space Look Data

02/25/2013 04:42:47 to 02/25/2013 04:56:48 – Space Look Data

02/25/2013 06:24:12 to 02/25/2013 06:36:55 – Space Look Data

02/27/2013 13:31:33 to 02/27/2013 13:44:08 – Space Look Data

02/27/2013 15:11:46 to 02/27/2013 15:25:29 – Space Look Data

02/27/2013 16:52:21 to 02/27/2013 17:06:30 – Space Look Data

02/27/2013 18:33:10 to 02/27/2013 18:47:21 – Space Look Data

02/27/2013 20:14:13 to 02/27/2013 20:28:03 – Space Look Data

02/27/2013 21:55:30 to 02/27/2013 22:08:32 – Space Look Data

02/27/2013 23:37:25 to 02/27/2013 23:48:26 – Space Look Data

Following the test, the HIRS will resume nominal data collection.

There are no backup dates due to a Critical Weather Days. This activity is fixed in time due to the orbit geometry requirements for the lunar views.

Products that use NOAA-17 that will be affected:
ATOVS Polar Soundings

Contact Information for Further Information:
ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880
Carl Gliniak at carl.gliniak@noaa.gov at 301-817-4207

Dong Han at dong.han@noaa.gov at 301-817-4127
Dejiang Han at dejiang.han@noaa.gov at 301-817-4119

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

This message was sent by 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.
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