Subject: Administrative: Change of GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager Schedule
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Topic: Change of GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager Schedule in Rapid Scan
Operation (RSO) post GOES-12 (GOES-South America) decommissioning

Date/Time Issued: August 9, 2013 1630 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager data in
Rapid Scan
Operation (RSO). There will be no effect on NOAA=92s National Weather
Servi=
ce
operations in the United States.

Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 12, 2013 at 1245 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: Permanent change.

Length of Impact: Sea table for details

Details/Specifics of Impact: After closely examining the current
GOES-13
(GOES-East) imager schedule, OSPO will provide two additional short
South
American images (2 minutes, 2 seconds each) per hour in Rapid Scan
Operation, starting August 12, 2013 at 1245 UTC.  This is to support
South
American customers after GOES-12 (GOES-South America) is
decommissioned.

Currently, there are six South America images every three hours in the
Routine Schedule but only one South America image every three hours
in the
Rapid Scan Operations. With GOES-12 (GOES-South America)
decommissioning on
August 16, 2013, our users will face the situation of the loss
of GOES-13
(GOES-East) imager data over South America when the GOES-13 (GOES-East)
satellite is in Rapid Scan Operation (RSO).

The =93Southern Hemisphere Short Sector (SHSS)=94 positioned along
and sout=
h of
the equator west of South America that was only done during RSO will be
replaced by new scans. The combined new sectors will nominally provide
coverage of most of the South American land mass every hour.

Please note: There will be no effect on NWS operations in the United
States. The broadcast services of GOES are unaffected by Rapid Scan
Operations (RSO).

GOES-12 (GOES-South America) Sounder electronics are scheduled to
be turned
off at 1100 UTC on August 13, 2013, which will be the conclusion of all
data products from the GOES-12 Sounder.

The GOES-12 (GOES-South America) Imager data will be turned off at
approximately 0000 UTC on August 16, 2013.

GOES-12 (GOES-South America) de-orbit maneuvers are scheduled at
0100 UTC
and 1300 UTC on August 16, 2013.

Contacts for Further Information: ESPC Operations Help Desk at
ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880

Additional Web Site Resources:
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 GOES
schedules.
See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/east/rso.html for new
GOES-East Imager Rapid Scan (RSO) Schedule.
See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/east/rapid_strategy.html
for
new GOES-East Imager Rapid Scan Scanning Strategy
See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/east/sa-a-img.html for
GOES-East Imager South America A Sector.
See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/east/sa-b-img.html for
GOES-East Imager South America B Sector.
See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/GOES/SA/ for GOES-12 (GOES-South
America) information.
See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/MESS/MSG1901508.01.txt for
notification
of GOES-12 (GOES-South America) decommissioning.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Topic: Change of GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager
Schedule =
in Rapid Scan Operation (RSO) post GOES-12 (GOES-South America)
decommissio=
ning</div><div><br></div><div>Date/Time Issued: August 9, 2013 1630
UTC</di=
v>

<div><br></div><div>Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-13 (GOES-East)
Imager=
 data in Rapid Scan Operation (RSO). There will be no effect on
 NOAA=92s Na=
tional Weather Service operations in the United
States.</div><div><br></div=
>

<div>Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 12, 2013 at 1245
UTC</div><div><br=
></div><div>Date/Time of Expected End: Permanent
change.</div><div><br></di=
v><div>Length of Impact: Sea table for
details</div><div><br></div><div>

Details/Specifics of Impact: After closely examining the current
GOES-13 (G=
OES-East) imager schedule, OSPO will provide two additional short
South Ame=
rican images (2 minutes, 2 seconds each) per hour in Rapid Scan
Operation, =
starting August 12, 2013 at 1245 UTC. =A0This is to support South
American =
customers after GOES-12 (GOES-South America) is decommissioned.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Currently, there are six South America images
every thr=
ee hours in the Routine Schedule but only one South America image
every thr=
ee hours in the Rapid Scan Operations. With GOES-12 (GOES-South
America) de=
commissioning on August 16, 2013, our users will face the situation
of the =
loss of GOES-13 (GOES-East) imager data over South America when
the GOES-13=
 (GOES-East) satellite is in Rapid Scan Operation (RSO).</div>

<div><br></div><div>The =93Southern Hemisphere Short Sector (SHSS)=94
posit=
ioned along and south of the equator west of South America that was
only do=
ne during RSO will be replaced by new scans. The combined new sectors
will =
nominally provide coverage of most of the South American land mass
every ho=
ur.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Please note: There will be no effect on NWS
operations =
in the United States. The broadcast services of GOES are unaffected
by Rapi=
d Scan Operations (RSO).</div><div><br></div><div>GOES-12 (GOES-South
Ameri=
ca) Sounder electronics are scheduled to be turned off at 1100 UTC
on Augus=
t 13, 2013, which will be the conclusion of all data products from
the GOES=
-12 Sounder.</div>

<div><br></div><div>The GOES-12 (GOES-South America) Imager data will
be tu=
rned off at approximately 0000 UTC on August 16,
2013.</div><div><br></div>=
<div>GOES-12 (GOES-South America) de-orbit maneuvers are scheduled
at 0100 =
UTC and 1300 UTC on August 16, 2013.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Contacts for Further Information: ESPC Operations
Help =
Desk at <a
href=3D"mailto:ESPCOperations@noaa.gov">ESPCOperations@noaa.gov<=
/a> or (301) 817-3880</div><div><br></div><div>Additional Web Site
Resource=
s:</div>

<div>See <a
href=3D"http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html">http://w=
ww.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html</a> for this and other satellite
rela=
ted messages.</div><div>See <a
href=3D"http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/=
GOES/schedules.html">http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules.htm=
l</a> for GOES schedules.</div>

<div>See <a
href=3D"http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/east/rso.html"=
>http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/east/rso.html</a> for
new GOES-Ea=
st Imager Rapid Scan (RSO) Schedule.</div><div>See <a
href=3D"http://www.os=
po.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/east/rapid_strategy.html">http://www.ospo.noaa.=
gov/Operations/GOES/east/rapid_strategy.html</a> for new GOES-East
Imager R=
apid Scan Scanning Strategy</div>

<div>See <a
href=3D"http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/east/sa-a-img.=
html">http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/east/sa-a-img.html</a>
for G=
OES-East Imager South America A Sector.</div><div>See <a
href=3D"http://www=
.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/east/sa-b-img.html">http://www.ospo.noaa.gov=
/Operations/GOES/east/sa-b-img.html</a> for GOES-East Imager South
America =
B Sector.</div>

<div>See <a
href=3D"http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/GOES/SA/">http://www.ss=
d.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/GOES/SA/</a> for GOES-12 (GOES-South America)
informatio=
n.</div><div>See <a
href=3D"http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/MESS/MSG1901508=
.01.txt">http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/MESS/MSG1901508.01.txt</a>
for not=
ification of GOES-12 (GOES-South America) decommissioning.</div>

<div><br></div><div>This message was sent to <a
href=3D"mailto:ESPC.Notific=
ation@noaa.gov">ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov</a>. You have been sent
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 other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. =A0If
 for any=
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 <a href=
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7-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process
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