Subject: Administrative: NOAA-18 ESA (earth sensor array) on-orbit This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030001010101060104010704 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *NOAA-18 ESA (earth sensor array) on-orbit quadrant detector testing for recalibration. *Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:* September 20, 2013, 1627 UTC *Product(s) Involved/Affected:* All data and products from NOAA-18 (AVHRR, AMSU-A, HIRS, MHS, & SBUV). *Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:*September 23, 2013, Time 14:09 UTC *Date/Time(UTC) of Expected End: *September 26, 2013, Time 15:15 UTC *Length of Outage: *74 hours (about 3 days) *Details/Specifics of Change:* From 23 Sept 2013 at 14:09 UTC (orbit 42994) to 26 Sept 2013 at 15:16 UTC (orbit 43037), NOAA-18 Earth Sensor Assembly (ESA) will be tested by disabling quadrant 3 and 4 individually for periods of 24 hours each. Products may be impacted with a slightly larger than normal yaw pointing error for several orbits immediately following the beginning and ending of each of these two tests. Quadrant 3 test will begin on 23 Sept 2013 at 14:09 (orbit 42994), and end on 24 Sept 2013 at 17:18 (orbit 43010). Quadrant 4 test will begin on 24 Sept 2013 at 20:23 (orbit 43012), and end on 26 Sept 2013 at 15:15. (orbit 43037). *Products that use NOAA-18 that will be affected:* All data and products from NOAA-18 (AVHRR, AMSU-A, HIRS, MHS, & SBUV) might be affected. *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 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. --------------030001010101060104010704 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: NOAA-18 ESA (earth sensor array) on-orbit quadrant detector testing for recalibration.

Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued: September 20, 2013, 1627 UTC

Product(s) Involved/Affected: All data and products from NOAA-18 (AVHRR, AMSU-A, HIRS, MHS, & SBUV).

Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation: September 23, 2013, Time 14:09 UTC

Date/Time(UTC) of Expected End: September 26, 2013, Time 15:15 UTC

Length of Outage: 74 hours (about 3 days)

Details/Specifics of Change: From 23 Sept 2013 at 14:09 UTC (orbit 42994) to 26 Sept 2013 at 15:16 UTC (orbit 43037), NOAA-18 Earth Sensor Assembly (ESA) will be tested by disabling quadrant 3 and 4 individually for periods of 24 hours each. Products may be impacted with a slightly larger than normal yaw pointing error for several orbits immediately following the beginning and ending of each of these two tests. Quadrant 3 test will begin on 23 Sept 2013 at 14:09 (orbit 42994), and end on 24 Sept 2013 at 17:18 (orbit 43010). Quadrant 4 test will begin on 24 Sept 2013 at 20:23 (orbit 43012), and end on 26 Sept 2013 at 15:15. (orbit 43037).

Products that use NOAA-18 that will be affected:
All data and products from NOAA-18 (AVHRR, AMSU-A, HIRS, MHS, & SBUV) might be affected.

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
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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