Subject: Administrative: Suomi-NPP designated as the primary This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------080009080201020607060007 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ***Topic: *Suomi-NPP designated as the primary afternoon-orbit satellite on May 1, 2014 *Date/Time**Issued: *April 30, 2014 2000 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*N/A** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*May 1, 2014 1200 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End:*Permanent change****** *Length of Event:***Permanent change *Details/Specifics of Change:*On May 1 2014, Suomi-NPP will be designated as the primary afternoon orbit satellite for supporting NOAA's environmental monitoring mission. This designation is used mainly for managing and prioritizing mission resources that share common services. NOAA-19 will serve as the Prime Services Mission to continue supporting SARSAT and A-DCS services.Observational data from NOAA-19's suite of instruments (AVHRR, AMSU-A, HIRS, MHS, SEM and SBUV) will likewise be collected, processed and distributed to users.In the interim, NOAA will continue evolving our data delivery infrastructure capacity in the near future to better serve the wider community since new mission satellites like Suomi-NPP are capable of generating large data volumes - up to 3.9 TB per day. As the primary afternoon orbit satellite, Suomi-NPP will continue its shared mission objectives of supporting NOAA's operational missions, providing science data continuity for NASA's EOS missions and serving as risk reduction for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) follow-on mission. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 *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. --------------080009080201020607060007 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit   Topic: Suomi-NPP designated as the primary afternoon-orbit satellite on May 1, 2014

Date/Time Issued:  April 30, 2014  2000 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  N/A

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   May 1, 2014 1200 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: Permanent change

Length of Event:  Permanent change

Details/Specifics of Change:  On May 1 2014, Suomi-NPP will be designated as the primary afternoon orbit satellite for supporting NOAA's environmental monitoring mission.  This designation is used mainly for managing and prioritizing mission resources that share common services.  NOAA-19 will serve as the Prime Services Mission to continue supporting SARSAT and A-DCS services.  Observational data from NOAA-19’s suite of instruments (AVHRR, AMSU-A, HIRS, MHS, SEM and SBUV) will likewise be collected, processed and distributed to users.  In the interim, NOAA will continue evolving our data delivery infrastructure capacity in the near future to better serve the wider community since new mission satellites like Suomi-NPP are capable of generating large data volumes - up to 3.9 TB per day.

As the primary afternoon orbit satellite, Suomi-NPP will continue its shared mission objectives of supporting NOAA's operational missions, providing science data continuity for NASA's EOS missions and serving as risk reduction for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) follow-on mission.

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

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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