Subject: Administrative: Jason-2 Maneuver Issued: February 25 2015 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_watTckkoimUfTw5ZdqcMhQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic:* Jason-2 maneuver March 5, 2015 *Date Issued:* Issued February 25, 2015, 0350 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* Jason-2 Operational Geophysical Data Records (OGDRs) *Date/Time of Initial Impact: * March 5, 2015 11h12m34s UTC *Date/Time of Expected End:* TBD ** *Length of Event:* Any impact to products would be 30 minutes before and up to 2 hours following the maneuver. *Details/Specifics of Change:* A Jason-2 maneuver is scheduled for 5-March-2015 starting at 11h12m34s UTC. There will be an expected change of 15.6 m in the semi-major axis possibly resulting in large radial orbit errors in the OGDRs. This will affect the sea surface height, but not the wind and wave content in the products. *Contact Information for Further Information:* David Donahue Satellite Services Division NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD/SPB (301)683-3236 David.R.Donahue@noaa.gov -- David R. Donahue Physical Scientist NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD/SPB NCWCP Room 3628 5830 University Research Ct. College Park, MD 20740-3818 301-683-3236 Fax: (301)683-3297 --Boundary_(ID_watTckkoimUfTw5ZdqcMhQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Jason-2 NOTIFICATION Topic: Jason-2 maneuver March 5, 2015

Date Issued: Issued February 25, 2015,    0350 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:

Jason-2 Operational Geophysical Data Records (OGDRs)

Date/Time of Initial Impact:

March 5, 2015 11h12m34s UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: 

TBD

Length of Event: 

Any impact to products would be 30 minutes before and up to 2 hours following the maneuver.

Details/Specifics of Change: 

A Jason-2 maneuver is scheduled for 5-March-2015 starting at 11h12m34s UTC. There will be an expected change of 15.6 m in the semi-major axis possibly resulting in large radial orbit errors in the OGDRs. This will affect the sea surface height, but not the wind and wave content in the products.

Contact Information for Further Information:

David Donahue
Satellite Services Division
NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD/SPB
(301)683-3236
David.R.Donahue@noaa.gov 


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David R. Donahue
Physical Scientist
NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD/SPB
NCWCP Room 3628
5830 University Research Ct.
College Park, MD 20740-3818
301-683-3236
Fax: (301)683-3297
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