Subject: Satellite Outage/Anomaly: GOES-15 Star Tracker Anomaly- This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_4zUvWEkuEECfRyZzKLZ+vg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic: *GOES-15Star Tracker Anomaly- Status Update* **Date/TimeIssued:* May 29, 2015 1952 UTC* *** *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*All GOES 15 Products *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*April 23, 2015 2032 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End:*TBD *Length of Outage:*TBD** ** *Details/Specifics of Change:*As of 1900z May 29, Star Tracker 2 on GOES-15 remains offline.GOES-15 remains fully operational as GOES-WEST, utilizing a single star tracker to maintain attitude control.Product accuracy continues to remain within specifications approximately 95% of the time. NOAA, NASA, and factory engineers reviewed Recommended Operating Procedures for Single-Star-Tracker Operations during their meeting on May 26th.Boeing will make the requested changes and provide final drafts next week. Engineers reviewed the Initial results from the INR Performance Improvement, and reviewed tasks and timelines for the next step in the study. In the absence of a significant change of status, the next status update will be published on Friday, Jun 5th. ** *Contact Information for Further Information:***ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 and/or other contacts as necessary *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. --Boundary_(ID_4zUvWEkuEECfRyZzKLZ+vg) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Topic:  GOES-15 Star Tracker Anomaly- Status Update

Date/Time Issued:     May 29, 2015 1952 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  All GOES 15 Products

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  April 23, 2015  2032  UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:   TBD

Length of Outage:  TBD

Details/Specifics of Change:   As of 1900z May 29, Star Tracker 2 on GOES-15 remains offline.  GOES-15 remains fully operational as GOES-WEST, utilizing a single star tracker to maintain attitude control.  Product accuracy continues to remain within specifications approximately 95% of the time.
NOAA, NASA, and factory engineers reviewed Recommended Operating Procedures for Single-Star-Tracker Operations during their meeting on May 26th.  Boeing will make the requested changes and provide final drafts next week.  Engineers reviewed the Initial results from the INR Performance Improvement, and reviewed tasks and timelines for the next step in the study. In the absence of a significant change of status, the next status update will be published on Friday, Jun 5th.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 and/or other contacts as necessary

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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