Subject: Satellite Outage/Anomaly: (Correction) GOES-15 Star Tracker This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_iB/pcc9yguX1pFNRDIz9Lw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Correction: *Details/Specifics of Change corrected to reflect the update*. **Topic: *GOES-15Star Tracker Anomaly- Status Update* **Date/TimeIssued:* June 06, 2015 0042 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 Jun 05, 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 continue to review Recommended Operating Procedures for Single-Star-Tracker Operations, and are generating Standard and Contingency Operating Procedure documents for the operations crews.Ball and Boeing were delayed in starting analysis of the star tracker dump data provided to them due to funding issues, which were resolved Friday, May 29th.Ball began analysis of the dumps early this week, and is expected to report status in the next tag-up meeting (scheduled for Jun 8th).****In the absence of a significant change of status, the next status update will be published on Friday, Jun 12th. ** *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_iB/pcc9yguX1pFNRDIz9Lw) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Correction: Details/Specifics of Change corrected to reflect the update.

Topic:  GOES-15 Star Tracker Anomaly- Status Update

Date/Time Issued:     June 06, 2015 0042 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 Jun 05, 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 continue to review Recommended Operating Procedures for Single-Star-Tracker Operations, and are generating Standard and Contingency Operating Procedure documents for the operations crews.  Ball and Boeing were delayed in starting analysis of the star tracker dump data provided to them due to funding issues, which were resolved Friday, May 29th.  Ball began analysis of the dumps early this week, and is expected to report status in the next tag-up meeting (scheduled for Jun 8th). In the absence of a significant change of status, the next status update will be published on Friday, Jun 12th.


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

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