Subject: Administrative: Jason-2 notification Issued: October 14, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_ZY2N6n8Fs5+KRy9bqAvDWg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic:* Jason-2 move to interleaved orbit completed *Date Issued:* Issued October 14, 2016 - 1922Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* Jason-2 Operational Geophysical Data Records (OGDR), Interim Geophysical Data Records (IGDR), and Geophysical Data Records (GDR) * Date/Time of Initial Impact: * October 2, 2016 11h53m33sZ *Date/Time of Expected End:* October 13, 2016 20h00m00sZ ** *Length of Event:* 11 days, 8 hrs, 6 mins, 27 secs *Details/Specifics of Change:* We are happy to report that Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 has successfully completed its transfer to the interleaved orbit. Thanks to the operational team efforts, all the planned activities have been executed during the transit and we are very happy to report that the satellite behavior was excellent during this period. In particular, the propulsion system was fully operational that is very good for our future plans on OSTM/Jason-2. We are now on the targeted ground track and the POSEIDON3 altimeter is back to operation as of October 13 at 20:00:00 UTC. Data production has also resumed and the first Operational geophysical data records (OGDRs) on the interleaved orbit are available to users. The first one is : JA2_OPN_2PdS305_164_20161013_200000_20161013_212544.nc. Intermediate Geophysical Data Record (IGDR) production will resume today and after a quick validation step, the products will begin to be distributed to users by Monday October 17. *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_ZY2N6n8Fs5+KRy9bqAvDWg) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Jason-2 NOTIFICATION Topic: Jason-2 move to interleaved orbit completed

Date Issued: Issued October 14, 2016 - 1922Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:

Jason-2 Operational Geophysical Data Records (OGDR), Interim Geophysical Data Records (IGDR), and Geophysical Data Records (GDR)


Date/Time of Initial Impact:

October 2, 2016 11h53m33sZ

Date/Time of Expected End: 

October 13, 2016 20h00m00sZ

Length of Event: 

11 days, 8 hrs, 6 mins, 27 secs

Details/Specifics of Change: 

We are happy to report that Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 has successfully completed its transfer to the interleaved orbit. Thanks to the operational team efforts, all the planned activities have been executed during the transit and we are very happy to report that the satellite behavior was excellent during this period. In particular, the propulsion system was fully operational that is very good for our future plans on OSTM/Jason-2.
 
We are now on the targeted ground track and the POSEIDON3 altimeter is back to operation as of October 13 at 20:00:00 UTC. Data production has also resumed and the first Operational geophysical data records (OGDRs) on the interleaved orbit are available to users. The first one is : JA2_OPN_2PdS305_164_20161013_200000_20161013_212544.nc.

Intermediate Geophysical Data Record (IGDR) production will resume today and after a quick validation step, the products will begin to be distributed to users by Monday October 17.

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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