Subject: Administrative: GOES-16 is GOES-East satellite, Issued: --001a114033666ed6840560a0d000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Topic: GOES-16 Drift and Transition Plan Date/Time Issued: December 18, 2017 1735 UTC Product(s) or Data Impacted: All GOES-16 ABI, GLM, SUVI, SEISS, MAG, and EXIS products Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 18, 2017 1730 UTC Date/Time of Expected End: TBD Length of Outage: See details below. Details/Specifics of Change: As of 1730 UTC on December 18, 2017, GOES-16 is the official GOES-East satellite stationed at 75.2 degrees West. GOES-13 GVAR and LRIT will continue to be relayed through GOES-14 GVAR until January 3, 2018 between 1530-1545 UTC at which time the GOES-13 GVAR relay through GOES-14 GVAR will be disabled and the satellite will begin drifting on January 4th to its storage location at 60 degrees West. A notification will be sent prior to disabling GOES-13 on January 3, 2018. Key points: - December 14, 2017: GOES-13 GVAR and LRIT available only through GOES-14 GVAR as of 1545 UTC - December 14, 2017: Between 1530-1620 UTC GOES-16 data distribution resumed - GOES-16 GRB, DCS, HRIT/EMWIN and SARSAT were activated - Data flow resumed to users of the SBN, PDA, GNC-A, and CLASS in the same manner in which they were distributed prior to transition to GOES-EAST - GOES-16 products continue validation towards Provisional and Full Maturity levels - GOES-13 remained the operational GOES-East satellite until GOES-16 was declared the operational GOES-East satellite - December 18, 2017: GOES-16 is the GOES-East operational satellite - Provisional Products (ABI L1b and CMI) no longer require =E2=80=98preliminary, non-operational=E2=80=99 data caveat language - Product validation reviews and status changes will persist for remaining products into 2018 - No maneuvers / special operations during Christmas holidays - No GOES-East transition / interruption during designated Critical Weather Days - January 3, 2018: GOES-13 will stop transmitting data between 1530-1545 UTC - January 4, 2018: GOES-13 will begin drift to storage location - January 22, 2018: GOES-13 will reach storage location at 60 degrees West Contact Information for Further Information: Kathryn Mozer at Kathryn.Mozer@noaa.gov or SPSD.Userservices@noaa.gov Web Site(s) for applicable information: See http://www.goes-r.gov/users/transitiontToOperations.html or http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/16/transition.html for additional information. This message was sent to 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. --=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- Kathryn W. Mozer GOES-R User Services Coordinator GOES-R Product Readiness and Operations (PRO) Team NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD GSFC: Building 6, S240 kathryn.mozer@noaa.gov Office: 301-286-3647 --001a114033666ed6840560a0d000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Topic: GOES-16 Drift and Transition Plan

Date/Time Issued: December 18, 2017 1735 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All GOES-16 ABI, GLM, SUVI, SEISS, MAG, and EXIS product= s

Date/Time of Initial Imp= act: December 18, 2017 1730 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: See details below.

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Detail= s/Specifics of Change:

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As of 1730 UTC on December 18, 2017, GOES-16 is the = official GOES-East satellite stationed at 75.2 degrees West.


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GOES-13 GVAR and LRIT will continue to be relayed th= rough GOES-14 GVAR until January 3, 2018 between 1530-1545 UTC at which tim= e the GOES-13 GVAR relay through GOES-14 GVAR will be disabled and the sate= llite will begin drifting on January 4th to its storage location at 60 degr= ees West.


A notification will be sent = prior to disabling GOES-13 on January 3, 2018.


Key points:

  • December 14, 2017: = GOES-13 GVAR and LRIT available only through GOES-14 GVAR as of 1545 UTC

  • December 14, 2017: Betwee= n 1530-1620 UTC GOES-16 data distribution resumed

    • Data flow resumed to users of the SBN, = PDA, GNC-A, and CLASS in the same manner in which they were distributed pri= or to transition to GOES-EAST

    • GOES-16 products continue validation towards Provisional and Full = Maturity levels

    • GOES-= 13 remained the operational GOES-East satellite until GOES-16 was declared = the operational GOES-East satellite

  • December 18, 2017: GOES-16 is the GOES-Ea= st operational satellite

    • Provisio= nal Products (ABI L1b and CMI) no longer require =E2=80=98preliminary, non-= operational=E2=80=99 data caveat language

    • Product validation reviews and status = changes will persist for remaining products into 2018

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    No mane= uvers / special operations during Christmas holidays

  • No GOES-East = transition / interruption during designated Critical Weather Days

  • January 3, 2018:= GOES-13 will stop transmitting data between 1530-1545 UTC

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    January= 4, 2018: GOES-13 will begin drift to storage location

  • January 22,= 2018: GOES-13 will reach storage location at 60 degrees West =C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0

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Contact Information for Further Information: Kathryn Mozer at Kathryn.Mozer@noaa.gov =C2=A0or SPSD.Userservices@noaa.gov=

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See http://www.goes-r.gov/users/tr= ansitiontToOperations.html or<= /span> htt= p://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/16/transition.html for additional = information.


This message was sent to = ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notificat= ions because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish t= o unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or= (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business day= s to process your unsubscribe request.




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