2012 Spring Eclipse Season  and subsequent solar interference will cause 
data outages and degradations during the following time periods:

Satellite        Dates                 Times 

GOES-12 (ecl)   02/02/12 - 04/07/12    0231UTC - 0534UTC 
GOES-12 (rfi-   02/24/12 - 03/02/12    1558UTC - 1610 UTC  
         Wallops)

GOES-13 (ecl)   02/24/12 - 04/14/12    0420UTC - 0545UTC    
GOES-13 (rfi-   02/28/12 - 03/06/12    1708UTC - 1720 UTC 
         Wallops)

GOES-15 (ecl)   02/10/12 - 04/27/12    0745UTC - 1051UTC 
GOES-15 (rfi-   03/02/12 - 03/08/12    2133UTC - 2145 UTC                                
         Wallops)

Meteosat-7      02/04/12 - 03/27/12    1900UTC - 2130UTC

MTSAT-1R        04/02/12 - 04/19/12    1330UTC - 1513UTC 
                   (local rfi up to 20 minutes between 1820UTC - 1910UTC) 

FY2E                                   1600UTC - 1830UTC  
 
FY2D                                   1730UTC - 1930UTC 

GILMORE(rfi)                           1830UTC - 1910UTC     
                   (local rfi up to 20 minutes between 1820UTC - 1910UTC) 

NOAAPORT (rfi)                         1830UTC - 1910UTC         
                   (local up to 20 minutes between 1820UTC - 1910UTC) 

** NOTE: More information will be added above as it becomes available.

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Following are times of GOES-13 full disk scanning operations for the 
period February 23, 2012 to April 16, 2012 in order to provide additional 
coverage during GOES-11 Keep Out Zone (KOZ) and Eclipse periods:

      DATE          J-DAY	    TIME	
FEB 23 - FEB 27    054-058	0915 to 0944Z*
MAR  5 - MAR 24    065-084	0815 to 0844Z
MAR 25 - MAR 31	   085-091	0815 to 0944Z*
APR  1 - APR  6	   092-097	0915 to 0944Z
APR 10 - APR 11	   101-102	0815 to 0914Z*
APR 12 - APR 15	   103-106	0815 to 0944Z*
APR 16	             107	0815 to 0914Z*

*Currently GOES-13 has a regularly scheduled Full Disk at 0845Z


THERE IS NO NEED FOR GOES-15 FULL DISK SCANS DURING THE GOES-13 SLZ, 
DUE TO NO CANCELLED FRAMES.

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