2009 Spring Eclipse Season and subsequent solar interference will cause data
outages and degradations during the following time periods:
Satellite Dates Times
GOES-10 (ecl) 02/09/09 - 04/07/09 0245UTC - 0540UTC
GOES-10 (rfi- 02/19/09 - 02/26/09 1558UTC - 1510UTC
wallops)
GOES-11 (ecl) 02/09/09 - 04/28/09 0745UTC - 1040UTC
GOES-11 (rfi- 03/01/09 - 03/08/09 2132UTC - 2144UTC
wallops)
GOES-12 (ecl) 02/14/09 - 05/03/09 0345UTC - 0636UTC
GOES-12 (rfi- 03/02/09 - 03/08/09 1711UTC - 1723UTC
wallops)
GOES-13 (rfi- 03/02/09 - 03/09/09 1917UTC - 1930UTC
wallops)
Meteosat-7 02/12/09 - 03/31/09 1900UTC - 2100UTC
(INDOEX)
MTSAT-1R 02/20/09 - 04/20/09 1400UTC - 1500UTC
GILMORE(CDA rfi) 03/01/09 - 03/09/09 2134UTC - 2147UTC
(local rfi up to 20 minutes between 1830UTC - 1910UTC)
NOAAPORT (rfi) 1830UTC - 1910UTC
(up to 20 minutes between 1820UTC - 1910UTC)
Wallops Met-8 & Polar Relay 1750UTC - 1810UTC
(local rfi)
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SPRING 2009 ROUTINE SCHEDULE ADDITIONAL FULL DISK SCANS
Following are times of GOES-12 full disk scanning operations for the
period February 25, 2009 to April 28, 2009 in order to provide
additional coverage during GOES-11 Keep Out Zone (KOZ) and Eclipse periods:
DATE J-DAY TIME
FEB 25–MAR 01 056-060 0815 to 1014Z
MAR 02-APR 07 061-097 0815 to 1044Z
APR 08-APR 11 98-101 0815 to 1014Z
APR 12-APR 14 102-104 0815 to 1044Z
APR 15-APR 20 105-110 0815 to 1014Z
APR 21-APR 26 111-116 0815 to 0944Z
APR 27-APR 28 117-118 0845 to 0944Z
Following are times of GOES-11 full disk scanning operations for the
period February 25, 2009 to April 28, 2009 in order to provide
additional coverage during GOES-12 Keep Out Zone (KOZ) and Eclipse periods:
DATE J-DAY TIME
FEB 25 056 0430 to 0529Z
FEB 26-FEB 28 057-059 0430 to 0629Z
MAR 01 060 0400 to 0629Z
MAR 02-APR 07 061-097 0400 to 0659Z
APR 08-APR 23 098-113 0400 to 0629Z
APR 24 114 0400 to 0529Z
APR 25-APR 28 115-118 0430 to 0529Z
APR 24 - APR 29 115-120 0430 to 0529Z
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