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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