Last Updated:   12/22/2011 

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     GOES-WEST IMAGER DATA

     Server/group/dataset information for GOES-West can be found at the
     end of this file. This includes information for GOES-West
     navigation.  


     Full disk images are sent every 3 hours, beginning at 0000 UTC, 
     regardless of what schedule the spacecraft is in. 

     When the spacecraft is in a routine schedule, CONUS, SUB-CONUS, Northern 
     Hemisphere (NH) & Southern Hemisphere (SH) images are sent as
     follows: 
                        CONUS     hh15 & hh45
			SUB-CONUS hh11 & hh41
                        NH        hh00 & hh30
                        SH        hh22 & hh52 

     For various reasons (such as, but not limited to, severe  
     weather or for space shuttle support), the spacecraft may go  
     into either a Rapid Scan Operations (RSO) schedule or a  
     Super Rapid Scan Operations (SRSO) schedule.  

     When GOES-West is in any schedule besides the routine one, 
     that information will be placed in the text file INFO/MESSAGES. 
     (Type   READ INFO/MESSAGES)  

      Note: Changes to the GOES-West schedule during times 
            when the UW-SSEC computer room is unstaffed (weekends
            and holidays) will not be reflected in the MESSAGES
            file. 

     Images sent during the RSO schedule can be found in the same
     datasets as when the spacecraft is in the routine schedule.
     During the SRSO schedule, CONUS, SUB-CONUS, NH and FD images can also 
     be found in the same datasets as during the routine schedule, 
     while the 1-minutes images will be in the SRSO datasets.  
     
     Specific information about each of the GOES-West imager 
     schedules can be found in the text file ADMIN/WESTSCHED. 


     GOES-WEST SOUNDER DATA

     GOES-West sounder image start times are hh01 & hh24.

     WESTS/SUB-CONUS   GOES-15 CONTINENTAL U.S. SUBSECTION


     GOES-WEST BACKUP SERVERS

     In the event that the primary server is down, there are backup 
     servers available for the imager and sounder images, as well as
     for the navigation. Server/group/dataset information for the backup
     servers can be found at the end of this file. 


 
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     PRIMARY GOES-WEST SERVER

     Spacecraft:        GOES-15
     Subpoint:          135W

     Groups:            WESTL  (imager & sounder)
                        GVARNAV     (navigation)
     Server/address:    westl         144.92.109.166  westl.ssec.wisc.edu 
   

     Group/dataset      Content
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     WESTL/ALL         GOES-15 ALL IMAGER DATA
     WESTL/CONUS       GOES-15 CONTINENTAL U.S.
     WESTL/FD          GOES-15 FULL DISK
     WESTL/NH          GOES-15 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
     WESTL/OTHER       GOES-15 MISC (eg., SRSO 1-MINUTE IMAGERY)
     WESTL/SH          GOES-15 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
     WESTL/SNDR        GOES-15 SOUNDER IMAGES
     WESTL/SUB-CONUS   GOES-15 CONTINENTAL U.S. SUBSECTION
     GVARNAV/GOES15    GOES-15 NAVIGATION 

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     BACKUP GOES-15 SERVERS     
  

     Spacecraft:        GOES-15
     Subpoint:          drifting west to 135W

     Groups:            WESTS  (imager & sounder)
                        NAV     (navigation)
     Server/address:    wests     144.92.109.197  wests.ssec.wisc.edu 
   

     Group/dataset      Content
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     WESTS/ALL         GOES-15 ALL IMAGER DATA
     WESTS/CONUS       GOES-15 CONTINENTAL U.S.
     WESTS/FD          GOES-15 FULL DISK
     WESTS/NH          GOES-15 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
     WESTS/OTHER       GOES-15 MISC (eg., SRSO 1-MINUTE IMAGERY)
     WESTS/SH          GOES-15 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
     WESTS/SNDR        GOES-15 SOUNDER IMAGES
     WESTS/SUB-CONUS   GOES-15 CONTINENTAL U.S. SUBSECTION
     GVARNAV/GOES15    GOES-15 NAVIGATION
     
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