GOES-8 to GOES-12 Transition.ppt

GOES-8 to GOES-12 Transition Direct Readout Conference Cindy Hampton NESDIS/Office of Satellite Operations Agenda Background Operational Transition Requirements Schedule Start Up Activity Product Transition Issues and Concerns Background GOES-8 Launched April 13, 1994 GOES-8 Last Inclination maneuver: December 2002 Partial maneuver due to amount of fuel remaining Inclination requirement exceeded in April 2003: + 0.5 degrees GOES-12 launched in July 2001 and currently in storage mode at 105W. Operational Transition Requirements Minimal impact to users: no requirement to re-point GVAR antennas Provide sufficient testing period to evaluate GOES-12 performance by OSDPD, OSO and users Maintain continuous GOES-12 GVAR once has returned to normal on-orbit mode. A single switch for users from GOES-8 to GOES-12 GVAR Minimize RF interference during transition SOCC Schedule Return GOES-12 to On-orbit mode: January 9 Perform GOES-12 yearly north-south maneuver: January 14 Start GOES-12 Eastward Drift from ~110W towards 75W (~0.4 deg per day): January 17 Turn on Solar X-Ray Imager (SXI) High Voltage Power Supply and begin Imaging: January 21 Perform Image Navigation and Registration (INR) Recovery: January 20-24 Provide GVAR for user testing during drift: January 24-March 31 SOCC Schedule GOES-12 reaches ~ 81W: March 31 Perform swap of GOES-12 GVAR data for GOES-8 as GOES-East using GOES-8 GVAR transponder. GOES-8 data would be available as backup via a ground patch. Continue GOES-8 – normal housekeeping schedule GOES-12/GOES-8 Cross Over: April 20 SOCC Schedule Stop GOES-12 drift at 74.5W: April 22 Communication Services switch over (e.g. WEFAX, EMWIN, DCS, SARSAT) Start GOES-8 westward drift maneuver towards 105W: April 24 GOES-12 Imagery outage for ~2 hours due to RF command interference. GOES –10 Full Disk Start Up ActivityJanuary 9-24 Scan Mirror Contamination Avoidance Outgassing if required Radiometric Calibration with