MODIS and VIIRS Instrument Statu.pdf

1MODIS and VIIRS Instrument Status Jack Xiong and Jim Butler Code 618.0, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 MODIS and VIIRS Science Team Meeting, Silver Spring, MD (June 06-10, 2016) EOS Contributions: ? MODIS Characterization Support Team (MCST) ? MODIS Science Data Support Team (SDST) ? VIIRS Characterization Support Team (VCST) Support: ? Terra and Aqua Projects, S-NPP Project Science Office (PSO), and JPSS Flight Project ? MODIS/VIIRS Discipline Groups and Representatives ? Terra, Aqua, S-NPP Mission/Flight Operation Teams (MOT/FOT) ? MODIS and VIIRS Instrument Vendor (Raytheon) Acknowledgements 2 ? MODIS and VIIRS Highlights ? MODIS and VIIRS On-orbit Performance ? MODIS C5/C6 and VIIRS SDR/L1B Status (backup slides) ? Future Activities ? Summary Outline 3 ? Instrument Operations and OBC Functions – Normal – No changes to instrument operation configuration for Terra MODIS since 2003 (currently using A-side electronics and B-side formatter) – All B-side configuration for Aqua MODIS since launch – Terra spacecraft (S/C) safe mode on Feb 18, 2016 ? It happened on Feb 18, 2016 during a scheduled inclination maneuver when the S/C was yawed to +90° instead of the desired -90°. When attempts were made to slew it back, the edit limits were tripped and caused the S/C to enter the Safe Mode ? The S/C and all instruments were powered back on without issues after February 24, 2016 and continue to operate nominally ? Impact on MODIS: 11 (21) noisy detectors in LWIR bands before (after) safe mode; large gain changes (5-15%) in some LWIR PV bands/detectors; gain changes are relatively small (0.5-2.0%) in other spectral bands – No new noisy detectors for Aqua MODIS since last STM – Noticeable improvement in the control of Aqua MODIS CPFA temperatures 4 MODIS Highlights ? Continuous Effort on Sensor Calibration and LUT Delivery – Terra MODIS: C5/C6/OBPG LUT updates: 16/16/13 (19/19/18 in previous year) – Aqua MODIS: C5/C6/OBPG LUT updates: 14/1