[ldm-users] GOES-16 is back tomorrow!

In case you didn’t hear...there will be more testing before it is finally 
commissioned one week from today.

Gilbert
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> *SUBJECT: ADMINISTRATIVE (UPDATE #1): UPDATED INFORMATION ON GOES-16 DRIFT AND
> TRANSITION PLAN, ISSUED: DECEMBER 13, 2017 1830 UTC
> UPDATE #1: GRB WILL RESUME BY 1615 UTC ON DECEMBER 14, 2017. ALL OTHER DATA
> FLOWS WILL RESUME BETWEEN 1530-1545 UTC AS ORIGINALLY INDICATED.
> 
> 
> TOPIC: GOES-16 DRIFT AND TRANSITION PLAN
> 
> DATE/TIME ISSUED: DECEMBER 13, 2017 1830 UTC
> 
> PRODUCT(S) OR DATA IMPACTED: ALL GOES-16 ABI, GLM, SUVI, SEISS, MAG, AND
> EXIS PRODUCTS
> 
> DATE/TIME OF INITIAL IMPACT: NOVEMBER 30, 2017 1300 UTC
> 
> DATE/TIME OF EXPECTED END: DECEMBER 20, 2017 TBD UTC
> 
> LENGTH OF OUTAGE: SEE DETAILS BELOW.
> 
> DETAILS/SPECIFICS OF CHANGE: THE GOES-16 DRIFT AND TRANSITION PLAN REMAINS
> LARGELY UNCHANGED FROM THE DECEMBER 6, 2017 NOTIFICATION. THIS NOTIFICATION
> SERVES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND MINOR UPDATES.
> ANOTHER NOTIFICATION UPDATE WILL BE SENT THIS WEEK. ALL PLANS AND DATES ARE
> SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
> 
> GOES-16 COMPLETED DRIFT ON DECEMBER 11, 2017 AND IS POSITIONED IN ITS FINAL
> OPERATIONAL LOCATION OF 75.2 DEGREES WEST.
> 
> ON DECEMBER 14, 2017 BETWEEN 1530-1545 UTC, GOES-13 DIRECT GVAR WILL BE
> DISABLED. GOES-13 GVAR AND LRIT WILL BE RELAYED THROUGH GOES-14 GVAR UNTIL
> JANUARY 3, 2018 AT WHICH TIME THE GOES-13 GVAR RELAY THROUGH GOES-14 GVAR
> WILL BE DISABLED AND THE SATELLITE WILL BEGIN DRIFTING ON JANUARY 4TH TO
> ITS STORAGE LOCATION AT 60 DEGREES WEST.
> 
> ON DECEMBER 14, 2017 BETWEEN 1530-1545 UTC, DATA FLOW RESUMES TO USERS OF
> THE SBN, PDA, GNC-A, AND CLASS IN THE SAME MANNER IN WHICH THEY WERE
> DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO SATELLITE DRIFT. GRB, DCS, HRIT-EMWIN, AND SARSAT WILL
> BE ENABLED AS SOON AS GOES-13 DIRECT GVAR IS DISABLED IN THIS TIME PERIOD.
> ADDITIONAL TESTING WILL OCCUR AFTER DATA FLOW RESUMES AND GOES-13 WILL
> REMAIN THE OPERATIONAL GOES-EAST SATELLITE UNTIL GOES-16 IS DECLARED THE
> OPERATIONAL GOES-EAST SATELLITE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 20, 2017.
> 
> A NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT IN ADVANCE OF THE OFFICIAL GOES-16 OPERATIONAL
> DECLARATION AND PRIOR TO DISABLING GOES-13 ON JANUARY 3, 2018.
> 
> KEY POINTS:
> 
>   -
> 
>   DECEMBER 6, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 UTC, THE METADATA IN ALL GOES-16
>   DATA FILES FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS CHANGED FROM GOES-TEST TO GOES-EAST
>   -
> 
>   DECEMBER 7, 2017: GOES-13 GVAR RELAY THROUGH GOES-14 GVAR BEGAN (GOES-13
>   GVAR STILL TRANSMITS UNTIL DECEMBER 14TH TO ALLOW USERS TIME TO REPOINT
>   ANTENNAS)
>   -
> 
>   DECEMBER 11, 2017: GOES-16 DRIFT ENDED AND CALIBRATION ACTIVITIES BEGAN
>   -
> 
>   DECEMBER 14, 2017: GOES-13 GVAR AND LRIT AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH GOES-14
>   GVAR AS OF 1545 UTC
>   -
> 
>   DECEMBER 14, 2017: BETWEEN 1530-1545 UTC GOES-16 DATA DISTRIBUTION
>   RESUMES
>   -
> 
>      GOES-16 GRB, DCS, HRIT/EMWIN AND SARSAT ARE ACTIVATED
>      -
> 
>      DATA FLOW RESUMES TO USERS OF THE SBN, PDA, GNC-A, AND CLASS IN THE
>      SAME MANNER IN WHICH THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO TRANSITION
> TO GOES-EAST
>      -
> 
>      GOES-16 PRODUCTS CONTINUE VALIDATION TOWARDS PROVISIONAL AND FULL
>      MATURITY LEVELS
>      -
> 
>      GOES-13 REMAINS THE OPERATIONAL GOES-EAST SATELLITE UNTIL GOES-16 IS
>      DECLARED THE OPERATIONAL GOES-EAST SATELLITE
>      -
> 
>   DECEMBER 14-20, 2017: GOES-EAST OPERATIONAL STATUS WILL BE DECLARED FOR
>   GOES-16
>   -
> 
>      PROVISIONAL PRODUCTS (ABI L1B AND CMI) NO LONGER REQUIRE
>         PRELIMINARY, NON-OPERATIONAL    DATA CAVEAT LANGUAGE
>      -
> 
>   NO MANEUVERS / SPECIAL OPERATIONS DURING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
>   -
> 
>   NO GOES-EAST TRANSITION / INTERRUPTION DURING DESIGNATED CRITICAL
>   WEATHER DAYS
>   -
> 
>   JANUARY 3, 2018: GOES-13 WILL STOP TRANSMITTING DATA
>   -
> 
>   JANUARY 4, 2018: GOES-13 WILL BEGIN DRIFT TO STORAGE LOCATION
>   -
> 
>   JANUARY 22, 2018: GOES-13 WILL REACH STORAGE LOCATION AT 60 DEGREES WEST
> 
> 
> CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: KATHRYN MOZER AT
> KATHRYN.MOZER@xxxxxxxx  OR SPSD.USERSERVICES@xxxxxxxx
> 
> WEB SITE(S) FOR APPLICABLE INFORMATION:
> 
> SEE HTTP://WWW.GOES-R.GOV/USERS/TRANSITIONTTOOPERATIONS.HTML OR
> HTTP://WWW.OSPO.NOAA.GOV/OPERATIONS/GOES/16/TRANSITION.HTML FOR ADDITIONAL
> INFORMATION.
> 
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