[nws-changes] 20100617: GOES-11

• To: nws-changes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: [nws-changes] 20100617: GOES-11
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:19:48 -0600

Topic: GOES-11 (GOES-West) North/South Maneuver, June 22, 2010
Message Issued: June 17, 2010, 1310 UTC
Satellites Impacted: GOES-11 (GOES-West) and GOES-13 (GOES-East)
Products Impacted: GOES-11 (GOES-West) Imager and Sounder Data and
GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager Data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: June 22, 2010  0118 UTC

--------------------------
Details:

A GOES-11 (GOES-West) North-South Station Keeping maneuver will be
performed on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 0826 UTC. The backup date for
this maneuver is Thursday, June 24, 2010.  If the NWS regions have any
operational concerns, please contact the NCEP SDM (301-763-8298) at
least 6.5 hours prior to the maneuver time.

On June 22, the following exclusive schedule will be employed to support
maneuver operations: (*PLEASE NOTE the scheduled GOES-13 (GOES-East)
Full Disk scan period to support the primary GOES-11 (GOES-West) outage
during the maneuver.*)

GOES-11 (GOES-West) Maneuver Schedule starts at 0118 UTC on June 22, 2010.
(Southern Hemisphere scan at 0121 UTC is canceled)

From 0130 UTC through 0659 UTC -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Routine Imaging

and Soundings.

From 0700 UTC through 0729 UTC -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Full Disk imaging

and Routine Soundings

From 0730 UTC through 0751 UTC -- GOES-11 (GOES-West) Routine Imaging

and Soundings.

*From 0752 UTC through 0959 UTC -- No GOES-11 (GOES-West) Imaging or
Soundings*

**From 0745 UTC through 1014 UTC -- GOES-13 (GOES-East) Full Disk (30
minute) Imaging**

-