Hi Fred, re: > Tuesday evening at 3:30Z the GOES-13 failed because of a problem with its star > tracker. NESDIS is still trouble shooting the problem on GOES-13, but does > not > have any quick fix. NESDIS has activated GOES-14 located at 105W which is now > routinely providing satellite data. However, no decision has been made on the > fate of GOES-13 or moving GOES-14 into the operational east position at 75W. > While GOES-14 is transmitting data, the data is not being routed through GOES- > 13. The non-routing of GOES-14 data through GOES-13 was quite a surprise to me. It either means that GOES-13 is in BIG trouble (e.g., transponders not working or causing too big of a drain on power), or that NESDIS is hoping to get things working again. re: > NESDIS has stated that any GVAR users with antennas who want current data > will need to point their antenna to the 105W location. I saw this while checking my email in the airport in Houston. re: > What are the Unidata plans for the reception of GOES data? If NESDIS cannot > fix > GOES-13, then GOES-14 will start to be moved eastward toward the east > location. > Typically NESDIS will route the GOES-14 data through GOES-13 while it is being > moved. I don't know when that decision will be made. If you move your antenna, > you may just have to move it back again in a few days. Our current lack of > data > from your antenna is annoying, but not critical. I was just wondering what > your > plans are for the GOES-east antenna? I will be interacting with folks in the office tomorrow to see if they are up for re-pointing the GOES-East dish to the 105 W longitude slot. If the signal strength is high enough, the LNB should not have to be rotated to correct for the polarity alignment that a simple swing of the antenna will cause. The problem is that I am typically one of two at Unidata that does things like this, and I will not be back in Boulder until June 10. Personally, I am up for re-pointing our GOES-East dish now, and swinging it eastward if/when GOES-14 is drifted to the GOES-East slot. I'll know more tomorrow, however. Cheers, Tom -- **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: HUK-605825 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Normal Status: Closed
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