NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations

MetOp-A AMSU-A1 Subsystem Summary

Component Status:

Component
Description
Status
ANTENNAInstrument antennaGreen
CHANNEL 10Channel #10, 57290.344MHzGreen
CHANNEL 11Channel #11, 57290.344MHzGreen
CHANNEL 12Channel #12, 57290.344MHzGreen
CHANNEL 13Channel #13, 57290.344MHzGreen
CHANNEL 14Channel #14, 57290.344MHzGreen
CHANNEL 15Channel #15, 89.0 GHzGreen
CHANNEL 3Channel #3, 50300MHzGreen
CHANNEL 4Channel #4, 52800MHzGreen
CHANNEL 5Channel #5, 523596MHzGreen
CHANNEL 6Channel #6, 54400MHzGreen
CHANNEL 7Channel #7, 54940MHzYellow
CHANNEL 8Channel #8, 55500MHzGreen
CHANNEL 9Channel #9, 57290.344MHzGreen
GUN DIODE OSCGun Diode OscillatorGreen
MIXER IF AMPMixer IF AmpGreen
PLLO1Phase lock loop oscillator side 1Green
PLLO2Phase lock loop oscillator side 2Green
RECEIVERreceiverGreen
RF MUXRadio Frequency multiplexerGreen
SIGNAL PROCESSORSignal ProcessorGreen

Subsystem History:

Date Time Component Description
10/23/201120:45:00 Recovery from PLSOL
10/22/201122:38:23 PLSOL Occurred
09/28/201107:24:00SIGNAL PROCESSORAMSUA1 parked at internal warm target to support maneuvers.
09/28/201107:24:00 AMSUA1 parked at internal warm target to support maneuvers.
09/20/201101:45:00SIGNAL PROCESSORAMSU-A1 Reactivation. Data outage: 28/09/11 07:24 to 29/09/11 01:45
09/20/201101:45:00 AMSU-A1 Reactivation. Data outage: 28/09/11 07:24 to 29/09/11 01:45
10/07/201005:45:56 AMSU-A1 Reactivation. Data outage: 2010-278-07:31:46 to 2010-279-05:45:56
10/06/201007:31:46 AMSUA1 parked at internal warm target to support maneuvers.
12/01/200900:00:00CHANNEL 7Irreversibly failed
09/17/200915:32:27 AMSUA1 Internal Warm Target Reactivation
09/17/200909:16:45 AMSUA1 Internal Warm Target Deactivation
12/16/200800:00:00 MetOp-2 AMSU-A1 Channel 7 degradation began violating specifications beginning 12/16.2008.
04/09/200804:17:00 OOP Maneuver Completion: AMSU-A1 commanded to Full Scan mode. Science Packets are nominal.
04/08/200807:38:03 OOP Maneuver Configuration: AMSU-A1 commanded to Internal Warm Target (IWT) Position. Science Packets are filled with calibration data.
03/21/200814:25:00 PLSOL Recovery
03/19/200823:21:13 PLSOL occurred
01/17/200819:46:00 PLSOL Recovery
01/16/200813:46:00 PLSOL occured
09/19/200714:00:55 Turn on AMSU-A1 after autonomous turn off
09/17/200706:05:00 Data interruption due to autonomous payload switch off. Investigation and recovery underway.
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 8MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 11MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 12MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 13MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 14MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 15MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 3MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 4MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 5MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00SIGNAL PROCESSORMetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 7MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 9MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00GUN DIODE OSCMetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00MIXER IF AMPMetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00PLLO1MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00PLLO2MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00RECEIVERMetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00RF MUXMetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200712:00:00CHANNEL 6MetOp-2 went operational
05/22/200700:00:00antennaMetOp-A went operational.
05/22/200700:00:00channel 10MetOp-2 went operational