NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations

NOAA 15 AMSU-A1 Subsystem Summary

Component Description Status
ANTENNAInstrument antennaGreen
CHANNEL 03Channel #3, 50300MHzGreen
CHANNEL 04Channel #4, 52800MHzGreen
CHANNEL 05Channel #5, 523596MHzGreen
CHANNEL 06Channel #6, 54400MHzGreen
CHANNEL 07Channel #7, 54940MHzGreen
CHANNEL 08Channel #8, 55500MHzGreen
CHANNEL 09Channel #9, 57290.344MHzGreen
CHANNEL 10Channel #10, 57290.344MHzGreen
CHANNEL 11Channel #11, 57290.344MHzRed
CHANNEL 12Channel #12, 57290.344MHzGreen
CHANNEL 13Channel #13, 57290.344MHzGreen
CHANNEL 14Channel #14, 57290.344MHzRed
CHANNEL 15Channel #15, 89.0 GHzGreen
CHANNEL 3Green
CHANNEL 4Green
CHANNEL 5Green
CHANNEL 6Green
CHANNEL 7Green
CHANNEL 8Green
CHANNEL 9Green
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
SCAN MOTORInstrument Scan MotorGreen
SIGNAL PROCESSORSignal ProcessorGreen


Subsystem History:

Date Time Component Description
12/21/201003:54:45SCAN MOTORMotor 1 Cold Position began toggling 256 counts (bit-9) between its nominal value of 5215 to 5471. Toggling between these values is increasing.
12/17/201012:18:54SCAN MOTORMotor 1 Position 1 began toggling 256 counts (bit-9) between its nominal value of 15606 to 15862. Toggling between these values is increasing.
04/10/200219:35:00CHANNEL 11Total failure of Channel 11
10/30/200019:10:00CHANNEL 14AMSU A1 stopped sending data on channel 14
05/13/199816:24:00SCAN MOTOROn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00ANTENNAOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00GUN DIODE OSCOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00MIXER IF AMPOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00PLLO1On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00RECEIVEROn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00RF MUXOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00SIGNAL PROCESSOROn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 3On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 4On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 5On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 6On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 7On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 8On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 9On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 10On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 11On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 12On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 13On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 14On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 15On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00PLLO2On Orbit