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Subject: NOAA-16, AVHRR, SCAN Motor Current Anomaly, 16 March 2004- Issued: 16 March 2004; time issued 1900 UTC
Resent-From: nesdis.osdpd.ipd.Level-1B.notices@noaa.gov,
nesdis.osdpd.ipd.contractors@noaa.gov
Topic:
Scan Motor Current Anomaly
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
16 March 2004 , 1900 UTC
Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-16
Instrument(s) Involved:
AVHRR
Product(s) Involved/Affected:
All products that use NOAA-16 AVHRR
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
16 March 2004, 02:45 UTC (first time observed)
Details/Specifics of Change:
AT 02:45 UTC on 16 March 2004 it was observed that the scan motor current
on the NOAA-16 has once again risen to an anomalous level causing problems
for the AVHRR instrument. A bar code pattern for imagery was present at
10:30 Z, however this pattern was not present in an image taken at 12:30 Z.
At present the anomalous level still exists and will be monitored for a
return to nominal levels.
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Emily Harrod
301-457-5264
Web site(s) that contain other relevant information (where applicable):
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/PPP.html - History of level 1B
notices
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html - All user notices
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poesstatus/ - SOCC polar satellites status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.htm - SOCC morning reports