NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations

GOES-15 Routine Sounder Schedule:

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TIME (UTC)     SCAN SECTOR     DURATION (MM:SS)
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00:01:40       Conus                     20:01
00:45:00-00:49:00  NEW DAY SCHEDULE TRANSITION
01:01:40       Conus                     20:01
01:24:00       Hawaii                    28:00
02:01:40       Conus                     20:01
02:24:00       Hawaii                    28:00
03:01:40       Conus                     20:01
03:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
04:01:40       Conus                     20:01
04:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
05:01:40       Conus                     20:01
05:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
06:01:40       Conus                     20:01
06:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
07:01:40       Conus                     20:01
07:24:00       Hawaii                    28:00
08:01:40       Conus                     20:01
08:24:00       Hawaii                    28:00
09:00:20       CALIBRATION FRAME*        00:10
09:01:40       Conus                     20:01
09:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
10:01:40       Conus                     20:01
10:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
11:01:40       Conus                     20:01
11:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
12:01:40       Conus                     20:01
12:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
13:01:40       Conus                     20:01
13:24:00       Hawaii                    28:00
14:01:40       Conus                     20:01
14:24:00       Hawaii                    28:00
15:01:40       Conus                     20:01
15:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
16:01:40       Conus                     20:01
16:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
17:01:40       Conus                     20:01
17:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
18:01:40       Conus                     20:01
18:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
19:01:40       Conus                     20:01
19:24:00       Hawaii                    28:00
20:01:40**     Conus                     20:01
20:24:00       Hawaii short              12:40
20:45:00-20:58:00   HOUSEKEEPING              
21:00:20       CALIBRATION FRAME*        00:10
21:01:40       Conus                     20:01
21:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
22:01:40       Conus                     20:01
22:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26
23:01:40       Conus                     20:01
23:24:00       N. Pacific                28:26


 * - frame taken in support of instrument calibration                 
** - frame cancelled Thursdays for weekly SEM calibration housekeeping