Topic: GOES-16 (EAST) Geostationary Lightning Mapper Test
Date/Time Issued: September 13, 2023 1525Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-16 GLM Products
Date/Time of Initial Impact: September 20, 2023 0425Z
Date/Time of Expected End: September 21, 2023 1800Z
Length of Outage: This test consists of four short one hour tests, one at solar midnight, one at the next solar noon, one at the next solar midnight, and one at the next solar noon; they are required to be consecutive.
Details/Specifics of Change: Starting on Wednesday September 20, at 0425 UTC, GOES-16 GLM will perform testing to improve the data product. The outages period are listed below:- September 20, 0425-0525 UTC: 60min GLM outage
- September 20, 1700-1800 UTC: 60min GLM outage
- September 21, 0425-0525 UTC: 60min GLM outage
- September 21, 1700-1800 UTC: 60min GLM outage
This testing will be postponed in the event of a critical weather day being declared prior to the start of each test
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