Topic: NOAA 21 Star Tracker Photo Mode Scheduled for January 24, 2024
Date/Time Issued: January 23, 2024 1925Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All NOAA 21 Products
Date/Time of Initial Impact: January 24, 2024 19:59:07Z
Date/Time of Expected End: January 24, 2024 20:33:10Z
Length of Outage: See Details.
Details/Specifics of change: On January 24, 2024, NOAA-21 will perform a spacecraft attitude maneuver for the Star Tracker Photo Mode Calibration, keeping star tracker 1 pointed at Harvard Catalog Star 2920. Science data will be impacted while the spacecraft is pointing off-nadir during the attitude maneuver. The timeline of events for this maneuver are provided below.
The following observatory systems will be affected on January 24, 2024:
19:59:07Z – 20:33:10Z X-band RF (HRD) will be turned off
19:59:11Z – 20:30:04Z NOAA-21 will be pointing off-nadir, collected data will be impacted. While it will be processed and delivered, users are advised that data made available during this time window will not meet operational specifications.
Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880.
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