Topic:
Notification of NOAA-12 Decommissioning
Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
9 august 2007, 2200 UTC
Satellite(s) Involved:
NOAA-12
Instrument(s) Involved:
All Instruments
Product(s) Involved/Affected:
All Products
Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
10 August 2007, 1710 UTC
Details/Specifics of Change:
SOCC has announced the following:
On 8 August, it was determine that NOAA-12 decommissioning is necessary since we are unable to regulate the bus power. Numerous attempts were made to preserve the mission, but the shunt degradation is not correctable. After more than 16 years of service, NOAA-12 will be decommissioned on Friday, 10 August, at 1710 UTC with the Fairbanks CDA contact. NOAA-12 was launched May 15, 1991.
Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
Emily Harrod Emily.Harrod@noaa.gov 301-817-3882 - IPD operations
Renee Smith-Dearing Renee.Smith@noaa.gov 301-817-4117 - SOCC operations
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/poes/index.htm - SOCC polar satellite status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/index.htm - SOCC geostationary satellite status
http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.asp - SOCC morning reports
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* Emily D. Harrod
* NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD
* Computer Operations Branch
* Pre-Product Processing Group
* E/SP11, NSOF, room 1460
* 4231 Suitland Road
* Suitland, Maryland 20746-4304
* USA
* voice 301-817-3882
* fax 301-817-3902
* email Emily.Harrod@noaa.gov
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