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All NOAA POES, All Instruments, Update of Level 1B Earth Locations, 6 July 2006 - Issued: 6 July 2006; 1815 UTC

Topic:
Update of level1b preprocessor earth locations

Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:
6 July 2006, 1815 UTC

Satellite(s) Involved:
All POES satellites

Instrument(s) Involved:
All instruments

Product(s) Involved/Affected:
All Products/improved earth locations

Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:
6 July 2006, Time 1650 UTC

Details/Specifics of Change:
We updated our level 1B processing today, July 6 around 1650 UTC to upgrade our earth location process. We are now using geodetic local normal pointing when computing the earth locations provided in the level 1B data. This was a no impact change to the user community. You should see an improvement in the accuracy of the earth location data. The first orbits processed after the change are listed below.
NSS.HRPT.NK.D06187.S1838.E1851.B4235151.GC
NSS.GHRR.NK.D06187.S1511.E1706.B4234950.GC

NSS.HRPT.NL.D06187.S1708.E1721.B2983434.GC
NSS.GHRR.NL.D06187.S1340.E1535.B2983233.GC

NSS.HRPT.NM.D06187.S1907.E1917.B2095757.GC
NSS.GHRR.NM.D06187.S1543.E1739.B2095556.GC
NSS.LHRR.NM.D06187.S1701.E1710.B2095656.GC

NSS.HRPT.NN.D06187.S1705.E1718.B0581313.WI
NSS.GHRR.NN.D06187.S1535.E1704.B0581213.WI
NSS.LHRR.NN.D06187.S1637.E1646.B0581212.WI

Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:
EmilyHarrod Emily.Harrod@noaa.gov 301-457-5247 x 117

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, Federal Building #4, room 0318
* 5200 Auth Road
* Suitland, Maryland 20746-4304
* USA
* voice 301-457-5247 ext 117
* fax 301-457-5199
* email Emily.Harrod@noaa.gov
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