STEREO Coordinated Observations Calendar
Archived plans:
2006,
2007,
2008,
2009,
2010
Below, please find the current plans for STEREO operations. All dates and
times are UTC unless otherwise specified. More detailed plans can be found in
the weekly schedules
(Ahead,
Behind).
Other planning resources are also provided.
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Contact information for coordinated observation requests can be found on the
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Millenium,
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Planning,
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next month.
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Scheduled activities for Week 06:
M Feb 08 (039) Both: Move pointers during pass
T Feb 09 (040)
W Feb 10 (041)
T Feb 11 (042) Ahead: Move pointers during pass
F Feb 12 (043)
S Feb 13 (044)
S Feb 14 (045) Behind: 720 kbps downlink on station 43
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Scheduled activities for Week 07:
M Feb 15 (046)
T Feb 16 (047)
W Feb 17 (048)
T Feb 18 (049)
F Feb 19 (050)
S Feb 20 (051) Behind: 720 kbps downlink on station 43
S Feb 21 (052)
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Scheduled activities for Week 08:
M Feb 22 (053)
T Feb 23 (054) Ahead: SECCHI stepped calibration roll, 2:10 UT
W Feb 24 (055)
T Feb 25 (056)
F Feb 26 (057)
S Feb 27 (058)
S Feb 28 (059)
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Upcoming events:
2010:
ICAL-001: Jan 11-15, Feb 15-19, Mar 15-19, Apr 12-16, May 3-7
SECCHI Stepped calibration rolls
Ahead: Feb 23, May 18, Aug 10, Nov 2
Behind: Apr 6, Jul 13, Oct 12
* Spring (TBD) SUMI sounding rocket launch
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008AGUSMSP51B..01A
* Apr 8,15 EIT shutterless (TBC)
* Apr 19 Ahead: Begin 7 hour daily DSN tracks
* Apr 26 Ahead: Switch downlink rate to 240 kbps
* Jul 8,15 EIT shutterless (TBC)
* Jul 11 Total solar eclipse
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2010/TSE2010.html
* Jul 14 Both: HGA calibration
* Sep 7 Both: Begin 8 hour daily DSN tracks
* Sep 13 Both: Switch downlink rate to 160 kbps
* Nov 15 Behind: Switch downlink rate to 120 kbps
2011:
* Jan 12 Both: HGA calibration
* Feb 6 STEREO spacecraft at 180 degree separation
* Mar 18 Messenger - Mercury orbital insertion
* Apr 11 Ahead: Switch downlink rate to 120 kbps
* Jul 13 Both: HGA calibration
* Aug DAWN - Vesta arrival
* Sep 19 Behind: Switch downlink rate to 96 kbps
* Sep 26 Ahead: Switch downlink rate to 96 kbps
2012:
* Jan 11 Both: HGA calibration
* May DAWN - Vesta departure
* Jul 11 Both: HGA calibration
* Aug Both: Switch downlink rate to 30 kbps
* Nov 13 Total solar eclipse, south Pacific
2013:
* Dec 12 Ahead: Mercury transit
2014:
* Apr 29 Behind: Mercury transit
2015:
* Feb DAWN - Ceres arrival
* Jan 10 - Apr 12 Behind: Spacecraft behind Sun
* Feb 17 - Aug 2 Ahead: Spacecraft behind Sun
* Jul 23 - Nov 10 Behind: Spacecraft behind Sun
* Jul DAWN - End of nominal mission
2016:
2017:
2018:
* Mar 5 Ahead: Mercury transit
Plans last modified Tuesday, 09-Feb-2010 14:07:48 EST
Last Revised: Tuesday, 12-Jan-2010 14:24:53 EST
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