STEREO Coordinated Observations Calendar

Archived plans: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

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. This page is also available as plain text.

Contact information for coordinated observation requests can be found on the Solar JOP guidelines page.

Links to planning and scheduling pages for other missions: SOHO, TRACE, Hinode, Ulysses, NSO, VLA, EISCAT, Max Millenium, Sounding Rockets, ISTP Planning, Mees current/ next month.

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Scheduled activities for Week 45:

M Nov 02 (306)  
T Nov 03 (307)  Behind: Momentum dump, 16:00 UT
W Nov 04 (308)  
T Nov 05 (309)  
F Nov 06 (310)  
S Nov 07 (311)  
S Nov 08 (312)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 46:

M Nov 09 (313)  
T Nov 10 (314)  
W Nov 11 (315)  
T Nov 12 (316)  
F Nov 13 (317)  
S Nov 14 (318)  
S Nov 15 (319)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 47:

M Nov 16 (320)  
T Nov 17 (321)  
W Nov 18 (322)  
T Nov 19 (323)  
F Nov 20 (324)  
S Nov 21 (325)  
S Nov 22 (326)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 48:

M Nov 23 (327)  
T Nov 24 (328)  Ahead: SECCHI stepped calibration roll
W Nov 25 (329)  
T Nov 26 (330)  Thanksgiving
F Nov 27 (331)  
S Nov 28 (332)  
S Nov 29 (333)  

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Upcoming events:

2009:

ICAL-001: Oct 12-16, Dec 14-18

SECCHI Stepped calibration rolls
	Ahead:	Nov 24
	Behind:	Dec 22

* Mar 16-Sep		LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction
* Mar 27-...		JOP 222, Origin of SEPS, Target of opportunity
* Nov 30		Behind: Begin 7 hour daily DSN tracks
* Dec 7			Behind: Switch downlink rate to 240 kbps

2010:

SECCHI Stepped calibration rolls
	Ahead:	Feb 23, May 18, Aug 10, Nov 2
	Behind:	Apr  6, Jul 13, Oct 12

* Jan 6			Both: HGA calibration
* Jan 7,15		EIT shutterless (TBC)
* 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: Possible Mercury transit (TBC)

2014:

* Apr 29		Behind: Possible Mercury transit (TBC)

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

Plans last modified Friday, 06-Nov-2009 10:35:36 EST

Last Revised: Tuesday, 20-Jan-2009 15:17:24 EST
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