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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 27:

M Jun 29 (180)  
T Jun 30 (181)  
W Jul 01 (182)  Behind: HGA calibration, 17:00 UT
T Jul 02 (183)  Ahead:  HGA calibration, 14:00 UT
		EIT shutterless, 17-20 UT
F Jul 03 (184)  
S Jul 04 (185)  
S Jul 05 (186)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 28:

M Jul 06 (187)  
T Jul 07 (188)  
W Jul 08 (189)  HI 180 degree rolls, Ahead: 01:50, Behind 15:50 UT
T Jul 09 (190)  
F Jul 10 (191)  
S Jul 11 (192)  
S Jul 12 (193)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 29:

M Jul 13 (194)  
T Jul 14 (195)  
W Jul 15 (196)  
T Jul 16 (197)  
F Jul 17 (198)  
S Jul 18 (199)  
S Jul 19 (200)  

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Upcoming events:

2009:

ICAL-001: Jun 15-19, Jul 13-17, Aug 17-21, Sep 14-18, Oct 12-16, Dec 14-18

SECCHI Stepped calibration rolls
	Ahead:	Jun  9, Sep  2, Nov 24
	Behind:	Jun 16, Sep 22, Dec 22

* Mar 16-Sep		LASCO C2pB for Tomography Reconstruction
* Mar 27-...		JOP 222, Origin of SEPS, Target of opportunity
* Jul 21 (TBC)		ICAL14, Herschel sounding rocket launch, 19:10 UT
	http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/soc/JOPs/ical014-draft.pdf
* Jul 22		Total solar eclipse
	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2009/TSE2009.html
* Jul 28 (or 29)	SUMI sounding rocket launch, 19:10 UT
	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008AGUSMSP51B..01A
* Aug 10		Both: Begin 6 hour daily DSN tracks
* Aug 17		Ahead:  Switch downlink rate to 360 kbps
* Sep 8			Behind: Switch downlink rate to 360 kbps
* Sep 10		Ahead at L4 Lagrange point
* Sep 27-Oct 27		JOP 224, Solar Tomography with Minimal Solar Rotation
* Sep 29		Messenger - Mercury fly-by
* Oct 8,15		EIT shutterless (TBC)
* Oct 26		Behind at L5 Lagrange point
* Nov 1-Dec 15		SUMER campaign (TBC)
* 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)
* Apr 19		Ahead: Begin 7 hour daily DSN tracks
* Apr 26		Ahead:  Switch downlink rate to 240 kbps
* 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
* 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

2013:

2014:

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 Tuesday, 30-Jun-2009 15:00:18 EDT


Last Revised: Tuesday, 20-Jan-2009 15:17:24 EST
Responsible NASA Official: Joseph B. Gurman
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