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STEREO Coordinated Observations Calendar

Archived plans: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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.

This page gives information about possible STEREO support for Parker Solar Probe.

Links to planning and scheduling pages for other missions: SOHO, Hinode, NSO, VLA, EISCAT, Max Millenium, ISTP Planning.

Information about reduced science operations during the solar conjunction period between August 2014 and November 2015 can be found here.

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Scheduled activities for Week 34:

M Aug 19 (231)  
T Aug 20 (232)  Ahead: Return-to-service track with station 63
		Ahead: COR2 high cadence to observe Pleiades
W Aug 21 (233)  
T Aug 22 (234)  
F Aug 23 (235)  
S Aug 24 (236)  
S Aug 25 (237)

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Scheduled activities for Week 35:

M Aug 26 (238)  
T Aug 27 (239)  
W Aug 28 (240)	Ahead: Begin SECCHI observations for Parker Solar Probe
T Aug 29 (241)  
F Aug 30 (242)  
S Aug 31 (243)  
S Sep  1 (244)	Ahead: SECCHI COR2, EUVI 171 long exposures

Notes:

* Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, Aug 28-Sep 7

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Scheduled activities for Week 36:

M Sep  2 (245)  Labor Day holiday
		Ahead: SECCHI COR2, EUVI 171 long exposures
T Sep  3 (246)  Ahead: SECCHI COR2, EUVI 171 long exposures
W Sep  4 (247)   
T Sep  5 (248)  
F Sep  6 (249)  
S Sep  7 (250)	Ahead: End SECCHI observations for Parker Solar Probe
S Sep  8 (251)

Notes:

* Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, Aug 28-Sep 7

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Scheduled activities for Week 37:

M Sep 09 (252)  
T Sep 10 (253)  
W Sep 11 (254)  Ahead: HI1-WISPR campaign
T Sep 12 (255)  Ahead: HI1-WISPR campaign
F Sep 13 (256)  Ahead: HI1-WISPR campaign
S Sep 14 (257)  
S Sep 15 (258)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 38:

M Sep 16 (259)  
T Sep 17 (260)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 16:00 UT
W Sep 18 (261)  
T Sep 19 (262)  
F Sep 20 (263)  
S Sep 21 (264)  
S Sep 22 (265)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 39:

M Sep 23 (266)  
T Sep 24 (267)  
W Sep 25 (268)  
T Sep 26 (269)  
F Sep 27 (270)  
S Sep 28 (271)  
S Sep 29 (272)  

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Upcoming events:

Behind events are contingent on recovering the spacecraft.

2019:

* Nov 4			Ahead: Close approach of Parker Solar Probe
* Dec 26		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby

2020:

* Jan 24-Feb 4		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* May			Behind: Switch downlink rate to 360 kbps for 34 meter
* Jun			Ahead: Switch downlink rate to 360 kbps for 34 meter
* Jun			Behind: Switch downlink rate to 480 kbps for 34 meter
* Jun 2-13		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Jul 11		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby, in HI2-A field-of-view
* Sep			Ahead: Switch downlink rate to 480 kbps for 34 meter
* Sep 22-Oct 2		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

2021:

* Jan 13-23		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Feb 20		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby
* Apr 25-May 4		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Jul			Behind: Switch downlink rate to 720 kbps for 34 meter
* Aug			Ahead: Switch downlink rate to 720 kbps for 34 meter
* Aug 5-15		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Oct 16		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby
* Nov 17-26		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

2022:

* Feb 21-Mar 2		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* May 28-Jun 7		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Sep 2-11		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Dec 7-16		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

2023:

* Mar 13-23		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* May 5			Behind: Mercury transit
* Jun 17-27		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Jul 17		Behind: Closest approach to Earth
* Aug 13		Ahead: Closest approach to Earth
* Aug 21		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby
* Sep 23-Oct 3		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Dec 25-Jan 3		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

2024:

* Mar 26-Apr 4		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Jun 26-Jul 5		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Sep 26-Oct 5		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Nov 6			Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby, in HI2-A field-of-view
* Dec 20-29		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

2025:

* Mar 19-27		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Apr 7			Ahead: Mercury transit
* Jun 15-24		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

2026:

2027:

* Feb 1			Behind: Mercury transit

2028:

2029:

* Jun 30		Ahead: Mercury transit

Plans last modified Tuesday, 20-Aug-2019 17:40:24 GMT

Last Revised: Tuesday, 15-Jan-2019 22:43:24 GMT
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