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STEREO Coordinated Observations Calendar

Archived plans: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

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.

These page gives information about possible STEREO support for Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter.

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 09:

M Mar 01 (060)  
T Mar 02 (061)  
W Mar 03 (062)  
T Mar 04 (063)  
F Mar 05 (064)  
S Mar 06 (065)  
S Mar 07 (066)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 10:

M Mar 08 (067)  
T Mar 09 (068)  
W Mar 10 (069)  
T Mar 11 (070)  
F Mar 12 (071)  
S Mar 13 (072)  
S Mar 14 (073)  Start of daylight savings time in US

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Scheduled activities for Week 11:

M Mar 15 (074)  
T Mar 16 (075)  
W Mar 17 (076)  
T Mar 18 (077)  Ahead: Stepped calibration roll, 13:30 UT
F Mar 19 (078)  
S Mar 20 (079)  
S Mar 21 (080)  Start of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensor Checkout Window 3

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensor Checkout Window 3, Mar 21-24.

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Scheduled activities for Week 12:

M Mar 22 (081)  
T Mar 23 (082)  
W Mar 24 (083)  End of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensor Checkout Window 3
		Ahead: Battery discharge maintenance, 20 UT
T Mar 25 (084)  
F Mar 26 (085)  
S Mar 27 (086)  
S Mar 28 (087)  

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensor Checkout Window 3, Mar 21-24.

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Scheduled activities for Week 13:

M Mar 29 (088)  
T Mar 30 (089)  
W Mar 31 (090)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 16:30 UT
T Apr 01 (091)  
F Apr 02 (092)  
S Apr 03 (093)  
S Apr 04 (094)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 14:

M Apr 05 (095)  
T Apr 06 (096)  
W Apr 07 (097)  
T Apr 08 (098)  
F Apr 09 (099)  
S Apr 10 (100)  
S Apr 11 (101)  

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Upcoming events:

Behind events are contingent on recovering the spacecraft.

2021:

* Apr 21-28		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensor Synoptics
* Apr 25-May 4		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* May 13-Jul 15		Betelgeuse visible in SECCHI HI2 with 180 degree roll
* Aug 5-15		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Oct 16		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby
* Nov 5			Solar Orbiter along Sun-Earth line
* 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, 02-Mar-2021 19:53:27 GMT

Last Revised: Tuesday, 12-Jan-2021 19:41:59 GMT
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