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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 29:

M Jul 15 (196)  
T Jul 16 (197)  
W Jul 17 (198)  
T Jul 18 (199)  
F Jul 19 (200)  
S Jul 20 (201)  
S Jul 21 (202)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 30:

M Jul 22 (203)  
T Jul 23 (204)  
W Jul 24 (205)  
T Jul 25 (206)  
F Jul 26 (207)  
S Jul 27 (208)  
S Jul 28 (209)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 31:

M Jul 29 (210)  Ahead: SECCHI stepped calibration roll, 12:10 UT
T Jul 30 (211)  
W Jul 31 (212)  
T Aug 01 (213)  
F Aug 02 (214)  
S Aug 03 (215)  
S Aug 04 (216)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 32:

M Aug 05 (217)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 20:30 UT
T Aug 06 (218)  
W Aug 07 (219)  
T Aug 08 (220)  
F Aug 09 (221)  
S Aug 10 (222)  
S Aug 11 (223)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 33:

M Aug 12 (224)  
T Aug 13 (225)  
W Aug 14 (226)  
T Aug 15 (227)  
F Aug 16 (228)  
S Aug 17 (229)  
S Aug 18 (230)  
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Scheduled activities for Week 34:

M Aug 19 (231)  
T Aug 20 (232)  
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)   3rd SECCHI Cor 2 deep exposure campaign starts
T Aug 29 (241)  
F Aug 30 (242)  
S Aug 31 (243)  
S Sep 1 (244)  
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Scheduled activities for Week 36:

M Sep 2 (245)  
T Sep 3 (246)  
W Sep 4 (247)   
T Sep 5 (248)  
F Sep 6 (249)  
S Sep 7 (250)  3rd SECCHI Cor 2 deep exposure campaign ends
S Sep 8 (251)  
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Upcoming events:

Behind events are contingent on recovering the spacecraft.

2019:

* Aug 28-Sep 7		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* 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 Thursday, 18-Jul-2019 14:12:35 GMT

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