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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, 2022, 2023

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.

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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 39:

M Sep 25 (268)  COR2 5-min pB program
T Sep 26 (269)  COR2 5-min pB program
W Sep 27 (270)  COR2 5-min pB program 0-12 UT, COR2 18sec/2.5-min 12-24 UT
T Sep 28 (271)  
F Sep 29 (272)  
S Sep 30 (273)  
S Oct 01 (274)  Start of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 10.

Notes:

* Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, Sep 23-Oct 3, with SECCHI high telemetry
  campaign.

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 10, Oct 1-10.

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Scheduled activities for Week 40:

M Oct 02 (275)  
T Oct 03 (276)  End of Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, and SECCHI high
		telemetry campaign
W Oct 04 (277)  
T Oct 05 (278)  
F Oct 06 (279)  
S Oct 07 (280)  
S Oct 08 (281)  

Notes:

* Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, Sep 23-Oct 3, with SECCHI high telemetry
  campaign.

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 10, Oct 1-10.

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Scheduled activities for Week 41:

M Oct 09 (282)  
T Oct 10 (283)  End of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 10
W Oct 11 (284)  
T Oct 12 (285)  Start of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 11
F Oct 13 (286)  
S Oct 14 (287)  
S Oct 15 (288)

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 10, Oct 1-10.

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 11, Oct 12-21.

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Scheduled activities for Week 42:

M Oct 16 (289)  
T Oct 17 (290)  
W Oct 18 (291)  
T Oct 19 (292)  
F Oct 20 (293)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 21:00 UT
S Oct 21 (294)  End of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 11
S Oct 22 (295)  

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 11, Oct 12-21.

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Scheduled activities for Week 43:

M Oct 23 (296)  Start of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 12
T Oct 24 (297)  
W Oct 25 (298)  17th STEREO launch anniversary  
T Oct 26 (299)
F Oct 27 (300)  
S Oct 28 (301)  
S Oct 29 (302)

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 12, Oct 23-Nov 1.

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Scheduled activities for Week 44:

M Oct 30 (303)  
T Oct 31 (304)  
W Nov 01 (305)  SECCHI stepped calibration roll, 12:55 UT
		End of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 12
T Nov 02 (306)  
F Nov 03 (307)  
S Nov 04 (308)  
S Nov 05 (309)  End of daylight savings time in US

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 12, Oct 23-Nov 1.

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Upcoming events:

2023:

* Oct 23-Nov 1		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 12
* Nov 13		Solar Orbiter Full Disk Mosaic
* Dec 25-Jan 3		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Dec 28		Solar Orbiter off-point for Parker Solar Probe

2024:

* Mar 13-24		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 13
* Mar 26-Apr 4		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Mar 27-Apr 9		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 14
* Apr 12-15		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 15
* 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:

* Feb 18		Solar Orbiter Venus flyby
* Mar 19-27		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Apr 7			Ahead: Mercury transit
* Jun 15-24		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

2026:

* Dec 24		Solar Orbiter Venus flyby

2028:

* Mar 18		Solar Orbiter Venus flyby

2029:

* Jun 10		Solar Orbiter Venus flyby
* Jun 30		Ahead: Mercury transit

2030:

* Sep 3			Solar Orbiter Venus flyby

Plans last modified Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 17:54:01 UTC

Last Revised: Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 20:23:27 UTC
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