Important notice about STEREO Behind

STEREO Coordinated Observations Calendar

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

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, 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 33:

M Aug 13 (225)  Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 14 (search, battery)
T Aug 14 (226)  Ahead:	SECCHI stepped calibration roll, 5:55 UT
		Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 14 (search, carrier)
W Aug 15 (227)  Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 14 (search, carrier)
T Aug 16 (228)  
F Aug 17 (229)  
S Aug 18 (230)  
S Aug 19 (231)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 34:

M Aug 20 (232)  
T Aug 21 (233)  
W Aug 22 (234)  
T Aug 23 (235)
F Aug 24 (236)  
S Aug 25 (237)  
S Aug 26 (238)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 35:

M Aug 27 (239)  
T Aug 28 (240)  
W Aug 29 (241)  Ahead:	Momentum dump, 14:30 UT
T Aug 30 (242)  
F Aug 31 (243)  
S Sep 01 (244)  
S Sep 02 (245)

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Scheduled activities for Week 36:

M Sep 03 (246)  Labor Day
T Sep 04 (247)  
W Sep 05 (248)  
T Sep 06 (249)  
F Sep 07 (250)  
S Sep 08 (251)  
S Sep 09 (252)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 37:

M Sep 10 (253)  
T Sep 11 (254)  
W Sep 12 (255)  
T Sep 13 (256)  
F Sep 14 (257)  
S Sep 15 (258)  
S Sep 16 (259)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 38:

M Sep 17 (260)  
T Sep 18 (261)  
W Sep 19 (262)  
T Sep 20 (263)  
F Sep 21 (264)  Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, battery)
S Sep 22 (265)  Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, carrier)
S Sep 23 (266)  Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, carrier)

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Scheduled activities for Week 39:

M Sep 24 (267)  
T Sep 25 (268)  
W Sep 26 (269)  
T Sep 27 (270)  
F Sep 28 (271)  
S Sep 29 (272)  
S Sep 30 (273)  

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Upcoming events:

Behind events are contingent on recovering the spacecraft.

2019:

* Mar			Ahead:	Switch downlink rate to 240 kbps for 34 meter
* Apr			Behind:	Switch downlink rate to 240 kbps for 34 meter

2020:

* 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
* Sep			Ahead:	Switch downlink rate to 480 kbps for 34 meter

2021:

* Jul			Behind:	Switch downlink rate to 720 kbps for 34 meter
* Aug			Ahead:	Switch downlink rate to 720 kbps for 34 meter

2022:

2023:

* May 5			Behind:	Mercury transit
* Jul 17		Behind:	Closest approach to Earth
* Aug 13		Ahead:	Closest approach to Earth

2024:

2025:

* Apr 7			Ahead:	Mercury transit

2026:

2027:

* Feb 1			Behind: Mercury transit

2028:

2029:

* Jun 30		Ahead:	Mercury transit

Plans last modified Tuesday, 14-Aug-2018 18:53:13 GMT

Last Revised: Tuesday, 16-Jan-2018 19:34:12 GMT
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