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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

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 40:

M Oct 03 (276)  
T Oct 04 (277)  
W Oct 05 (278)  
T Oct 06 (279)  
F Oct 07 (280)  
S Oct 08 (281)  
S Oct 09 (282)

Notes:

* Network maintenance at APL, Oct 5, 19-23 UT.

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Scheduled activities for Week 41:

M Oct 10 (283)  
T Oct 11 (284)  
W Oct 12 (285)  
T Oct 13 (286)  
F Oct 14 (287)  
S Oct 15 (288)  
S Oct 16 (289)  

Notes:

* Planned power outage at APL, Oct 15, 10-22 UT.  MOC will continue on
  generator power.

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Scheduled activities for Week 42:

M Oct 17 (290)  
T Oct 18 (291)  
W Oct 19 (292)  
T Oct 20 (293)  
F Oct 21 (294)  
S Oct 22 (295)  
S Oct 23 (296)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 43:

M Oct 24 (297)  
T Oct 25 (298)  16th STEREO launch anniversary
W Oct 26 (299)  Ahead: IMU2 EEPROM refresh, 18:15 UT
T Oct 27 (300)  
F Oct 28 (301)  
S Oct 29 (302)  
S Oct 30 (303)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 44:

M Oct 31 (304)  
T Nov 01 (305)  
W Nov 02 (306)  
T Nov 03 (307)  
F Nov 04 (308)  
S Nov 05 (309)  
S Nov 06 (310)  Daylight Savings Time in US ends

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Scheduled activities for Week 45:

M Nov 07 (311)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 19:00 UT
T Nov 08 (312)  
W Nov 09 (313)  
T Nov 10 (314)  
F Nov 11 (315)  Veteran's Day
S Nov 12 (316)  
S Nov 13 (317)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 46:

M Nov 14 (318)  
T Nov 15 (319)  
W Nov 16 (320)  
T Nov 17 (321)  
F Nov 18 (322)  Ahead: SECCHI stepped calibration roll, 11:18 UT
S Nov 19 (323)  
S Nov 20 (324)  

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Upcoming events:

Behind events are contingent on recovering the spacecraft.

2022:

* Dec 7-16		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

2023:

* Jan 3			Solar Orbiter Mercury transit
* Mar 13-23		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Apr 16		Solar Orbiter Venus occultation
* May 5			Behind: Mercury transit
* Jun 17-27		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Jun 27		Solar Orbiter Mercury transit
* 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:

* 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

2027:

* Feb 1			Behind: Mercury transit

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, 04-Oct-2022 17:50:08 UTC

Last Revised: Tuesday, 11-Jan-2022 19:06:01 UTC
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