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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 24:

M Jun 14 (165)  
T Jun 15 (166)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 15 UT
W Jun 16 (167)  
T Jun 17 (168)  
F Jun 18 (169)  
S Jun 19 (170)  
S Jun 20 (171)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 25:

M Jun 21 (172)  
T Jun 22 (173)  
W Jun 23 (174)  
T Jun 24 (175)  
F Jun 25 (176)  
S Jun 26 (177)  
S Jun 27 (178)  Ahead: 180 degree roll to observe Betelgeuse, 14-16 UT

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Scheduled activities for Week 26:

M Jun 28 (179)  
T Jun 29 (180)  
W Jun 30 (181)  
T Jul 01 (182)  
F Jul 02 (183)  Ahead: 180 degree roll to observe Betelgeuse, 20-22 UT
S Jul 03 (184)  
S Jul 04 (185)  Independence Day

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Scheduled activities for Week 27:

M Jul 05 (186)  Independence Day observed
T Jul 06 (187)  
W Jul 07 (188)  
T Jul 08 (189)  
F Jul 09 (190)  Ahead: 180 degree roll to observe Betelgeuse, 18-20 UT
S Jul 10 (191)  
S Jul 11 (192)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 28:

M Jul 12 (193)  Ahead: Return-to-service track with station 63.
T Jul 13 (194)  
W Jul 14 (195)  
T Jul 15 (196)  
F Jul 16 (197)  
S Jul 17 (198)  
S Jul 18 (199)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 29:

M Jul 19 (200)  
T Jul 20 (201)  
W Jul 21 (202)  
T Jul 22 (203)  
F Jul 23 (204)  
S Jul 24 (205)  
S Jul 25 (206)  

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Upcoming events:

Behind events are contingent on recovering the spacecraft.

2021:

* May 13-Jul 15		Betelgeuse visible in SECCHI HI2 with 180 degree roll
* Aug 5-15		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Aug 9			Solar Orbiter Venus flyby
* Aug 23		Solar Orbiter in quadrature with Earth
* Aug 31		Solar Orbiter METIS roll
* Sep 12-19		Solar Orbiter remote sensing window
* Oct 16		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby
* Nov 5			Solar Orbiter along Sun-Earth line
* Nov 17-26		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Nov 27		Solar Orbiter Earth flyby
* Dec 4			Solar eclipse in Antartica
* Dec 17-21		Solar Orbiter METIS observations of Comet Leonard

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
* Sep 4			Solar Orbiter Venus flyby
* 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:

* 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, 15-Jun-2021 18:00:08 GMT

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