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 24:

M Jun 11 (162)  
T Jun 12 (163)  Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 14 (search, battery)
W Jun 13 (164)  
T Jun 14 (165)  Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 14 (search, carrier)
F Jun 15 (166)  Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 14 (search, carrier)
S Jun 16 (167)  
S Jun 17 (168)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 25:

M Jun 18 (169)  
T Jun 19 (170)  
W Jun 20 (171)  
T Jun 21 (172)  Ahead:	Momentum dump, 20:00 UT
F Jun 22 (173)  
S Jun 23 (174)  
S Jun 24 (175)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 26:

M Jun 25 (176)  
T Jun 26 (177)  
W Jun 27 (178)  
T Jun 28 (179)  
F Jun 29 (180)  
S Jun 30 (181)  
S Jul 01 (182)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 27:

M Jul 02 (183)  
T Jul 03 (184)  
W Jul 04 (185)  Independence Day
T Jul 05 (186)  
F Jul 06 (187)  
S Jul 07 (188)  
S Jul 08 (189)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 28:

M Jul 09 (190)  Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, battery)
T Jul 10 (191)  Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 43 (1 kHz, carrier)
W Jul 11 (192)  Behind:	Recovery track, DSN 43 (1 kHz, carrier)
T Jul 12 (193)  
F Jul 13 (194)  
S Jul 14 (195)  
S Jul 15 (196)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 29:

M Jul 16 (197)  
T Jul 17 (198)  
W Jul 18 (199)  
T Jul 19 (200)  
F Jul 20 (201)  
S Jul 21 (202)  
S Jul 22 (203)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 30:

M Jul 23 (204)  
T Jul 24 (205)  
W Jul 25 (206)  
T Jul 26 (207)  
F Jul 27 (208)  
S Jul 28 (209)  
S Jul 29 (210)  

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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, 12-Jun-2018 18:22:11 GMT

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