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 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)  

Notes:

* Power system maintenance work at SSC site, Jul 19, 20-22 UT.  The SSC is
  expected to remain up on UPS.

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Scheduled activities for Week 30:

M Jul 23 (204)  
T Jul 24 (205)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 20:30 UT
W Jul 25 (206)  
T Jul 26 (207)  
F Jul 27 (208)  
S Jul 28 (209)  
S Jul 29 (210)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 31:

M Jul 30 (211)  
T Jul 31 (212)  
W Aug 01 (213)  
T Aug 02 (214)  
F Aug 03 (215)  
S Aug 04 (216)  
S Aug 05 (217)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 32:

M Aug 06 (218)  
T Aug 07 (219)  
W Aug 08 (220)  
T Aug 09 (221)  
F Aug 10 (222)  
S Aug 11 (223)  
S Aug 12 (224)  

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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)  Ahead:	Project interface test with station 26.

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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)  
T Aug 30 (242)  
F Aug 31 (243)  
S Sep 01 (244)  
S Sep 02 (245)  

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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, 17-Jul-2018 18:28:31 GMT

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