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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 15:

M Apr 12 (102)  
T Apr 13 (103)  
W Apr 14 (104)  
T Apr 15 (105)  
F Apr 16 (106)  
S Apr 17 (107)  
S Apr 18 (108)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 16:

M Apr 19 (109)  
T Apr 20 (110)  
W Apr 21 (111)  Start of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensor Synoptics
T Apr 22 (112)  
F Apr 23 (113)  
S Apr 24 (114)  
S Apr 25 (115)	Start of Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
		Ahead: COR2 pB campaign

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensor Synoptics, Apr 21-28.

* Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, Apr 25-May 4.

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Scheduled activities for Week 17:

M Apr 26 (116)  Ahead: COR2 pB campaign
T Apr 27 (117)  Ahead: COR2 pB campaign
		Ahead: Return-to-service track with station 14.
W Apr 28 (118)  Ahead: COR2 pB campaign, 0-6 UT
		Ahead: EUVI 171+COR2 Deep Field campaign, 6-24 UT
		End of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensor Synoptics
T Apr 29 (119)  Ahead: EUVI 171+COR2 Deep Field campaign
F Apr 30 (120)  Ahead: EUVI 171+COR2 Deep Field campaign
S May 01 (121)  Ahead: EUVI 171+COR2 Deep Field campaign
S May 02 (122)  

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensor Synoptics, Apr 21-28.

* Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, Apr 25-May 4.

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Scheduled activities for Week 18:

M May 03 (123)  
T May 04 (124)  End of Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
W May 05 (125)  
T May 06 (126)  Ahead:	Momentum dump, 20:30 UT
F May 07 (127)  
S May 08 (128)  
S May 09 (129)

Notes:

* Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, Apr 25-May 4.

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Scheduled activities for Week 19:

M May 10 (130)  
T May 11 (131)  
W May 12 (132)  Ahead: Return-to-service track with station 24
T May 13 (133)  
F May 14 (134)  
S May 15 (135)  
S May 16 (136)

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Scheduled activities for Week 20:

M May 17 (137)  
T May 18 (138)  
W May 19 (139)  Ahead: 180 degree roll to observe Betelgeuse, 18-20 UT
T May 20 (140)  
F May 21 (141)  
S May 22 (142)  
S May 23 (143)  

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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

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, 13-Apr-2021 17:02:37 GMT

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