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STEREO Coordinated Observations Calendar

Archived plans: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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.

This page gives information about possible STEREO support for Parker Solar Probe.

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 10 (161)  
T Jun 11 (162)  
W Jun 12 (163)  
T Jun 13 (164)  
F Jun 14 (165)  
S Jun 15 (166)  
S Jun 16 (167)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 25:

M Jun 17 (168)  
T Jun 18 (169)  
W Jun 19 (170)  Ahead: Project Interface Test, DSN-14
T Jun 20 (171)  
F Jun 21 (172)  
S Jun 22 (173)  
S Jun 23 (174)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 26:

M Jun 24 (175)  
T Jun 25 (176)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 17:30 UT
W Jun 26 (177)  
T Jun 27 (178)  
F Jun 28 (179)  
S Jun 29 (180)  
S Jun 30 (181)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 27:

M Jul 01 (182)  
T Jul 02 (183)  
W Jul 03 (184)  
T Jul 04 (185)  Fourth of July holiday
F Jul 05 (186)  Ahead: Return-to-service track with DSN-25
S Jul 06 (187)  
S Jul 07 (188)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 28:

M Jul 08 (189)  
T Jul 09 (190)  
W Jul 10 (191)  
T Jul 11 (192)  
F Jul 12 (193)  
S Jul 13 (194)  
S Jul 14 (195)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 29:

M Jul 15 (196)  
T Jul 16 (197)  
W Jul 17 (198)  
T Jul 18 (199)  
F Jul 19 (200)  
S Jul 20 (201)  
S Jul 21 (202)  

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Upcoming events:

Behind events are contingent on recovering the spacecraft.

2019:

* Aug 28-Sep 7		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Nov 4			Ahead: Close approach of Parker Solar Probe
* Dec 26		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby

2020:

* Jan 24-Feb 4		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* 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
* Jun 2-13		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Jul 11		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby, in HI2-A field-of-view
* Sep			Ahead: Switch downlink rate to 480 kbps for 34 meter
* Sep 22-Oct 2		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

2021:

* Jan 13-23		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Feb 20		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby
* Apr 25-May 4		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Jul			Behind: Switch downlink rate to 720 kbps for 34 meter
* Aug			Ahead: Switch downlink rate to 720 kbps for 34 meter
* Aug 5-15		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Oct 16		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby
* Nov 17-26		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

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
* 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:

* Mar 19-27		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Apr 7			Ahead: Mercury transit
* Jun 15-24		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

2026:

2027:

* Feb 1			Behind: Mercury transit

2028:

2029:

* Jun 30		Ahead: Mercury transit

Plans last modified Tuesday, 11-Jun-2019 17:09:52 GMT

Last Revised: Tuesday, 15-Jan-2019 22:43:24 GMT
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