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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 38:

M Sep 20 (263)  Ahead: Stepped calibration roll, 10:15 UT
T Sep 21 (264)  
W Sep 22 (265)  
T Sep 23 (266)  
F Sep 24 (267)  
S Sep 25 (268)  
S Sep 26 (269)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 39:

M Sep 27 (270)  
T Sep 28 (271)  
W Sep 29 (272)  
T Sep 30 (273)  
F Oct 01 (274)  
S Oct 02 (275)  EUVI-171A long exposure campaign
S Oct 03 (276)  EUVI-171A long exposure campaign

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Scheduled activities for Week 40:

M Oct 04 (277)  EUVI-171A long exposure campaign
T Oct 05 (278)  
W Oct 06 (279)  
T Oct 07 (280)  
F Oct 08 (281)  
S Oct 09 (282)  
S Oct 10 (283)  Ahead: Project interface test with station 25

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Scheduled activities for Week 41:

M Oct 11 (284)  Ahead: Project interface test with station 53
T Oct 12 (285)  
W Oct 13 (286)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 18:00 UT
T Oct 14 (287)  
F Oct 15 (288)  
S Oct 16 (289)  Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby
S Oct 17 (290)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 42:

M Oct 18 (291)  
T Oct 19 (292)  
W Oct 20 (293)  
T Oct 21 (294)  
F Oct 22 (295)  
S Oct 23 (296)  
S Oct 24 (297)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 43:

M Oct 25 (298)  15th STEREO launch anniversary
T Oct 26 (299)  
W Oct 27 (300)  
T Oct 28 (301)  
F Oct 29 (302)  
S Oct 30 (303)  
S Oct 31 (304)  

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Upcoming events:

Behind events are contingent on recovering the spacecraft.

2021:

* 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
* Feb 22, 26		PSP/Solar Orbiter quadrature observations
* 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, 21-Sep-2021 18:20:42 GMT

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