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about STEREO-A close approach to Earth, August 2023
STEREO Coordinated Observations Calendar - 2018
Below, please find the archived plans for STEREO operations in the year 2018.
Some unplanned events are also included.
All dates and times are UTC unless otherwise specified. More detailed plans
can be found in the weekly schedules (Ahead,
Behind).
This page is also available as plain text.
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Scheduled activities for Week 01:
M Jan 01 (001) New Year
Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, battery)
T Jan 02 (002) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (1 kHz, carrier)
W Jan 03 (003)
T Jan 04 (004)
F Jan 05 (005) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (search pattern, battery)
S Jan 06 (006)
S Jan 07 (007) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, carrier)
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Scheduled activities for Week 02:
M Jan 08 (008)
T Jan 09 (009) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (1 kHz, battery)
W Jan 10 (010)
T Jan 11 (011)
F Jan 12 (012) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (1 kHz, carrier)
S Jan 13 (013)
S Jan 14 (014) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, battery)
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Scheduled activities for Week 03:
M Jan 15 (015) Martin Luther King Day
T Jan 16 (016) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (search pattern, carrier)
W Jan 17 (017)
T Jan 18 (018)
F Jan 19 (019)
S Jan 20 (020) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (1 kHz, carrier)
S Jan 21 (021)
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Scheduled activities for Week 04:
M Jan 22 (022)
T Jan 23 (023) Ahead: SECCHI HI stray light calibration offpoint, 17:00 UT
Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (search pattern, battery)
W Jan 24 (024)
T Jan 25 (025) Ahead: Momentum dump, 15:30 UT
Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, carrier)
F Jan 26 (026)
S Jan 27 (027)
S Jan 28 (028) Behind: Recovery track (1 kHz, battery)
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Scheduled activities for Week 05:
M Jan 29 (029) Ahead: SECCHI watchdog reset, 11:48-16:34 UT
Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (search pattern, carrier)
T Jan 30 (030)
W Jan 31 (031) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (1 kHz, battery)
T Feb 01 (032)
F Feb 02 (033) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (1 kHz, carrier)
S Feb 03 (034)
S Feb 04 (035) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (search pattern, battery)
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Scheduled activities for Week 06:
M Feb 05 (036) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (4 kHz)
T Feb 06 (037)
W Feb 07 (038) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (4 kHz)
T Feb 08 (039)
F Feb 09 (040) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (1 kHz, carrier)
S Feb 10 (041)
S Feb 11 (042) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, battery)
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Scheduled activities for Week 07:
M Feb 12 (043)
T Feb 13 (044) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, carrier)
W Feb 14 (045)
T Feb 15 (046)
F Feb 16 (047) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (1 kHz, battery)
S Feb 17 (048)
S Feb 18 (049) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (1 kHz, carrier)
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Scheduled activities for Week 08:
M Feb 19 (050) President's Day
T Feb 20 (051) Ahead: SECCHI calibration roll, 12:30 UT
Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (search pattern, battery)
W Feb 21 (052) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (search pattern, carrier)
T Feb 22 (053)
F Feb 23 (054)
S Feb 24 (055) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (1 kHz, battery)
S Feb 25 (056) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 63 (1 kHz, carrier)
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Scheduled activities for Week 09:
M Feb 26 (057)
T Feb 27 (058) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, battery)
W Feb 28 (059)
T Mar 01 (060)
F Mar 02 (061) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, carrier)
S Mar 03 (062)
S Mar 04 (063) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, battery)
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Scheduled activities for Week 10:
M Mar 05 (064) Ahead: Mercury transit, 02:25-05:27 UT
Ahead: Momentum dump, 16:00 UT
T Mar 06 (065) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (4 kHz)
W Mar 07 (066)
T Mar 08 (067) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (search pattern, battery)
F Mar 09 (068)
S Mar 10 (069) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (search pattern, carrier)
S Mar 11 (070) Daylight Savings Time begins in US
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Scheduled activities for Week 11:
M Mar 12 (071) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, battery)
T Mar 13 (072)
W Mar 14 (073) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (4 kHz)
T Mar 15 (074)
F Mar 16 (075) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (1 kHz, battery)
S Mar 17 (076)
S Mar 18 (077) Ahead: SECCHI watchdog reset, 12-16 UT
Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, carrier)
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Scheduled activities for Week 12:
M Mar 19 (078)
T Mar 20 (079) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, battery)
W Mar 21 (080) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, carrier)
T Mar 22 (081)
F Mar 23 (082)
S Mar 24 (083) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (1 kHz, battery)
S Mar 25 (084)
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Scheduled activities for Week 13:
M Mar 26 (085) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (1 kHz, carrier)
T Mar 27 (086)
W Mar 28 (087) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (search pattern, battery)
T Mar 29 (088)
F Mar 30 (089)
S Mar 31 (090) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, carrier)
S Apr 01 (091) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, battery)
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Scheduled activities for Week 14:
M Apr 02 (092) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, carrier)
T Apr 03 (093)
W Apr 04 (094) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (1 kHz, battery)
T Apr 05 (095)
F Apr 06 (096)
S Apr 07 (097) Ahead: SECCHI watchdog reset, 21:29:57 UT
Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, carrier)
S Apr 08 (098) Ahead: SECCHI recovery, 13:00 UT
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Scheduled activities for Week 15:
M Apr 09 (099) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, battery)
T Apr 10 (100) Ahead: Momentum dump, 15:00 UT
W Apr 11 (101) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, carrier)
T Apr 12 (102)
F Apr 13 (103)
S Apr 14 (104) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (1 kHz, battery)
S Apr 15 (105) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, carrier)
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Scheduled activities for Week 16:
M Apr 16 (106)
T Apr 17 (107) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, battery)
W Apr 18 (108) Ahead: SECCHI offpoint, 14:20 UT (80 minutes)
T Apr 19 (109)
F Apr 20 (110) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (search pattern, carrier)
S Apr 21 (111)
S Apr 22 (112) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (4 kHz)
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Scheduled activities for Week 17:
M Apr 23 (113)
T Apr 24 (114)
W Apr 25 (115)
T Apr 26 (116)
F Apr 27 (117)
S Apr 28 (118) Ahead: SECCHI/COR2 deep exposure campaign
S Apr 29 (119) Ahead: SECCHI/COR2 deep exposure campaign
Notes:
* Behind has transitioned to a monthly recovery schedule.
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Scheduled activities for Week 18:
M Apr 30 (120) Ahead: SECCHI/COR2 deep exposure campaign
T May 01 (121)
W May 02 (122)
T May 03 (123)
F May 04 (124)
S May 05 (125)
S May 06 (126)
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Scheduled activities for Week 19:
M May 07 (127) Ahead: Battery maintenance, 12 UT
T May 08 (128) Ahead: SECCHI stepped calibration roll, 10:30 UT
W May 09 (129)
T May 10 (130)
F May 11 (131)
S May 12 (132)
S May 13 (133)
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Scheduled activities for Week 20:
M May 14 (134)
T May 15 (135) Ahead: Momentum dump, 20 UT
W May 16 (136)
T May 17 (137)
F May 18 (138) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, battery)
S May 19 (139) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, carrier)
S May 20 (140) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, carrier)
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Scheduled activities for Week 21:
M May 21 (141)
T May 22 (142)
W May 23 (143)
T May 24 (144) Ahead: Aphelion
F May 25 (145)
S May 26 (146)
S May 27 (147)
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Scheduled activities for Week 22:
M May 28 (148) Memorial Day
T May 29 (149)
W May 30 (150)
T May 31 (151)
F Jun 01 (152)
S Jun 02 (153)
S Jun 03 (154)
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Scheduled activities for Week 23:
M Jun 04 (155)
T Jun 05 (156)
W Jun 06 (157)
T Jun 07 (158)
F Jun 08 (159)
S Jun 09 (160)
S Jun 10 (161)
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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) Ahead: Return-to-service track with station 25
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)
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)
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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) Ahead: Momentum dump, 14:30 UT
T Aug 30 (242)
F Aug 31 (243)
S Sep 01 (244)
S Sep 02 (245)
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Scheduled activities for Week 36:
M Sep 03 (246) Labor Day
T Sep 04 (247)
W Sep 05 (248)
T Sep 06 (249)
F Sep 07 (250)
S Sep 08 (251)
S Sep 09 (252)
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Scheduled activities for Week 37:
M Sep 10 (253)
T Sep 11 (254)
W Sep 12 (255)
T Sep 13 (256)
F Sep 14 (257)
S Sep 15 (258)
S Sep 16 (259)
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Scheduled activities for Week 38:
M Sep 17 (260)
T Sep 18 (261)
W Sep 19 (262)
T Sep 20 (263)
F Sep 21 (264) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, battery)
S Sep 22 (265) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, carrier)
S Sep 23 (266) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (1 kHz, carrier)
Ahead: IMPACT, PLASTIC powered off via autonomy rule
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Scheduled activities for Week 39:
M Sep 24 (267) Ahead: IMPACT IDPU/MAG and SWEA/STE power up
T Sep 25 (268) Ahead: IMPACT SEP/SEPT, PLASTIC power up
Ahead: IMPACT MAG, SWEA, STE resume data collection 20:45 UT
W Sep 26 (269)
T Sep 27 (270) Ahead: IMPACT SIT, HET resume science collection 16:20 UT
Ahead: Interface test track with Goldstone
F Sep 28 (271)
S Sep 29 (272)
S Sep 30 (273)
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Scheduled activities for Week 40:
M Oct 01 (274)
T Oct 02 (275) Ahead: Momentum dump, 15:30 UT
W Oct 03 (276) Ahead: Interface test track with ESA Malargue
T Oct 04 (277)
F Oct 05 (278)
S Oct 06 (279)
S Oct 07 (280)
Notes:
* Recovery of IMPACT and PLASTIC continues during the week.
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Scheduled activities for Week 41:
M Oct 08 (281)
T Oct 09 (282)
W Oct 10 (283)
T Oct 11 (284)
F Oct 12 (285)
S Oct 13 (286)
S Oct 14 (287)
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Scheduled activities for Week 42:
M Oct 15 (288) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 14 (search pattern, battery)
T Oct 16 (289) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (search pattern, carrier)
W Oct 17 (290) Behind: Recovery track, DSN 43 (search pattern, carrier)
Ahead: Interface test track with ESA Cebreros
T Oct 18 (291)
F Oct 19 (292)
S Oct 20 (293)
S Oct 21 (294)
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Scheduled activities for Week 43:
M Oct 22 (295)
T Oct 23 (296)
W Oct 24 (297)
T Oct 25 (298) 12th STEREO launch anniversary
Ahead: Interface test track with DSN
F Oct 26 (299)
S Oct 27 (300)
S Oct 28 (301)
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Scheduled activities for Week 44:
M Oct 29 (302)
T Oct 30 (303) Ahead: SECCHI stepped calibration roll, 6:10 UT
W Oct 31 (304)
T Nov 01 (305)
F Nov 02 (306)
S Nov 03 (307) SECCHI COR2 deep exposure campaign for Parker Solar Probe
S Nov 04 (308) SECCHI COR2 deep exposure campaign for Parker Solar Probe
Daylight savings time ends in the US
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Scheduled activities for Week 45:
M Nov 05 (309) SECCHI COR2 deep exposure campaign for Parker Solar Probe
T Nov 06 (310) SECCHI COR2 deep exposure campaign for Parker Solar Probe
W Nov 07 (311)
T Nov 08 (312)
F Nov 09 (313)
S Nov 10 (314)
S Nov 11 (315)
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Scheduled activities for Week 46:
M Nov 12 (316) Ahead: Perihelion
Ahead: Momentum dump, 14:30 UT
T Nov 13 (317)
W Nov 14 (318)
T Nov 15 (319)
F Nov 16 (320)
S Nov 17 (321)
S Nov 18 (322)
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Scheduled activities for Week 47:
M Nov 19 (323)
T Nov 20 (324)
W Nov 21 (325)
T Nov 22 (326) Thanksgiving
F Nov 23 (327)
S Nov 24 (328)
S Nov 25 (329)
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Scheduled activities for Week 48:
M Nov 26 (330)
T Nov 27 (331)
W Nov 28 (332)
T Nov 29 (333)
F Nov 30 (334)
S Dec 01 (335)
S Dec 02 (336)
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Scheduled activities for Week 49:
M Dec 03 (337)
T Dec 04 (338)
W Dec 05 (339)
T Dec 06 (340)
F Dec 07 (341)
S Dec 08 (342)
S Dec 09 (343)
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Scheduled activities for Week 50:
M Dec 10 (344)
T Dec 11 (345)
W Dec 12 (346)
T Dec 13 (347)
F Dec 14 (348)
S Dec 15 (349)
S Dec 16 (350)
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Scheduled activities for Week 51:
M Dec 17 (351)
T Dec 18 (352)
W Dec 19 (353) Ahead: Momentum dump, 17:00 UT
T Dec 20 (354)
F Dec 21 (355)
S Dec 22 (356)
S Dec 23 (357)
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Scheduled activities for Week 52:
M Dec 24 (358) Christmas Eve (APL holiday)
T Dec 25 (359) Christmas
W Dec 26 (360)
T Dec 27 (361)
F Dec 28 (362)
S Dec 29 (363)
S Dec 30 (364)
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Plans last modified Tuesday, 15-Jan-2019 18:58:46 UTC
Last Revised: Tuesday, 16-Jan-2018 19:33:15 UTC
Responsible NASA Official: ![[email address: Therese.A.Kucera<at>nasa<dot>gov]](/img/kucera_email1.jpg)
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