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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 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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Scheduled activities for Week 44:

M Nov 01 (305)  
T Nov 02 (306)  
W Nov 03 (307)  
T Nov 04 (308)  
F Nov 05 (309)  Solar Orbiter along Sun-Earth line
S Nov 06 (310)  
S Nov 07 (311)  End of Daylight Savings Time in US

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Scheduled activities for Week 45:

M Nov 08 (312)  
T Nov 09 (313)  
W Nov 10 (314)  
T Nov 11 (315)  Veterans Day
F Nov 12 (316)  
S Nov 13 (317)  
S Nov 14 (318)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 46:

M Nov 15 (319)  
T Nov 16 (320)  Return-to-service track with station 65
W Nov 17 (321)  Start of Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
T Nov 18 (322)  Ahead: COR2 pB campaign
F Nov 19 (323)  Ahead: COR2 pB campaign
S Nov 20 (324)  Ahead: COR2 pB campaign, EUVI 171A deep field
S Nov 21 (325)  Ahead: COR2 pB campaign, EUVI 171A deep field

Notes:

* Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, Nov 17-26.

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Scheduled activities for Week 47:

M Nov 22 (326)  
T Nov 23 (327)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 18:30 UT
W Nov 24 (328)  
T Nov 25 (329)  Thanksgiving
F Nov 26 (330)  End of Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
S Nov 27 (331)  Solar Orbiter Earth flyby
S Nov 28 (332)  

Notes:

* Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, Nov 17-26.

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Upcoming events:

Behind events are contingent on recovering the spacecraft.

2021:

* 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
* Apr 27-30		Comet PANSTARRS in COR2-A field-of-view
* 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, 19-Oct-2021 17:34:13 GMT

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