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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, 2022, 2023, 2024

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 pages 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 16:

M Apr 15 (106) End of SECCHI high downlink campaign; End of SolO RSW 15
T Apr 16 (107)
W Apr 17 (108) SolO Quadrature: COR2 15-min pB only
T Apr 18 (109) SolO Quadrature: COR2 15-min pB only
F Apr 19 (110) Betelgeuse campaign, 12:00-14:00
S Apr 20 (111) Ahead: SECCHI stepped calibration roll, 10:55 UT
S Apr 21 (112)

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 15, April 12-15
* SECCHI High-downlink Campaign for solar eclipse: April 1-15
     - COR2 2.5-min + HI1 20-min, April 1-6
     - COR2 pB 5-min program, April 7-9
* Betelgeuse campaign:
     - HI-2 short-exposure, high-resolution
     - 1 HI-1 image
     - no EUVI, COR1 or COR2

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Scheduled activities for Week 17:

M Apr 22 (113)
T Apr 23 (114) Ahead: Momentum dump, 13:30 UT
W Apr 24 (115)
T Apr 25 (116)
F Apr 26 (117) Betelgeuse campaign, 12:00-14:00
S Apr 27 (118)
S Apr 28 (119)

Notes:

* Betelgeuse campaign:
     - HI-2 short-exposure, high-resolution
     - 1 HI-1 image
     - no EUVI, COR1 or COR2

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Scheduled activities for Week 18:

M Apr 29 (120)
T Apr 30 (121)
W May 01 (122)
T May 02 (123)
F May 03 (124) Betelgeuse campaign, 12:00-14:00
S May 04 (125)
S May 05 (126)

Notes:

* Betelgeuse campaign:
     - HI-2 short-exposure, high-resolution
     - 1 HI-1 image
     - no EUVI, COR1 or COR2

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Scheduled activities for Week 19:

M May 06 (127)
T May 07 (128)
W May 08 (129)
T May 09 (130)
F May 10 (131) Betelgeuse campaign, 12:00-14:00
S May 11 (132)
S May 12 (133)

* Betelgeuse campaign:
     - HI-2 short-exposure, high-resolution
     - 1 HI-1 image
     - no EUVI, COR1 or COR2

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Scheduled activities for Week 20:

M May 13 (134)
T May 14 (135)
W May 15 (136)
T May 16 (137)
F May 17 (138)
S May 18 (139)
S May 19 (140)

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Scheduled activities for Week 21:

M May 20 (141)
T May 21 (142)
W May 22 (143)
T May 23 (144)
F May 24 (145)
S May 25 (146)
S May 26 (147)

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Upcoming events:

2024:

* Jun 26-Jul 5		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Sep 25-30		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 16
* Sep 26-Oct 5		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Oct 2-15		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 17
* Oct 17-26		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 18
* Nov 6			Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby, in HI2-A field-of-view
* Nov 6			Solar Orbiter full disk mosaic
* Dec 24		Solar Obiter off-point and roll for Parker Solar Probe
* 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

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, 16-Apr-2024 17:34:16 UTC

Last Revised: Tuesday, 16-Apr-2024 15:20:23 UTC
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