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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 49:

M Dec 02 (336)  
T Dec 03 (337)  
W Dec 04 (338)  
T Dec 05 (339)  
F Dec 06 (340)  
S Dec 07 (341)  
S Dec 08 (342)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 50:

M Dec 09 (343)  
T Dec 10 (344)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 18:40 UT
W Dec 11 (345)  
T Dec 12 (346)  
F Dec 13 (347)  
S Dec 14 (348)  
S Dec 15 (349)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 51:

M Dec 16 (350)  
T Dec 17 (351)  
W Dec 18 (352)  
T Dec 19 (353)  
F Dec 20 (354)  
S Dec 21 (355)  
S Dec 22 (356)  

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Scheduled activities for Week 52:

M Dec 23 (357)  
T Dec 24 (358)  
W Dec 25 (359)  Christmas
T Dec 26 (360)  Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby
F Dec 27 (361)  
S Dec 28 (362)  
S Dec 29 (363)

Notes:

* APL closed Dec 24-25

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Scheduled activities for Week 01:

M Dec 30 (364)  
T Dec 31 (365)  
W Jan 01 (001)  New Year
T Jan 02 (002)  
F Jan 03 (003)  
S Jan 04 (004)  
S Jan 05 (005)

Notes:

* APL closed Dec 31-Jan 1

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Scheduled activities for Week 02:

M Jan 06 (006)  
T Jan 07 (007)  
W Jan 08 (008)  
T Jan 09 (009)  
F Jan 10 (010)  
S Jan 11 (011)  
S Jan 12 (012)  

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Upcoming events:

Behind events are contingent on recovering the spacecraft.

2020:

* Jan 21-23		Ahead: COR2 deep field campaign (TBC)
* Jan 24-Feb 4		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Apr 27-May 3		Solar Orbiter along Sun-Earth line (TBC after launch)
* 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 Wednesday, 04-Dec-2019 16:13:38 GMT

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