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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

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 11:

M Mar 13 (072)  Beginning of Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
T Mar 14 (073)  
W Mar 15 (074)
T Mar 16 (075)  Ahead: SECCHI COR2 pB campaign
F Mar 17 (076)  Ahead: SECCHI COR2 Deep Field
S Mar 18 (077)
S Mar 19 (078)  Ahead: SECCHI COR2 Deep Field + EUVI 171A Deep Field campaign

Notes:

* Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, Mar 13-23
* SECCHI COR2 Deep Field + EUVI 171A Deep Field campaign, Mar 17-20

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Scheduled activities for Week 12:

M Mar 20 (079)  Ahead: SECCHI COR2 Deep Field + EUVI 171A Deep Field campaign
T Mar 21 (080)  Ahead: SECCHI COR2 Deep Field + EUVI 171A Deep Field campaign  
W Mar 22 (081)  Start of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 7
T Mar 23 (082)  End of Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
F Mar 24 (083)  
S Mar 25 (084)  
S Mar 26 (085)

Notes:

* Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass, Mar 13-23
* SECCHI COR2 Deep Field + EUVI 171A Deep Field campaign, Mar 17-20
* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 7, Mar 22-Apr 1

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Scheduled activities for Week 13:

M Mar 27 (086)  
T Mar 28 (087)  
W Mar 29 (088)  
T Mar 30 (089)  
F Mar 31 (090)  
S Apr 01 (091)  End of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 7
S Apr 02 (092)  

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 7, Mar 22-Apr 1

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Scheduled activities for Week 14:

M Apr 03 (093)  
T Apr 04 (094)  Start of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 8
W Apr 05 (095)  
T Apr 06 (096)  
F Apr 07 (097)  
S Apr 08 (098)  
S Apr 09 (099)

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 8, Apr 4-17

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Scheduled activities for Week 15:

M Apr 10 (100)  
T Apr 11 (101)  
W Apr 12 (102)  Ahead: Momentum dump, 19 UT.
T Apr 13 (103)  
F Apr 14 (104)  
S Apr 15 (105)  
S Apr 16 (106)  Solar Orbiter Venus occultation

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 8, Apr 4-17

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Scheduled activities for Week 16:

M Apr 17 (107)  End of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 8
T Apr 18 (108)  
W Apr 19 (109)  
T Apr 20 (110)  Start of Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 9
F Apr 21 (111)  
S Apr 22 (112)  
S Apr 23 (113)  

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 8, Apr 4-17
* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 9, Apr 20-24

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Upcoming events:

2023:

* Apr 20-24		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 9
* Jun 17-27		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Jun 27		Solar Orbiter Mercury transit
* Jul 2			Behind: Closest approach to Earth
* Jul 3-23		Ahead: SECCHI high telemetry campaign
* Aug 17		Ahead: Closest approach to Earth
* Aug 21		Parker Solar Probe Venus flyby
* Sep 23-Oct 3		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Oct 1-10		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 10
* Oct 12-21		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 11
* Oct 23-Nov 1		Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 12
* 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

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 Friday, 17-Mar-2023 18:21:07 UTC

Last Revised: Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 20:23:27 UTC
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