SUBJECT: GOES WEEKLY OPERATIONS PLAN: 24-30 SEP 2018 


1. STORAGE SPACECRAFT STATIONED AT 60 (GOES-13)   
   A. SPACECRAFT IN STORAGE MODE. NO IMAGING OR SOUNDING.
              
   B. MANEUVER:  NONE.

   C. OTHER:  NONE.

2. WEST SPACECRAFT (GOES-15)
   A. CONTINUOUS IMAGE OPERATIONS AT 00 & 30 MINS PAST EACH HOUR AND
      CONTINUOUS SOUNDER OPERATIONS AT 01 & 24 MINS PAST EACH HOUR
      WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:
 	  1) HOUSEKEEPING PERIODS AT 0045Z & 2045Z.

   B. SEM: ON; CALIBRATION EACH THURSDAY AT 2000Z.

   C. WEST WEFAX/LRIT AND EMWIN BROADCASTS: CONTINUOUS.

   D. WEST DCS:  DCPR & DCPI.
   
   E. MANEUVER:  THRUSTER FLUSH ON 28 SEP AT 2045Z.

   F. OTHER:  PERFORMING STRAY KOZ/ECLIPSE OPERATIONS FOR FALL 2018 ECLIPSE SEASON.
      FOR DETAILS REFER TO NOAA WEBSITE: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/eclipse.html

3. STANDBY SPACECRAFT STATIONED AT 105 (GOES-14)
   A. HOUSEKEEPING SCHEDULE:
 	  1) HOUSEKEEPING PERIODS AT 0134Z & 2015Z.      
             
   B. SEM: ON; CALIBRATION EACH TUESDAY AT 1800Z.

   C. MANEUVER:  NONE.
 
   D. OTHER:  PERFORMING STRAY KOZ/ECLIPSE OPERATIONS FOR FALL 2018 ECLIPSE SEASON.
      FOR DETAILS REFER TO NOAA WEBSITE: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/eclipse.html
   

4. EAST SPACECRAFT  AT 75 (GOES-16)
   A. CONTINUOUS IMAGE OPERATIONS AT 00, 15, 30 & 45 MINS PAST EACH HOUR.    
 
   B. OTHER:  NONE.


5. DECOMMISSIONED SPACECRAFT (GOES-11)


6. DECOMMISSIONED SPACECRAFT (GOES-12)