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NOAA 15 AVHRR Subsystem Summary

Component Description Status
BASEPLATEAVHRR baseplateGreen
CHANNEL 1Spectral channel #1, 0.58-0.68 micro meters. Green
CHANNEL 2Spectral channel #2, 0.725-1.0 micro meters. Green
CHANNEL 3ASpectral channel #3A, 1.58-1.64 micro meters. Green
CHANNEL 3BSpectral channel #3B, 3.55-3.93 micro meters. Green
CHANNEL 4Spectral channel #4, 10.3-11.3 micro meters. Green
CHANNEL 5Spectral channel #5, 11.5-12.5 micro meters. Green
ELECTRONICSAVHRR ElectronicsGreen
OPTICSAVHRR Optical mirrors and telescopesGreen
PSUPower Supply UnitGreen
RADIANT COOLERAVHRR Radiant CoolerGreen
SCAN MOTORAVHRR Scan MotorYellow


Subsystem History:

Date Time Component Description
11/23/201515:14:27CHANNEL 3BSelects AVHRR Channel 3B for output
11/23/201515:08:42CHANNEL 3ASelects AVHRR Channel 3A for output
11/23/201515:08:36CHANNEL 3AEnable AVHRR Channel 3A
07/28/201512:00:00 NOAA-15 AVHRR motor current values transition from an average value of about 171mA to roughly 163mA over 24 hours starting 28 Jul 2015 (15/209) at 1200 UTC
05/30/200222:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR scan motor current surge
03/30/200219:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR Motor current surge and retreat color changed to Yellow for inconsistency
03/16/200219:00:00SCAN MOTORAVHRR Scan motor current surged to 226 mAmps (vs 160 nominal)
01/31/2002SCAN MOTOR Upgraded from Yellow because no problems observed since Oct 01
10/28/2001SCAN MOTORAVHRR scan motor current surges
10/28/2001SCAN MOTORAVHRR temps starting new uptrend
08/23/2001SCAN MOTORAVHRR motor current runup
06/07/2001SCAN MOTORAVHRR motor current settled down
06/06/2001SCAN MOTORAVHRR motor current run-up (settled down on 6/7)
05/13/2001SCAN MOTORAVHRR motor current settled down
05/08/2001SCAN MOTORAVHRR Motor current runup
04/23/2001SCAN MOTORAVHRR data quality degrading
04/30/2000SCAN MOTORAVHR scan motor current surges
05/13/199816:24:00SCAN MOTOROn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00PSUOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00ELECTRONICSOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00RADIANT COOLEROn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00OPTICSOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00BASEPLATEOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 1On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 2On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 3AOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 3BOn Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 4On Orbit
05/13/199816:24:00CHANNEL 5On Orbit
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Info & History

Status Key
Status Color Meaning
GREEN Operational
(or capable of)
YELLOW Operational with limitations
(or Standby)
ORANGE Operational with Degraded Performance
RED Not Operational
BLUE Functional,
Turned Off
BLANK No Status Reported