Topic:
NOAA-18 MHS
degraded science data
Date Issued: October 21, 2018 0848Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All MHS channels have developed striping
Date/Time of
Initial Impact: October
20, 2018 1800Z
Date/Time of
End: TBD
Length of
Event: TBD
Details/Specifics
of Change: At
around 1800Z the NOAA-18 reflector drive motor current became
irregular
causing scan control errors. This resulted in all 5 MHS
channels developing
channel striping. See the STAR Web site for Global image
impact at https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/icvs/status_N18_MHS.php
Problem is being investigated by Engineering.
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