Administrative: GOES-T/18 Transition to Operations - Post Launch Test (PLT) Schedule and Plans, Issued: October 29, 2021 1340 UTC
Topic: GOES-T/18 Transition to Operations
Date/Time Issued: October 29, 2021 1340 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All GOES-T/18 Products
Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 16, 2022 TBD UTC
Details/Specifics of Change:
The GOES T/18 Satellite is currently scheduled for launch on February 16, 2022.
The following plan assumes a successful launch and checkout of the GOES-T/18 Satellite. It incorporates an early drift of GOES-18 to the West orbital slot and allows for early operational use of GOES-18 ABI to supplement GOES-17 ABI imagery.
Key Dates:
Launch: February 16, 2022
Post-Launch Checkout Part 1 at 89.5 W: Starts March 14, 2022
Drift to 136.8 W: May 2 - May 23, 2022
Post-Launch Checkout Part 2 at 136.8 W: Starts May 23, 2022
Interleaving GOES-18 ABI through GOES-17 GRB: August 1 - September 6, 2022
Instrument and product tests: September 6 - December 12, 2022
GOES-West Operations Declaration December 12, 2022
Detailed slides of all activities associated with the GOES-T/18 Transition to Operations (T2O) may be found by clicking on the following link: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/documents/GOES-T%20(18)%20Transition%20to%20Operations%20(T2O).pdf
Contact Information: For information on the status of this work, please contact SPSD.Userservices@noaa.gov and ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or 301-817-3880
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