Topic: Geolocation invalid on NOAA-21 spacecraft
Date/Time Issued: July 20, 2024 1016Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: All NOAA-21 Science Data Products
Date/Time of Initial Impact: July 20, 2024 06:18 UTC
Date/Time of expected end Time: TBD
Duration: TBD
Details: Starting on July 20 at ~06:18 UTC, the geolocation of the NOAA-21 spacecraft entered a degraded state causing the data to be inaccurate and out of mission specifications. Engineering has started spacecraft recovery activities.
All PDA OPS subscriptions for all NOAA-21 science products will be disabled at 10:10 UTC on July 20, 2024.
Direct Broadcast (DB) users should be aware that NOAA-21 science data is not ready for operational use.
The NOAA-20 satellites will continue to provide JPSS science data needs as the secondary satellite.
Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 Web Site(s) for Applicable Information: N/A
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