Topic: GOES-18 and GOES-19 ABI Lunar Trending Calibration Scans scheduled from February 3 to February 7, 2026
Date/Time Issued: January 29, 2026 2030Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-18 and GOES-19 ABI MESO-2 outages
Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 3, 2026 (DOY 034) 22:28:14 UTC
Date/Time of Expected End: February 7, 2026 (DOY 037) 21:02:03 UTC
Length of Outage: Approximately 2 minutes for each event. See the schedule below.
Details/Specifics:
Several, very short, GOES-18 and GOES-19 routine calibration scans for lunar trending will be performed between February 3 and February 7, 2026, resulting in an outage of ABI MESO-2 products for about 2 minutes for each event. ABI MESO-1 will still be available during this time. The schedules are below:
GOES-18:
· 02/03/2026 (DOY 034) 22:28:14 UTC & 23:33:51 UTC
· 02/07/2026 (DOY 038) 01:08:01 UTC & 01:11:01 UTC
GOES-19:
· 02/03/2026 (DOY 034) 18:17:45 UTC & 19:12:50 UTC
· 02/06/2026 (DOY 037) 20:45:03 UTC & 21:02:03 UTC
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