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WEATHER SATELLITES
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APT, DIGITAL and GEOSTATIONARY WEEKLY STATUS.
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Author : Douglas S Deans. dsdeans@tiscali.co.uk
Sections 1, 2 and 4 have updates.
SECTION 1: POLAR APT/LRPT REPORT -- 8th December 2008
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Satellite Frequency (MHz) Status Image Quality
NOAA 15 137.500 (APT) on good
NOAA 17 137.620 (APT) on good
NOAA 18 137.100 (APT) on good
Metop-A 137.100 (LRPT) off see Note 3
CHANGES SINCE LAST REPORT.
Pre launch report for NOAA N' updated.
THIS WEEK'S POSSIBLE EVENTS.
None expected.
NOTES.
1. Three of the older NOAA weather satellites which have been
decommissioned and are tumbling freely are know to sporadically put
out
a carrier on 137.500 MHz. The satellites are TIROS-N, NOAA 6 and NOAA
9
When the relevant footprints overlap this will cause interference to
NOAA 15 when active on this frequency.
Latest report below.
22/07/08 - There is some recent evidence that NOAA 9 is once again
transmitting a spurious carrier from time to time. (I am grateful to
John Cooper from Oxford for this report).
2. NOAA 16's APT transmission system failed a few months after launch.
3. Metop-A's A-side LRPT transmitter has failed. Currently the redundant
B-side transmitter is off until further notice (No further service
expected due to interference with HIRS instrument).
4. NOAA 14 was decommissioned on 23rd May 2007.
5. NOAA 12 was decommissioned on 10th August 2007.
6. Elements are available from :-
http://www.space-track.org and
http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/
LAUNCHES.
NOAA N' launch.....February 2009.
(Note as of 3rd December all pre launch testing is on schedule with no
anomalies).
Douglas Deans.
Dunblane, Scotland.
SECTION 2: POLAR HRPT/AHRPT REPORT -- 8th December 2008
===============================================
CHANGES SINCE LAST REPORT.
Pre launch report for NOAA N' updated.
THIS WEEK'S POSSIBLE EVENTS.
None expected.
Satellite Frequency Antenna Mode Image Quality
(MHz)
NOAA 15 1702.5 Omni HRPT Weak
NOAA 16 1702.5 LHCP HRPT Mixed ( note 3)
NOAA 17 1698.0 RHCP HRPT Good
NOAA 18 1707.0 RHCP HRPT Good
Feng Yun 1D 1700.4 RHCP CHRPT Good
Metop-A 1701.3 RHCP AHRPT Good (note 4)
NOTES.
1. NOAA 14 was decommissioned on 23rd June 2007.
2. NOAA 12 was decommissioned on 10th August 2007.
3. On Friday 19th September 2003 NOAA 16 developed AVHRR synch. problems
similar to those on NOAA 14 (and previously NOAA 15).
Since then reports have been mixed. Some periods of good data, some
poor.
UPDATE: Scan motor performance has recently improved.
4. On 29 September 2008, EUMETSAT commenced a partial Metop-A AHRPT
Direct Readout service. Due to the operational constraints, the
activation of AHRPT is for a limited geographical region covering
the North Atlantic and European area (southbound passes only). This
service is being introduced for a trial period of up to 2 months,
following which the activation scenario will become operational. For
further details on this service see:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Access_to_Data/Metop__amp__NOAA_Servic
es/SP_1117714487826?l=en
LAUNCHES.
NOAA N' launch.....February 2009.
(Note as of 3rd December all pre launch testing is on schedule with no
anomalies).
Douglas Deans.
SECTION 3: CONTINENTAL GEOSTATIONARY WORLD
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WEATHER SATELLITE REPORT -- 8th December 2008
=======================================
CHANGES SINCE LAST REPORT.
None.
THIS WEEK'S POSSIBLE EVENTS.
None expected.
Europe & Africa
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Satellite : Meteosat 8 (9.5°E)
Data : HRIT (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational : Yes, RSS and Standby for Meteosat 9.
Satellite : Meteosat 9 (0°) (note 7).
Data : HRIT (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational : Yes
North America
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East.
Satellite : GOES 12 (75.0° W)
Data : GVAR (digital) - 1685.7 MHz
LRIT (digital) -1691 MHz
Operational : Yes.
West.
Satellite : GOES 11 (135°W)
Data : GVAR (digital) - 1685.7 MHz
LRIT (digital) - 1691 MHz
Operational : Yes
South America
----------------
Satellite : GOES 10 (60°W)
GVAR (digital) - 1685.7 MHz
LRIT (digital) - 1691 MHz.
Asia (Russian Operated Satellite)
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Satellite : GOMS N2 / ELECTRO-L
Data : HRIT/LRIT.
Operational : Launch date unknown.
Asia (European Operated Satellites)
----------------------------------------
Satellite : Meteosat 7 (57.5°E)
HRI (digital) - 1691 MHz
Wefax (analogue) occasionally for ranging purposes
only.
Operational : Yes.
Satellite : Meteosat 6 (67.5°E) (Note 2).
Asia (Indian Operated Satellite)
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Satellite : Metsat
Data : None available.
Operational : Present....
Satellite : Insat 3A (Note 3.)
Data : VHRR (digital) 2599 MHz
Operational : Yes.
Asia & Oceania (Japanese Operated Satellites)
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Satellite : MTSAT-1R (140° E) (note 5.)
Data : HRIT (digital) and LRIT(digital) on 1691 MHz.
(Note 6.)
Operational : Yes.
Asia & Oceania (Chinese Operated Satellites)
----------------------------------------------------
Satellite : Feng Yun 2C (105°E)
Data : SVISSR (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational : Yes.
Satellite : Feng Yun 2D (86.5°E).
Data : SVISSR (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational : Yes. Parallel operation with 2C.
(My thanks to Johnny Lin for the update).
NOTES.
1. Meteosat 7 stopped its 0° service at 09.00 UTC on 14th June 2006.
2. Meteosat-6 arrived on station at 67.5 degrees East, on the 27 April
2007.
After a short testing campaign, Meteosat-6 is now supporting the DCP
mission over the Indian Ocean during eclipse periods.
3. Insat 3A is a combined data and meteorological satellite.
4. For those interested in EMWIN data, the following sats/frequencies
apply.
GOES 7 (175 W) 1690.725 MHz.
GOES 11 (135 W) 1690.725 MHz
GOES 12 (74.5 W) 1690.725 MHz
For further info. there are many sources but the following is
particularly informative:-
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/emwin/user-intro.htm
5. This satellite is also known as HIMAWARI 6.
6. HiRID and WEFAX was discontinued on 12th March 2008. It was replaced
with HRIT/LRIT (after many months of dual dissemination).
7. Only LRIT (1691.0 MHz) is provided in direct readout.
Full HRIT and LRIT service from Eumetcast.
LAUNCHES.
Feng Yun 2E expected to launch by end of 2008.
Any reports for this section should be sent to :-
Douglas Deans dsdeans@tiscali.co.uk
SECTION 4: EUMETCAST REPORT -- 8th December 2008
==========================================
PLEASE NOTE THAT AS EUMETSAT ARE NOW RECOMMENDING MOVING TO THE
EUROBIRD 9 SATELLITE THE TRANSPONDER DETAILS BELOW ARE NOW SHOWN
FOR EUROBIRD 9 ONLY AND NOT HOTBIRD 6 (See General Note below).
Service Status Eurobird 9 Satellite (9° E)
EARS On Transponder TP63: 11976.82 MHz
Meteosat 8 (RSS) Off Transponder TP63: 11976.82 MHz
Meteosat 9 On Transponder TP63: 11976.82 MHz
DWDSAT On Transponder TP63: 11976.82 MHz
EPS(Metop-A) On Transponder TP63: 11976.82 MHz
CHANGES SINCE LAST REPORT.
General Note updated.
Meteosat 8 RSS Note updated.
Meteosat 9 Note updated.
FSD Note updated.
IODC Note updated.
Metop-A Note updated.
THIS WEEK AND FUTURE POSSIBLE EVENTS.
General Note.
EUMETCast-Europe is now fully operational on both EUROBIRD 9 and HOTBIRD
6.
All Users must make the transition of their reception equipment to
EUMETCast-Europe on EUROBIRD 9 as soon as possible - ideally well in
advance
of the EUMETCast-Europe switch-off on HOTBIRD 6 on 17 December 2008.
For more information, update packages and transition instructions, please
visit the EUMETSAT WEB site at:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/What_We_Do/EUMETCast/SP_1217320833376?l=e
n.0
On 09/12/08, EUMETSAT will commence the dissemination of new Daily Logs on
EUMETCast. For more information, see:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Media/News/708375?
Due to essential EUMETCast maintenance on 10/12/08 between 09:00 and 14:00
UTC, one or more interruptions of several minutes in length is expected
during this time period. This may result in delays, but data loss is not
expected.
Meteosat 8 RSS.
Interrupted due to Meteosat-9 decontamination and annual FES.
RSS will resume on 18/12/08 at 09:00 UTC.
To improve Rapid Scanning coverage by the MSG satellites over the Canary
Island region, EUMETSAT will implement a modification to the east-west RSS
HRV coverage on 18/12/08.
The rectification of the data remains unchanged at 9.5 degrees East.
For more details, please see:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Media/News/708307
Meteosat 9.
A Meteosat-9 SEVIRI decontamination started during week 49.
Meteosat-8 will be the prime mission spacecraft until 09/12/08 at 12:00
UTC.
For further information, please see:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Media/News/707918?l=en
FSD.
Due to essential ground segment maintenance from 08/12/08 to 12/12/08
between 00:30 and 08:00 UTC there may be unplanned interruptions to the
dissemination of MTSAT-1R data.
Due to a MTSAT-1R_140W manoeuvre on 10/12/08 at 10:14 UTC, there will be
no
images at 11:00 UTC. Images may be incomplete for up to 6 hours after the
manoeuvre.
IODC.
Due to essential maintenance, service messages via email will not be
available between 16:00 UTC on 05/12/08 and 11:00 UTC on 08/12/08.
Metop-A.
08/12/08: ASCAT. 05:46 orbit 11089. Gain compression.
10/12/08: GOME-2. The GOME-2 channel 1 band 1a/b separation will be
shifted
from detector pixel 876 to detector pixel 658 at the end of orbit 11118,
Wednesday 10/12/08 between 07:38 and 08:15. Data losses may occur.
11/12/08: ASCAT. Start of ASCAT Level 2 Soil Moisture Service on
EUMETCast-Europe. The new service provides two products, ASCAT soil
moisture index values on a swath grid with 25 km spacing and on a swath
grid
with 12.5 km spacing. Users wishing to receive this service should
register
with the User Service Helpdesk.
EARS
Forthcoming Events:
16 December 2008 - Start of EARS-ASCAT service on EUMETCast-Europe. The
new
service comprises two products, ASCAT L2 winds on a swath grid with 25 km
spacing and ASCAT L2 winds on a swath grid with 12.5 km spacing. Users
wishing to receive this service should register with the User Service
Helpdesk.
The following EPS GDS products are available on Eumetcast.
EPS-2 PID 510 Metop AMSA operational
EPS-3 PID 510 Metop ASCAT operational
EPS-4 PID 510 Metop ATOVS operational
EPS-5 PID 510 Metop GOME operational
EPS-6 PID 510 Metop GRAS operational
EPS-7 PID 510 Metop HIRS operational
EPS-8 PID 510 Metop MHS operational
EPS-10 PID 510 Metop AVHRR operational
EPS-11 PID 510 Metop IASI operational
EPS-13 PID 510 NOAA AMSA operational
EPS-14 PID 510 NOAA ATOVS operational
EPS-15 PID 510 NOAA GAC operational
EPS-16 PID 510 NOAA HIRS operational
EPS-17 PID 510 NOAA MHS operational
EPS-18 PID 510 EPS Service News operational
Any reports for this section should be sent to :-
Douglas Deans dsdeans@tiscali.co.uk
NOTES.
1. For further information on the Eumetcast service see :-
David Taylor's web site
http://www.satsignal.eu => Weather Satellites, Using EUMETCast
or Satellite Tools, MSG
Data
Manager.
or the Eumetsat web site
www.eumetsat.int
GENERAL
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For further weather satellite related information join GEO, Group for
Earth
Observation, and receive the informative quarterly magazine. See :-
http://www.geo-web.org.uk/
To download element sets for all satellites visit the following sites :
http://www.space-track.org and
http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/
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