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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 -- 26th January 2009
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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..... 4th February 2009.
(Note as of 22nd January the satellite is on the launch pad mated to the
Delta II rocket with final preparations going to plan).
Douglas Deans.
Dunblane, Scotland.
SECTION 2: POLAR HRPT/AHRPT REPORT -- 26th January 2009
==============================================
CHANGES SINCE LAST REPORT.
Pre launch report for NOAA N' updated.
Feng Yun 3A now operational and added to list.
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
Feng Yun 3A see note 5
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
5. Feng Yun 3A was declared operational on 12th January 2009. My thanks
to
Johnny Lin for drawing this to my attention.
I am also grateful to Dave Wright of Dartcom for confirming that
unfortunately (as usual) the Chinese have not strictly complied with the
CGMS AHRPT Global Standard so reception using a standard MetOp AHRPT
receiver is not possible.
LAUNCHES.
NOAA N' launch..... 4th February 2009.
(Note as of 22nd January the satellite is on the launch pad mated to the
Delta II rocket with final preparations going to plan).
Douglas Deans.
SECTION 3: CONTINENTAL GEOSTATIONARY WORLD
===========================================
WEATHER SATELLITE REPORT -- 26th January 2009
======================================
CHANGES SINCE LAST REPORT.
None.
THIS WEEK'S POSSIBLE EVENTS.
None.
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
----------------
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
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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)
-----------------------------------
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).
Satellite: Feng Yun 2E (123.3° E)
Data : SVISSR (digital) and LRIT (digital)
Operational : No. Commissioning.
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.
None expected.
Any reports for this section should be sent to :-
Douglas Deans dsdeans@tiscali.co.uk
SECTION 4: EUMETCAST REPORT -- 26th January 2009
========================================
Service Status Eurobird 9 Satellite (9° E)
EARS On Transponder TP63: 11976.82 MHz
Meteosat 8 (RSS) On 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.
Metop-A Note updated.
THIS WEEK AND FUTURE POSSIBLE EVENTS.
General Note.
We are pleased to announce the inclusion of new OSI-SAF products on
EUMETCast as of 27/01/09.
The Metop Global SST and the Metop Northern Atlantic and Regional Seas SST
products are available twice per day in GRIB-2 format.
EUMETCast requirements:
Files will appear on the channel "EUMETSAT Data Channel 3" (PID 301,
multicast address 224.223.222.23:2611) The filenames start
with "S-OSI_-FRA_-MTOP-GLBSST" and "S-OSI_-FRA_-MTOP-NARSST" with full
details provided in the Metop/AVHRR SST Product User Manual,
see http://www.osi-saf.org. All users already registered for OSI-SAF
products will automatically get the new products.
Due to essential maintenance on 26/01/09 between 13.00 and 15.00 UTC,
there
is a risk of interruption to the following services.
0 Degree Service
0 Deg. SEVIRI High Rate Meteosat-9, Foreign Satellite Data,
0 Deg. SEVIRI Low Rate Meteosat-9, Meteorlogical Data Distribution,
0 Deg. Meteorlogical Products Meteosat-9, Data Collection and
Retransmission
Service.
RSS Service
SEVIRI High Rate Meteosat-8, SEVIRI Low Rate Meteosat-8,
Meteorlogical Products Meteosat-8
The EUMETSAT Archive will be carrying out essential maintenance on
27/01/09
between 09:00 to 11:00 UTC.
During this period orders will not be processed and catalogue updates are
suspended.
Eumetsat apologise for the inconvenience and thank their users for their
understanding.
Future Event.
Changes to Archive delivery media: the EUMETSAT Archive will introduce
LTO-4 tapes as a delivery medium in early 2009.
The following delivery media will be phased out:
- DDS4 and DAT-72 tapes - end January 2009.
- DDS2 tapes - end June 2009.
If users have any queries regarding this change, please address them to:
ops@eumetsat.int
Metop-A.
ASCAT monthly calibration. Short interruptions may occur:
26/01/2009 07:17 orbit 11786
27/01/2009 18:17 orbit 11807
28/01/2009 08:15 orbit 11815
26/01/2009 18:30 ASCAT Wind products will be delayed due to maintenance.
Duration is 2 hours.
EARS
26/01/2009 09:00 to 29/01/2009 16:00 There is a high risk period for all
EARS services due to
system maintenance.Users may observe some delays of ATOVS and ASCAT
product
delivery and some
missed segments for EARS-AVHRR for short periods during this maintenance.
GOME
27/01/2009 06:40 orbit 11800 to 30/01/2009 02:15 orbit 11840.GOME L1b data
unavailable.
ADCS
27/01/2009 ADCS L0 products transmission no longer available via
Eumetcast.
SARR
01/02/2009 00:00 Deactivation of channels 121/243 MHz
Note:
GOME-2 level 1b data will not be available for orbit 11800 Tue 27-Jan-2009
with sensing time 06:40:19
until after orbit 11840 on Fri 30-Jan-2009 with sensing time 02:15. Data
dissemination will restart after quality
checks are successful, after 030:05:30.
During this time a dedicated instrument throughput test is carried out by
successively increasing the on-board
detector temperatures. The test is part of an overall analysis of the
observed changes in the instrument
throughput behaviour.
Following Cospas-Sarsat Council decision, permanent deactivation of the
121/243 MHz channels of the SARR
instrument on Metop-A will be performed on the 01/02/2009 at 00:00
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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