STEREO Coordinated Observations Calendar
Archived plans:
2006,
2007,
2008,
2009
Below, please find the current plans for STEREO operations. All dates and
times are UTC unless otherwise specified. More detailed plans can be found in
the weekly schedules
(Ahead,
Behind).
Other planning resources are also provided.
This page is also available as plain text.
Contact information for coordinated observation requests can be found on the
Solar JOP guidelines page.
Links to planning and scheduling pages for other missions:
SOHO,
TRACE,
Hinode,
Ulysses,
NSO,
VLA,
EISCAT,
Max
Millenium,
Sounding Rockets,
ISTP
Planning,
Mees current/
next month.
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Scheduled activities for Week 47:
M Nov 16 (320) Ahead: SECCHI recovery, 05:21 UT
T Nov 17 (321)
W Nov 18 (322)
T Nov 19 (323)
F Nov 20 (324)
S Nov 21 (325)
S Nov 22 (326)
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Scheduled activities for Week 48:
M Nov 23 (327)
T Nov 24 (328) Ahead: SECCHI stepped calibration roll, 14:15
W Nov 25 (329)
T Nov 26 (330) Thanksgiving
F Nov 27 (331)
S Nov 28 (332)
S Nov 29 (333)
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Scheduled activities for Week 49:
M Nov 30 (334) Behind: Begin 7 hour daily DSN tracks
T Dec 01 (335)
W Dec 02 (336) Ahead: momentum dump, 17:30 UT
T Dec 03 (337)
F Dec 04 (338)
S Dec 05 (339)
S Dec 06 (340)
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Scheduled activities for Week 50:
M Dec 07 (341) Behind: Switch downlink rate to 240 kbps
T Dec 08 (342)
W Dec 09 (343)
T Dec 10 (344)
F Dec 11 (345)
S Dec 12 (346)
S Dec 13 (347)
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Scheduled activities for Week 51:
M Dec 14 (348)
T Dec 15 (349)
W Dec 16 (350)
T Dec 17 (351)
F Dec 18 (352)
S Dec 19 (353)
S Dec 20 (354)
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Upcoming events:
2009:
ICAL-001: Dec 14-18
SECCHI Stepped calibration rolls
Ahead: Nov 24
Behind: Dec 22
* Ongoing JOP 222, Origin of SEPS, Target of opportunity
2010:
ICAL-001: Jan 11-15, Feb 15-19, Mar 15-19, Apr 12-16, May 3-7
SECCHI Stepped calibration rolls
Ahead: Feb 23, May 18, Aug 10, Nov 2
Behind: Apr 6, Jul 13, Oct 12
* Jan 6 Both: HGA calibration
* Jan 7,15 EIT shutterless (TBC)
* Spring (TBD) SUMI sounding rocket launch
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008AGUSMSP51B..01A
* Apr 8,15 EIT shutterless (TBC)
* Apr 19 Ahead: Begin 7 hour daily DSN tracks
* Apr 26 Ahead: Switch downlink rate to 240 kbps
* Jul 8,15 EIT shutterless (TBC)
* Jul 11 Total solar eclipse
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2010/TSE2010.html
* Jul 14 Both: HGA calibration
* Sep 7 Both: Begin 8 hour daily DSN tracks
* Sep 13 Both: Switch downlink rate to 160 kbps
* Nov 15 Behind: Switch downlink rate to 120 kbps
2011:
* Jan 12 Both: HGA calibration
* Feb 6 STEREO spacecraft at 180 degree separation
* Mar 18 Messenger - Mercury orbital insertion
* Apr 11 Ahead: Switch downlink rate to 120 kbps
* Jul 13 Both: HGA calibration
* Aug DAWN - Vesta arrival
* Sep 19 Behind: Switch downlink rate to 96 kbps
* Sep 26 Ahead: Switch downlink rate to 96 kbps
2012:
* Jan 11 Both: HGA calibration
* May DAWN - Vesta departure
* Jul 11 Both: HGA calibration
* Aug Both: Switch downlink rate to 30 kbps
* Nov 13 Total solar eclipse, south Pacific
2013:
* Dec 12 Ahead: Possible Mercury transit (TBC)
2014:
* Apr 29 Behind: Possible Mercury transit (TBC)
2015:
* Feb DAWN - Ceres arrival
* Jan 10 - Apr 12 Behind: Spacecraft behind Sun
* Feb 17 - Aug 2 Ahead: Spacecraft behind Sun
* Jul 23 - Nov 10 Behind: Spacecraft behind Sun
* Jul DAWN - End of nominal mission
Plans last modified Monday, 23-Nov-2009 14:33:28 EST
Last Revised: Tuesday, 20-Jan-2009 15:17:24 EST
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