Topic: NOAA-20 VIIRS Outgassing Activity Scheduled from March 12, 2018 to March 14, 2018
Date/Time Issued: March 10, 2018 00:45Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: NOAA-20 VIIRS, CERES, and OMPS Sensor Data
Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 12, 2018 12:35Z
Date/Time of Expected End: March 14, 2018 20:00Z
Length of Outage: See Details.
Details/Specifics of change: On March 12, 2018, NOAA-20 will start an Outgassing Activity to remove accumulated
water from the NOAA-20 VIIRS instrument. During this activity, VIIRS will be in Outgassing Mode, CERES will be in SAFE mode, and OMPS will be in decontamination mode. The end time of the activity is approximate and an updated notice with exact times will be issued later. Provided below are the planned outage time periods for CERES, OMPS and VIIRS.
From March 12 2018 12:34Z to March 14, 2018 20:00Z, NOAA-20 CERES will be in SAFE Mode and science data will not be available.
From March 12 2018 12:34Z to March 14, 2018 20:00Z, NOAA-20 OMPS will be in decontamination mode and science data will not be available.
From March 12 2018 12:34:00 Z to March 14, 2018 20:00Z, NOAA-20 VIIRS will be in Outgassing Mode and science data will not be available. From March 14, 2018 until March 16, 2018, the NOAA-20 VIIRS infrared channels are expected to be degraded.
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