Update #1: This corrects the issue date of this notification to December 18, 2019

Topic: GOES-15 tandem supplemental operations and GOES-14 supplemental space weather instrument operations will end on January 31, 2020M-BM-B
Date/Time Issued: December 18, 2019 1615 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-15 imagery and space weather products, GOES-14 space weather products

Date/Time of Initial Impact: January 31, 2020 at 1600 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: N/A (New status to persist indefinitely)

Length of Event/Outage: N/A (New status to persist indefinitely)

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Details/Specifics of Change:M-B

GOES-15 tandem supplemental operations and GOES-14 supplemental space weather instrument operations will be extended to January 31, 2020.M-B After that date, the GOES-15 spacecraft will be placed in standby and continue to reside at 128 degrees west with the Imager, Sounder and SXI instruments in non-operational modes.M-B GOES-14 space weather and SXI instrument will also be powered off. GOES-17 will continue operating in the GOES-West role at 137.2 degrees west with all instruments operating nominally.M-BM-B

Additionally, to facilitate user awareness and effectively prepare for the transition from GOES-15 to GOES-17 GOES-West operations, the Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) has established the following informational webpage on the transition: (http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/16/transition.html). Users may reference this webpage and refer to ESPC notifications for the latest updates on the transition.M-B

Contact Information for Further Information: SPSD User Services at SPSD.UserServices@noaa.gov.M-B

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