Topic: Supplemental GOES-15 Operations

Date/Time Issued: March 18, 2022 1324 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-15

Date/Time of Initial Impact: April 12, 2022 TBD UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: April 18, 2022 TBD UTC

Length of Event : The tentative dates for GOES-15 supplemental imagery coverage in support of GOES-17 are for April 12-18. Details regarding the exact timing will be provided in a future notification update. Supplemental Operations will last for 7 days. See details below.

Details/Specifics of Change:

NESDIS will return the GOES-15 imager to temporary service for additional support purposes for Eastern Pacific tropical cyclones by providing imager only coverage. GOES-15 supplemental operations will begin on April 12, 2022 at TBD UTC and continue through April 18, 2022 TBD UTC. The GOES-15 operating position will be at 128 degrees west. GOES-17 will continue operating in the GOES-West role at 137.2 degrees with all instruments operating nominally. GOES-15 will be running a routine west schedule.

GOES-15 Re-activation Details:

Services:

- GVAR Only

Products and Distribution

- CMI - Cloud and Moisture Imagery

- Sectorized imagery for AWIPS via GINI

- Imagery for NAWIPS via GEODIST

- GVAR via PDA

- L2 composite imagery to AWIPS

Due to operational impacts from the GOES-17 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Loop Heat Pipe (LHP) anomaly, GOES-15 will provide short term imager coverage during the period of April 12, 2022 through April 18, 2022 as requested by the National Weather Service. Additional high-level products from GOES-15 will not be provided.

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

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