Starting Date [Julian Day] (Day of Week)
| Test Schedule Name | Duration | Center Point | Comments |
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Start of Test |
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November 30 [334] (Monday) | C5RTN | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Some final changes in software at Satellite Operations are still being implemented |
December 01 [335] (Tuesday) | C6FD | Continuous 30-minute Full Disk (including off-earth measurements) | Sectors on both east and west limbs every hour (including off-earth measurements) | Imagery for noise, striping, etc. |
December 02 [336] (Wednesday) | C2SRSO | Continuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 34.7 N / 85.6 W, 1 deg E of Huntsville AL) | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | Significant weather event over SE U.S. |
December 03 [337] (Thursday) | "C8" (inserted into C5 schedule) | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations (with special scans inserted) | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons (plus ABI-like higher-resolution data emulation) |
December 04 [338] (Friday) | C1CON | Continuous 5-minute CONUS sector | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | ABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans |
December 05 [339] (Saturday) | C2SRSO | Continuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 28.59 N / 80.65 W, Kennedy Space Center) | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | Coordination with lightning mapping array over KSC |
December 06 [340] (Sunday) | C5RTN | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 07 [341] (Monday) | C4RTN | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 08 [342] (Tuesday) | C2SRSO | Continuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 34.7 N / 86.6 W, Huntsville AL) | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | Coordinate with lightning detection array in Huntsville AL |
December 09 [343] (Wednesday) | C1CON | Continuous 5-minute CONUS sector | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | ABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans |
December 10 [344] (Thursday) | C4RTN | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 11 [345] (Friday) | C1CON | Continuous 5-minute CONUS sector | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | ABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans |
December 12 [346] (Saturday) | C4RTN | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 13 [347] (Sunday) | C4RTN | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 14 [348] (Monday) | C5RTN | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 15 [349] (Tuesday) | C5RTN | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 16 [350] (Wednesday) | C5RTN | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 17 [351] (Thursday) | C59RTN | Partial-image frames testing (modified C5 GOES-east routine schedule) | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | AWIPS testing and product generation |
December 18 [352] (Friday) | C2SRSO | Continuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 32 N / 82 W, on the Georgia coast) | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | Significant weather event over SE U.S. |
December 19 [353] (Saturday) | C2SRSO | Continuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 39 N / 77 W, Washington DC) | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | Significant east coast snowstorm |
December 20 [354] (Sunday) | C2SRSO | Continuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 50 N / 123 W, Whistler BC, Canada) | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | Mountain snow study for 2010 Olympics |
December 21 [355] (Monday) | C4RTN | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 22 [356] (Tuesday) | C4RTN | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 23 [357] (Wednesday) | C4RTN | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 24 [358] (Thursday) | C2SRSO | Continuous 1-minute rapid-scan (centered at 35.1 N / 89.8 W, Memphis TN) | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | Large weather system over central U.S. |
December 25 [359] (Friday) | C1CON | Continuous 5-minute CONUS sector | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | ABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans |
December 26 [360] (Saturday) | C1CON | Continuous 5-minute CONUS sector | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | ABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans |
December 27 [361] (Sunday) | C1CON | Continuous 5-minute CONUS sector | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | ABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans |
December 28 [362] (Monday) | C6FD | Continuous 30-minute Full Disk (including off-earth measurements) | Sectors on both east and west limbs every hour (including off-earth measurements) | Imagery for noise, striping, etc. |
December 29 [363] (Tuesday) | C5RTN | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Emulation of GOES-east routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
December 30 [364] (Wednesday) | C1CON | Continuous 5-minute CONUS sector | 26-minute CONUS sector every 30 minutes | ABI-like (temporal) CONUS scans |
December 31 [365] (Thursday) | C4RTN | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
January 01 [001] (Friday) | C4RTN | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
January 02 [002] (Saturday) | C4RTN | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
January 03 [003] (Sunday) | C4RTN | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Emulation of GOES-west routine operations | Radiance and product comparisons |
January 04 [004] (Monday) | C7MOON1 | Capture moon off edge of earth (when possible) for calibration purposes | Inserted into GOES-east routine operations | Test ABI lunar calibration concepts |