GOES-12 Science Test Schedules

Test Schedule

Imager

Sounder

Time Interval

Sector / Area

Time Interval

Sector / Area

C1RAP_XXX

Continuous 5 min

Conus, Atlantic Hurricane, Pacific Hurricane, Central/S. America

26-min sector every 30 min

East conus, west conus, Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Pacific, Caribbean, Central/S. America, volcano, east limb, west limb

C2SRSO_XXX

Continuous 1 min, plus 5 min conus every hour

Selected by center point

26-min sector every 30 min

Same as C1 above

C3_XXX

Continuous 5 min

Conus

9 min

Colorado, Oklahoma, or hurricane 10, 11, or 12

C4_XXX

Continuous 8 min

South America

1 hour

South America

C5_XXX

Continuous emulation of GOES-east operations

GOES-east

Continuous emulation of GOES-east operations

GOES-east

C6_XXX

Continuous 2 min, plus conus every hour

Gulf of Mexico

26-min sector every 30 min

Same as C1 above

XXX = Julian day