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Nighttime Day Mode

Title Date UTC Year of DOY DOY Command Load Notes MODIS Mission
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 221 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Move Formatter to Day later by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 221 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Set Formatter to Night Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 221 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Set Formatter to Day Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 221 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Move Formatter to Night ahead by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 221 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Move Formatter to Day later by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 221 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Set Formatter to Night Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 221 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Set Formatter to Day Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 221 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Move Formatter to Night ahead by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode - 2001 214 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 20 Extra Minutes FR Day Rate over Ground Track Night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode - 2001 208 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 FR Day Rate (21:38 minutes more than normal) Terra
Nighttime Day Mode - 2001 208 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 An additional 20+ minutes for FR Day Rate was collected during S/C Ground Track Night. FR Night Rate (21:38 minutes less than normal) Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 191 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Move Formatter to Day later by 1.23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Note: should have been 19:05:51, collecting 2 extra minutes of day rate data Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 191 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Set Formatter to Day Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 191 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Move Formatter to Night ahead by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 161 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Move Formatter to Day later by 3.23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 161 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Set Formatter to Night Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 161 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Set Formatter to Day Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 161 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Move Formatter to Night ahead by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 072 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Move Formatter to Day later by 3.23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 072 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Set Formatter to Night Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 072 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Set Formatter to Day Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 072 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Move Formatter to Night ahead by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 057 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Moved Formatter to Night from 15:44:39 to 16:15:10 to gather approx. 30 minutes of day rate data over groundtrack night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 043 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 FR to Day Rate 00:03:23 late roll compensation Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 043 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 FR to Night Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 043 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 FR to Day Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 043 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 FR to Night Rate 00:03:23 early roll compensation Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 014 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Move Formatter to Day later by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 014 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Set Formatter to Night Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 013 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Set Formatter to Day Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 013 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Move Formatter to Night ahead by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 013 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Move Formatter to Day later by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Note: For the second lunar calibration below, the spacecraft did NOT do a roll maneuver. Terra’s nominal attitude allowed for a “free” view of the moon through the space view port. Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 013 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Set Formatter to Night Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 013 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Set Formatter to Day Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2001 013 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Lunar Roll Maneuver (-3.584 degree roll) Move Formatter to Night ahead by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 320 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Move Formatter to Day later by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 320 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Set Formatter to Night Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 320 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Set Formatter to Day Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 320 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Move Formatter to Night ahead by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode - 2000 309 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Formatter Day Rate Science Collection during Nadir Ground Track Night. (3+ Granules) Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 291 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Move Formatter to Day later by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 291 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Set Formatter to Night Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 291 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Set Formatter to Day Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 291 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Move Formatter to Night ahead by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 291 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Move Formatter to Day later by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 291 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Set Formatter to Night Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 291 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Set Formatter to Day Rate Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 291 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Roll Maneuver #1: Move Formatter to Night ahead by 3:23 to ensure 50/50 day/night Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 262 ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2 Load - Set Formatter to Day Rate 00:03:15 late (for 50/50 SSR buffer) Terra
Nighttime Day Mode 2000 262 ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1 Load - Set Formatter to Night Rate (for Lunar Roll) Terra

MODIS Events history files

The following Excel Spreadsheedts with calibration activities and Vdet-ltwk changes/tests are available for download:

MODIS Events Notes

See list of command loads

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