Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
BB WUCD	Tue, 02/24/2026 - 21:00	2026	055	MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_280K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 280K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Tue, 02/24/2026 - 20:08 - Tue, 02/24/2026 - 20:17	2026	055	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screen side A, no door movement.	Terra
BB WUCD	Tue, 02/24/2026 - 03:00	2026	055	MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 02/23/2026 - 22:59 - Mon, 02/23/2026 - 23:13	2026	054	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 02/23/2026 - 21:21 - Mon, 02/23/2026 - 21:35	2026	054	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 02/09/2026 - 22:13 - Mon, 02/09/2026 - 22:27	2026	040	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 02/09/2026 - 20:34 - Mon, 02/09/2026 - 20:48	2026	040	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Wed, 02/04/2026 - 18:46	2026	035	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Day Rate 01:53 late.	Terra
Lunar Roll	Wed, 02/04/2026 - 17:53	2026	035	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Night Rate 01:53 early.	Terra
Lunar Roll	Wed, 02/04/2026 - 05:37	2026	035	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Day Rate 01:53 late.	Terra
Lunar Roll	Wed, 02/04/2026 - 05:03 - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 05:06	2026	035	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-5.0254 degrees)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Wed, 02/04/2026 - 04:44	2026	035	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Night Rate 01:53 early.	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Sun, 02/01/2026 - 21:27 - Sun, 02/01/2026 - 21:55	2026	032	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 21:33:54 - 22:01:21 Data Collect 21:43:48 - 21:55:18	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Sun, 02/01/2026 - 21:24 - Sun, 02/01/2026 - 21:25	2026	032	MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L5_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using 10W lamps 1 and 4, and 1W lamp 5, in constant current feedback mode	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Sun, 02/01/2026 - 20:55 - Sun, 02/01/2026 - 21:26	2026	032	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 21:05:04 - 21:31:55 Data Collect 21:11:17 - 21:26:40	Terra
SRCA Setup	Sun, 02/01/2026 - 20:52 - Sun, 02/01/2026 - 20:52	2026	032	MOD_SRCA_9_8_2_SETUP_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using 10W lamps 1 and 4, and 1W lamp 5, in constant current feedback mode	Terra
Lunar Roll	Fri, 01/30/2026 - 10:15	2026	030	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate.	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Fri, 01/30/2026 - 09:27	2026	030	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate 01:53 early.	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Fri, 01/30/2026 - 08:45 - Fri, 01/30/2026 - 08:49	2026	030	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-12.2144 degrees)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Fri, 01/30/2026 - 08:34	2026	030	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate 01:53 early.	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Fri, 01/30/2026 - 07:47	2026	030	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/26/2026 - 23:05 - Mon, 01/26/2026 - 23:19	2026	026	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/26/2026 - 21:27 - Mon, 01/26/2026 - 21:41	2026	026	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
SRCA 1W Radiometric Continuous Calibration	Sun, 01/25/2026 - 20:18 - Sun, 01/25/2026 - 23:53	2026	025	MOD_OA21_SRCA_1W_RAD.2	OA-21: SRCA 1W Radiometric Continuous Calibration. Data collection: 20:34:48 - 23:53:25 (Covering 15 minutes S/C night, day, night, day, and 15 minutes S/C night)	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Sun, 01/25/2026 - 20:15 - Sun, 01/25/2026 - 20:16	2026	025	MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L6_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using lamps 1, 4, and 6 (spare), and in constant current feedback mode	Aqua
SRCA 1W Radiometric Continuous Calibration	Sun, 01/25/2026 - 11:30 - Sun, 01/25/2026 - 15:06	2026	025	MOD_OA21_SRCA_1W_RAD_A.5	OA-21: 1W Radiometric Continuous Calibration. Data collection: 11:46:31-15:06:32 (Covering 15 minutes S/C night, day, night, day, and 15 minutes S/C night)	Terra
SRCA Setup	Sun, 01/25/2026 - 11:27 - Sun, 01/25/2026 - 11:28	2026	025	MOD_SRCA_9_8_1_SETUP_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using 10W lamps 1 and 4, and 1W lamp 6 (spare), in constant current feedback mode	Terra
BB WUCD	Sat, 01/24/2026 - 02:00	2026	024	MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Fri, 01/23/2026 - 05:00	2026	023	MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Terra
BB WUCD	Fri, 01/23/2026 - 05:00	2026	023	MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Fri, 01/23/2026 - 02:00	2026	023	MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Terra
BB WUCD	Fri, 01/23/2026 - 02:00	2026	023	MOD_OA26_BB_315K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Thu, 01/22/2026 - 22:00	2026	022	MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Thu, 01/22/2026 - 19:00	2026	022	MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Thu, 01/22/2026 - 15:00	2026	022	MOD_OA26_BB_280K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 280K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Wed, 01/21/2026 - 21:00	2026	021	MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
SD/SDSM	Tue, 01/20/2026 - 20:17 - Tue, 01/20/2026 - 20:25	2026	020	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screen side A, no door movement.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/12/2026 - 22:18 - Mon, 01/12/2026 - 22:32	2026	012	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/12/2026 - 20:40 - Mon, 01/12/2026 - 20:54	2026	012	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
PV Ecal	Sun, 01/11/2026 - 21:07 - Sun, 01/11/2026 - 21:09	2026	011	MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.1	OA-27: Photovoltaic bands electronics calibration. Centered on S/C maximum latitude.	Aqua
PV Ecal	Sun, 01/11/2026 - 20:59 - Sun, 01/11/2026 - 21:02	2026	011	MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.3	OA-27: Photovoltaic bands electronics calibration. Centered on S/C maximum latitude.	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Sat, 01/10/2026 - 21:18 - Sat, 01/10/2026 - 21:50	2026	010	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 21:27:47 - 21:55:55 Data Collect 21:34:39 - 21:50:02	Terra
SRCA Setup	Sat, 01/10/2026 - 21:15 - Sat, 01/10/2026 - 21:16	2026	010	MOD_SRCA_9_8_2_SETUP_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using 10W lamps 1 and 4, and 1W lamp 5, in constant current feedback mode.	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Sat, 01/10/2026 - 20:28 - Sat, 01/10/2026 - 20:55	2026	010	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 20:34:26 - 21:02:52 Data Collect 20:44:20 - 20:55:50	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Sat, 01/10/2026 - 20:25 - Sat, 01/10/2026 - 20:25	2026	010	MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L5_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using 10W lamps 1 and 4, and 1W lamp 5, in constant current feedback mode.	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Tue, 01/06/2026 - 04:43	2026	006	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Day rate 01:53 late	Terra
Lunar Roll	Tue, 01/06/2026 - 04:22 - Tue, 01/06/2026 - 04:26	2026	006	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Calibration - NO ROLL	Terra
Lunar Roll	Tue, 01/06/2026 - 03:50	2026	006	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Night rate 01:53 early	Terra
Lunar Roll	Mon, 01/05/2026 - 12:17	2026	005	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Day rate 01:53 late	Terra
Lunar Roll	Mon, 01/05/2026 - 11:52 - Mon, 01/05/2026 - 11:56	2025	005	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-8.7465)	Terra

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