Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
SD/SDSM	Mon, 04/06/2026 - 21:59 - Mon, 04/06/2026 - 22:13	2026	096	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 04/06/2026 - 20:21 - Mon, 04/06/2026 - 20:35	2026	096	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Thu, 04/02/2026 - 20:38 - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 21:10	2026	092	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 20:47:42 - 21:15:59 Data Collect 20:54:38 - 21:10:01	Terra
SRCA Setup	Thu, 04/02/2026 - 20:35 - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 20:36	2026	092	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	Thu, 04/02/2026 - 20:31 - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 20:59	2026	092	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 20:38:17 - 21:05:51 Data Collect 20:47:45 - 20:59:15	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Thu, 04/02/2026 - 20:28 - Thu, 04/02/2026 - 20:29	2026	092	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, 03/31/2026 - 10:57	2026	090	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Tue, 03/31/2026 - 10:10	2026	090	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate 01:53 late	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Tue, 03/31/2026 - 09:41 - Tue, 03/31/2026 - 09:45	2026	090	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-14.1837 degrees)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Tue, 03/31/2026 - 09:17	2026	090	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate 01:53 early	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Tue, 03/31/2026 - 08:29	2026	090	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Mon, 03/30/2026 - 07:02	2026	089	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Mon, 03/30/2026 - 06:14	2026	089	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate 01:53 late	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Mon, 03/30/2026 - 05:40 - Mon, 03/30/2026 - 05:43	2026	089	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1	Lunar Calibration - NO ROLL	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Mon, 03/30/2026 - 05:21	2026	089	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate 01:53 early	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Mon, 03/30/2026 - 04:34	2026	089	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 03/23/2026 - 22:53 - Mon, 03/23/2026 - 23:07	2026	082	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 03/23/2026 - 21:14 - Mon, 03/23/2026 - 21:28	2026	082	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Thu, 03/19/2026 - 01:38	2026	078	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Thu, 03/19/2026 - 00:58	2026	078	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate 10:00 late	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Thu, 03/19/2026 - 00:37	2026	078	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Nighttime Day Mode Observations Set Formatter to Night Rate	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Thu, 03/19/2026 - 00:17	2026	078	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Nighttime Day Mode Observations Set Formatter to Day Rate	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 03/18/2026 - 23:49	2026	077	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate 10:00 early	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 03/18/2026 - 23:09	2026	077	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Tue, 03/17/2026 - 20:42 - Tue, 03/17/2026 - 20:51	2026	076	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screen side A, no door movement.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 03/09/2026 - 22:07 - Mon, 03/09/2026 - 22:21	2026	068	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 03/09/2026 - 20:28 - Mon, 03/09/2026 - 20:42	2026	068	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Thu, 03/05/2026 - 22:55	2026	064	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Day Rate 01:53 late.	Terra
Lunar Roll	Thu, 03/05/2026 - 22:14 - Thu, 03/05/2026 - 22:18	2026	064	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-13.8077 degrees)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Thu, 03/05/2026 - 22:02	2026	064	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Night Rate 01:53 early.	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Tue, 03/03/2026 - 21:00 - Tue, 03/03/2026 - 21:28	2026	062	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 21:06:53 - 21:34:45 Data Collect 21:16:30 - 21:28:00	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Tue, 03/03/2026 - 20:57 - Tue, 03/03/2026 - 20:57	2026	062	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	Tue, 03/03/2026 - 20:47 - Tue, 03/03/2026 - 21:18	2026	062	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 20:57:30 - 21:24:04 Data Collect 21:03:35 - 21:18:58	Terra
SRCA Setup	Tue, 03/03/2026 - 20:44 - Tue, 03/03/2026 - 20:45	2026	062	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	Sat, 02/28/2026 - 20:39	2026	059	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate.	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sat, 02/28/2026 - 19:51	2026	059	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate 01:53 late.	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sat, 02/28/2026 - 19:10 - Sat, 02/28/2026 - 19:14	2026	059	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-8.2770 degrees)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sat, 02/28/2026 - 18:58	2026	059	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate 01:53 early.	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sat, 02/28/2026 - 18:11	2026	059	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate	Aqua
BB WUCD	Thu, 02/26/2026 - 08:00	2026	057	MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficient	Aqua
BB WUCD	Wed, 02/25/2026 - 12:00	2026	056	MOD_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Aqua
BB WUCD	Wed, 02/25/2026 - 12:00	2026	056	MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WUCD	Wed, 02/25/2026 - 08:00	2026	056	MOD_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Aqua
BB WUCD	Wed, 02/25/2026 - 08:00	2026	056	MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_315K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WUCD	Wed, 02/25/2026 - 04:00	2026	056	MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_290K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WUCD	Wed, 02/25/2026 - 01:00	2026	056	MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
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

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