Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:04 - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:47	2010	069	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_2.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 2 20W-lamp data collection is from 16:04:29-16:39:00.	Terra
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:55 - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:47	2010	069	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_1.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 1 20W-lamp data collection is from 11:11:14-11:47:00.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:40 - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:40	2010	069	ATC MOD_SRCA_9_8_2_SETUP_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using lamps 1, 4, and 5, and in constant current feedback mode.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:57 - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 21:06	2010	068	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA Full Spectral	Thu, 03/04/2010 - 19:41 - Thu, 03/04/2010 - 20:19	2010	063	MCL MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_4.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 4 10W-lamp data collection is from 19:41:20-20:19:20.	Aqua
SRCA Full Spectral	Thu, 03/04/2010 - 17:47 - Thu, 03/04/2010 - 18:38	2010	063	MCL MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_3.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 3 10W-lamp data collection is from 18:03:41-18:38:14.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Thu, 03/04/2010 - 17:40 - Thu, 03/04/2010 - 17:40	2010	063	MCL MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L5_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using lamps 1, 4, and 5, and in constant current feedback mode.	Aqua
SRCA Full Spectral	Thu, 03/04/2010 - 16:25 - Thu, 03/04/2010 - 16:59	2010	063	MCL MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_2.2	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 2 20W-lamp data collection is from 16:25:18-16:59:49.	Aqua
SRCA Full Spectral	Thu, 03/04/2010 - 11:12 - Thu, 03/04/2010 - 12:03	2010	063	MCL MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_1.2	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 1 20W-lamp data collection is from 11:28:00-12:03:47.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Thu, 03/04/2010 - 11:10 - Thu, 03/04/2010 - 11:10	2010	063	MCL MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L5_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using lamps 1, 4, and 5, and in constant current feedback mode.	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 03/01/2010 - 22:25 - Mon, 03/01/2010 - 22:55	2010	060	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 22:41:10-22:55:33 (Centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 22:31:31-23:05:13	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 03/01/2010 - 22:20 - Mon, 03/01/2010 - 22:20	2010	060	MCL MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L5_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using lamps 1, 4, and 5, and in constant current feedback mode	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 03/01/2010 - 21:23 - Mon, 03/01/2010 - 21:37	2010	060	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 03/01/2010 - 21:08 - Mon, 03/01/2010 - 21:39	2010	060	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 21:27:54-21:39:24 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 21:14:39-21:47:47	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 03/01/2010 - 21:05 - Mon, 03/01/2010 - 21:05	2010	060	ATC 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
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 02/24/2010 - 18:46	2010	055	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 02/24/2010 - 18:00	2010	055	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Wed, 02/24/2010 - 17:16 - Wed, 02/24/2010 - 17:23	2010	055	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-10.3562 degree roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 02/24/2010 - 17:04	2010	055	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 02/24/2010 - 16:18	2010	055	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE		Aqua
SD/SDSM	Tue, 02/16/2010 - 20:41 - Tue, 02/16/2010 - 20:50	2010	047	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA Full Spatial	Mon, 02/15/2010 - 20:48 - Mon, 02/15/2010 - 21:36	2010	046	MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.1	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration Data Collect from 21:04:51-21:35:37 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 21:03:52-21:36:52	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 02/15/2010 - 20:45 - Mon, 02/15/2010 - 20:45	2010	046	MOD_SRCA_9_8_2_SETUP_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using 10W lamps 1 & 4 and 1W lamp 5 in constant current feedback mode.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 02/08/2010 - 22:41 - Mon, 02/08/2010 - 22:55	2010	039	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 02/08/2010 - 21:02 - Mon, 02/08/2010 - 21:16	2010	039	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Spatial	Sun, 02/07/2010 - 21:12 - Sun, 02/07/2010 - 21:59	2010	038	MCL MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.2	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration - B Side Data Collect from 21:29:00-21:39:10 (centered in S/C Night) S/C Night 21:27:32-22:01:13	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Sun, 02/07/2010 - 21:10 - Sun, 02/07/2010 - 21:10	2010	038	MCL MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L5_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using lamps 1, 4, and 5, and in constant current feedback mode	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 02/02/2010 - 22:20	2010	033	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Tue, 02/02/2010 - 21:34 - Tue, 02/02/2010 - 21:41	2010	033	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-12.8547 degrees)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 02/02/2010 - 21:24	2010	033	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 02/01/2010 - 21:15 - Mon, 02/01/2010 - 21:15	2010	032	MCL MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L5_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using lamps 1, 4, and 5, and in constant current feedback mode.	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 02/01/2010 - 20:52 - Mon, 02/01/2010 - 21:24	2010	032	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 21:08:50-21:24:13 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 20:52:49-21:25:49	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 02/01/2010 - 20:45 - Mon, 02/01/2010 - 20:45	2010	032	ATC 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	Mon, 02/01/2010 - 20:18 - Mon, 02/01/2010 - 20:49	2010	032	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 20:38:44-20:49:14 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 20:25:13-20:58:52	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Tue, 01/26/2010 - 20:24 - Tue, 01/26/2010 - 20:33	2010	026	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 01/26/2010 - 07:42	2010	026	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 01/26/2010 - 06:56	2010	026	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Tue, 01/26/2010 - 06:12 - Tue, 01/26/2010 - 06:18	2010	026	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-9.8288 degree roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 01/26/2010 - 06:00	2010	026	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 01/26/2010 - 05:14	2010	026	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE		Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/18/2010 - 20:42 - Mon, 01/18/2010 - 20:56	2010	018	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA 1W & 10W Radiometric	Thu, 01/14/2010 - 14:49 - Thu, 01/14/2010 - 18:03	2010	014	ATC MOD_OA21_SRCA_1W_RAD_A.5	OA-21: 1W Radiometric Continuous (Radiance feedback) Calibration. Data collection 15:04:57-18:03:38 (Covering 15 minutes S/C night, day, night, day, and 15 minutes S/C night)	Terra
SRCA Setup	Thu, 01/14/2010 - 14:45 - Thu, 01/14/2010 - 14:45	2010	014	ATC 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
SRCA 1W & 10W Radiometric	Thu, 01/14/2010 - 14:19 - Thu, 01/14/2010 - 17:33	2010	014	MCL MOD_OA21_SRCA_1W_RAD.2	OA-21: SRCA 1W Radiometric Continuous Calibration. Data collection 14:35:19-17:33:40 (Covering 15 minutes S/C night, day, night, day, and 15 minutes S/C night)	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Thu, 01/14/2010 - 14:15 - Thu, 01/14/2010 - 14:15	2010	014	MCL 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
BB WU/CD	Mon, 01/11/2010 - 08:00	2010	011	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/10/2010 - 12:00	2010	010	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/10/2010 - 12:00	2010	010	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/10/2010 - 08:00	2010	010	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/10/2010 - 08:00	2010	010	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_315K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua

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

List of routine calibrations performed in Aqua and Terra. Find subcategories under Routine Calibrations in your right to see a specific event.

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