Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
Lunar Roll	Wed, 02/01/2023 - 04:21	2023	032	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	(01:53 early)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Wed, 02/01/2023 - 03:34	2023	032	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1		Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/30/2023 - 21:44 - Mon, 01/30/2023 - 21:58	2023	030	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/30/2023 - 20:05 - Mon, 01/30/2023 - 20:19	2023	030	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
SRCA 1W Radiometric Continuous Calibration	Sun, 01/29/2023 - 20:40 - Mon, 01/30/2023 - 00:11	2023	029	MOD_OA21_SRCA_1W_RAD_A.5	OA-21: 1W Radiometric Continuous Calibration. Data collection: 2023/029 20:56:26 - 2023/030 00:11:42 (Covering 15 minutes S/C night, day, night, day, and 15 minutes S/C night)	Terra
SRCA Setup	Sun, 01/29/2023 - 20:37 - Sun, 01/29/2023 - 20:38	2023	029	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 Radiometric Continuous Calibration	Sun, 01/29/2023 - 15:36 - Sun, 01/29/2023 - 19:07	2023	029	MOD_OA21_SRCA_1W_RAD.2	OA-21: SRCA 1W Radiometric Continuous Calibration. Data collection: 15:52:43-19:07:29 (Covering 15 minutes S/C night, day, night, day, and 15 minutes S/C night)	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Sun, 01/29/2023 - 15:33 - Sun, 01/29/2023 - 15:34	2023	029	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 Warmup/Cooldown	Sat, 01/28/2023 - 02:00	2023	028	MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP A Coefficient	Terra
BB WUCD	Fri, 01/27/2023 - 05:00	2023	027	MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Terra
BB WUCD	Fri, 01/27/2023 - 05:00	2023	027	MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Fri, 01/27/2023 - 02:00	2023	027	MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Terra
BB WUCD	Fri, 01/27/2023 - 02:00	2023	027	MOD_OA26_BB_315K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Thu, 01/26/2023 - 22:00	2023	026	MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Thu, 01/26/2023 - 19:00	2023	026	MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Thu, 01/26/2023 - 15:00	2023	026	MOD_OA26_BB_280K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 280K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Wed, 01/25/2023 - 21:00	2023	025	MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
SD/SDSM	Tue, 01/24/2023 - 21:03 - Tue, 01/24/2023 - 21:11	2023	024	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screen side A, no door movement.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/23/2023 - 21:41 - Mon, 01/23/2023 - 21:55	2023	023	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/23/2023 - 20:02 - Mon, 01/23/2023 - 20:16	2023	023	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
SRCA Full Spatial	Thu, 01/19/2023 - 20:05 - Thu, 01/19/2023 - 20:54	2023	019	MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.1	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration Data Collect: 20:22:08 – 20:52:54 (centered in S/C Night). S/C Night: 20:21:27 – 20:53:51	Terra
SRCA Setup	Thu, 01/19/2023 - 20:02 - Thu, 01/19/2023 - 20:03	2023	019	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, 01/16/2023 - 21:38 - Mon, 01/16/2023 - 21:52	2023	016	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/16/2023 - 19:58 - Mon, 01/16/2023 - 20:13	2023	016	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 01/11/2023 - 15:33	2023	011	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	(1:53 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Wed, 01/11/2023 - 15:05 - Wed, 01/11/2023 - 15:08	2023	011	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3		Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 01/11/2023 - 14:40	2023	011	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	(1:53 early)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 01/11/2023 - 00:44	2023	011	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	(1:53 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Wed, 01/11/2023 - 00:17 - Wed, 01/11/2023 - 00:21	2023	011	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3		Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 01/10/2023 - 23:51	2023	010	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	(1:53 early)	Terra
SD/SDSM	Tue, 01/03/2023 - 21:24 - Tue, 01/03/2023 - 21:33	2023	003	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screen side A, no door movement.	Terra
Lunar Roll	Mon, 01/02/2023 - 01:06	2023	002	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2		Aqua
Lunar Roll	Mon, 01/02/2023 - 00:18	2023	002	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	(01:53 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sun, 01/01/2023 - 23:41 - Sun, 01/01/2023 - 23:44	2023	001	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1		Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sun, 01/01/2023 - 23:25	2023	001	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	(01:53 early)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sun, 01/01/2023 - 22:38	2023	001	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1		Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 12/26/2022 - 23:07 - Mon, 12/26/2022 - 23:20	2022	360	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 12/26/2022 - 21:28 - Mon, 12/26/2022 - 21:42	2022	360	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
SRCA Full Spatial	Tue, 12/20/2022 - 21:30 - Tue, 12/20/2022 - 22:08	2022	354	MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT_10W.2	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration - B Side Data Collect from 21:47:07 – 22:08:57 S/C Night from 21:37:05 – 22:10:03	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Tue, 12/20/2022 - 21:27 - Tue, 12/20/2022 - 21:28	2022	354	MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L5_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using lamps 1, 4, and 5, and in constant current feedback mode	Aqua
PV Ecal	Sun, 12/18/2022 - 20:15 - Sun, 12/18/2022 - 20:17	2022	352	MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.3	OA-27: Photovoltaic bands electronics calibration. Centered on S/C maximum latitude.	Terra
PV Ecal	Sun, 12/18/2022 - 20:08 - Sun, 12/18/2022 - 20:10	2022	352	MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.1	OA-27: Photovoltaic bands electronics calibration. Centered on S/C maximum latitude.	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Tue, 12/13/2022 - 05:26	2022	347	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	(1:53 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Tue, 12/13/2022 - 05:11 - Tue, 12/13/2022 - 05:15	2022	347	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3		Terra
Lunar Roll	Tue, 12/13/2022 - 04:33	2022	347	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	(1:53 early)	Terra
SD/SDSM	Sun, 12/11/2022 - 20:21 - Sun, 12/11/2022 - 20:29	2022	345	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screen side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Wed, 12/07/2022 - 22:30 - Wed, 12/07/2022 - 22:58	2022	341	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3	SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection: 20:46:40-20:58:10. S/C Night: 20:34:37-21:07:21.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Wed, 12/07/2022 - 20:27 - Wed, 12/07/2022 - 20:27	2022	341	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, 12/05/2022 - 22:57 - Mon, 12/05/2022 - 23:11	2022	339	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 12/05/2022 - 21:18 - Mon, 12/05/2022 - 21:32	2022	339	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	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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