Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 02/20/2013 - 17:08 - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 17:50	2013	051	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_2.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 2 20W-lamp data collection is from 17:08:08-17:42:39.	Terra
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 02/20/2013 - 11:58 - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 12:50	2013	051	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_1.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 1 20W-lamp data collection is from 12:14:52-12:50:38.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Wed, 02/20/2013 - 11:55 - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 11:56	2013	051	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, 02/12/2013 - 20:16 - Tue, 02/12/2013 - 20:25	2013	043	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA Full Spatial	Mon, 02/11/2013 - 20:34 - Mon, 02/11/2013 - 21:12	2013	042	ATC MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.1	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration Data Collect from 20:40:20-21:11:06 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 20:39:22-21:21:22.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 02/11/2013 - 20:21 - Mon, 02/11/2013 - 20:21	2013	042	ATC 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, 02/04/2013 - 22:14 - Mon, 02/04/2013 - 22:28	2013	035	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 02/04/2013 - 20:35 - Mon, 02/04/2013 - 20:49	2013	035	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Spatial	Sun, 02/03/2013 - 20:45 - Sun, 02/03/2013 - 21:32	2013	034	MCL MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.2	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration - B Side Data Collect from 21:01:32-21:32:18 (centered in S/C Night) S/C Night 21:00:03-21:33:47.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Sun, 02/03/2013 - 20:42 - Sun, 02/03/2013 - 20:42	2013	034	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	Thu, 01/31/2013 - 16:46	2013	031	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Thu, 01/31/2013 - 16:00 - Thu, 01/31/2013 - 16:06	2013	031	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-10.9740 degrees)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Thu, 01/31/2013 - 15:50	2013	031	ATC MOD_OA04_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 01/28/2013 - 21:30 - Mon, 01/28/2013 - 22:00	2013	028	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 21:46:13-22:00:36 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 21:36:34-22:10:16.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 01/28/2013 - 21:27 - Mon, 01/28/2013 - 21:27	2013	028	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, 01/28/2013 - 20:21 - Mon, 01/28/2013 - 20:53	2013	028	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 20:37:43-20:53:06 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 20:28:25-21:01:26.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 01/28/2013 - 20:18 - Mon, 01/28/2013 - 20:19	2013	028	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
SD/SDSM	Tue, 01/22/2013 - 21:39 - Tue, 01/22/2013 - 21:47	2013	022	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA 1W Radiometric	Mon, 01/21/2013 - 14:05 - Mon, 01/21/2013 - 17:20	2013	021	ATC MOD_OA21_SRCA_1W_RAD_A.5	OA-21: 1W Radiometric Continuous (Radiance feedback) Calibration. Data collection 14:21:14-17:20:01 (Covering 15 minutes S/C night, day, night, day, and 15 minutes S/C night)	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 01/21/2013 - 14:02 - Mon, 01/21/2013 - 14:02	2013	021	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 Radiometric	Mon, 01/21/2013 - 13:34 - Mon, 01/21/2013 - 16:48	2013	021	MCL MOD_OA21_SRCA_1W_RAD.2	OA-21: SRCA 1W Radiometric Continuous Calibration. Data collection 13:50:11-16:48:54 (Covering 15 minutes S/C night, day, night, day, and 15 minutes S/C night)	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 01/21/2013 - 13:31 - Mon, 01/21/2013 - 13:31	2013	021	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
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/14/2013 - 21:54 - Mon, 01/14/2013 - 22:08	2013	014	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Mon, 01/07/2013 - 08:00	2013	007	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/06/2013 - 12:00	2013	006	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/06/2013 - 12:00	2013	006	MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/06/2013 - 08:00	2013	006	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/06/2013 - 08:00	2013	006	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_315K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/06/2013 - 04:00	2013	006	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_290K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/06/2013 - 01:00	2013	006	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sat, 01/05/2013 - 21:00	2013	005	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_280K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 280K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sat, 01/05/2013 - 03:00	2013	005	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Fri, 11/23/2012 - 18:50 - Fri, 11/23/2012 - 18:56	2012	328	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-0.4100 degree roll)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Thu, 10/25/2012 - 01:25 - Thu, 10/25/2012 - 01:32	2012	298	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-6.1841 degree roll)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Tue, 09/25/2012 - 14:28 - Tue, 09/25/2012 - 14:34	2012	269	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-14.8716 degree roll)	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 08/13/2012 - 21:01 - Mon, 08/13/2012 - 21:32	2012	226	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 21:17:17-21:32:40 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 21:07:32-21:41:27.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 08/13/2012 - 20:58 - Mon, 08/13/2012 - 20:58	2012	226	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, 08/13/2012 - 20:50 - Mon, 08/13/2012 - 21:20	2012	226	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 21:06:09-21:20:32 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 20:56:20-21:30:21.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 08/13/2012 - 20:47 - Mon, 08/13/2012 - 20:47	2012	226	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	Tue, 08/07/2012 - 20:38 - Tue, 08/07/2012 - 20:47	2012	220	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 08/06/2012 - 15:10	2012	219	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Mon, 08/06/2012 - 14:44 - Mon, 08/06/2012 - 14:50	2012	219	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-6.4713 degrees)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 08/06/2012 - 14:14	2012	219	ATC MOD_OA04_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
Miscellaneous	Thu, 08/02/2012 - 17:16 - Thu, 08/02/2012 - 17:21	2012	215	MOD_MEM_PM_DUMP	('BB_OUTPUT',872,0,0,29,57)Duping MODIS Ideal Black Body Table Partitions 30-57.	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Thu, 08/02/2012 - 17:09 - Thu, 08/02/2012 - 17:15	2012	215	MOD_MEM_PM_DUMP	('BB_OUTPUT',928,0,0,1,29)Dumping MODIS Ideal Black Body Table Partitions 1-29.	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 07/30/2012 - 21:16 - Mon, 07/30/2012 - 21:30	2012	212	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 07/25/2012 - 20:28 - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 21:13	2012	207	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_4.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 4 10W-lamp data collection is from 20:31:47-21:09:47.	Terra
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 07/25/2012 - 18:37 - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 19:29	2012	207	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_3.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 3 10W-lamp data collection is from 18:57:58-19:32:31.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Wed, 07/25/2012 - 18:34 - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 18:35	2012	207	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
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 07/25/2012 - 17:11 - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 17:54	2012	207	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_2.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 2 20W-lamp data collection is from 17:15:14-17:49:45.	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

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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