Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
SRCA Setup	Thu, 09/09/2010 - 10:39 - Thu, 09/09/2010 - 10:40	2010	252	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, 09/06/2010 - 22:33 - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 22:47	2010	249	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 09/06/2010 - 20:55 - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 21:09	2010	249	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 08/29/2010 - 17:15	2010	241	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Sun, 08/29/2010 - 16:55 - Sun, 08/29/2010 - 17:02	2010	241	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-9.8613 degrees)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 08/29/2010 - 16:19	2010	241	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
BB WU/CD	Mon, 08/23/2010 - 02:00	2010	235	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 290K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 08/22/2010 - 05:00	2010	234	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 08/22/2010 - 05:00	2010	234	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 270K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 08/22/2010 - 02:00	2010	234	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 08/22/2010 - 02:00	2010	234	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_315K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 315K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sat, 08/21/2010 - 22:00	2010	233	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 290K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sat, 08/21/2010 - 19:00	2010	233	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 285K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sat, 08/21/2010 - 15:00	2010	233	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_280K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 280K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Fri, 08/20/2010 - 21:00	2010	232	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 270K on the A Side	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 08/16/2010 - 21:40 - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 22:10	2010	228	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 21:56:13-22:10:36 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 21:46:27-22:20:24.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 08/16/2010 - 21:35 - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 21:35	2010	228	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, 08/16/2010 - 20:38 - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 20:52	2010	228	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 08/16/2010 - 20:12 - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 20:43	2010	228	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 20:28:06-20:43:29 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 20:18:21-20:52:15.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 08/16/2010 - 20:10 - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 20:10	2010	228	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, 08/03/2010 - 21:21 - Tue, 08/03/2010 - 21:30	2010	215	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA Full Spatial	Mon, 08/02/2010 - 21:37 - Mon, 08/02/2010 - 22:25	2010	214	MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.1	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration Data Collect from 21:53:47-22:24:33 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 21:43:44-22:17:42.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 08/02/2010 - 21:35 - Mon, 08/02/2010 - 21:35	2010	214	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
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/31/2010 - 01:15	2010	212	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Sat, 07/31/2010 - 00:48 - Sat, 07/31/2010 - 00:54	2010	212	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-6.8744 degrees)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/31/2010 - 00:19	2010	212	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 07/26/2010 - 22:00 - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 22:14	2010	207	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 07/26/2010 - 20:21 - Mon, 07/26/2010 - 20:35	2010	207	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Spatial	Sun, 07/25/2010 - 20:31 - Sun, 07/25/2010 - 21:18	2010	206	MCL MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.2	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration - B Side Data Collect from 20:47:54-21:18:40 (centered in S/C Night) S/C Night 20:46:12-21:20:23.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Sun, 07/25/2010 - 20:25 - Sun, 07/25/2010 - 20:25	2010	206	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, 07/19/2010 - 21:24 - Mon, 07/19/2010 - 21:55	2010	200	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 21:40:24-21:55:47 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 21:30:34-22:04:39.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 07/19/2010 - 21:20 - Mon, 07/19/2010 - 21:20	2010	200	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, 07/19/2010 - 21:17 - Mon, 07/19/2010 - 21:48	2010	200	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 21:33:38-21:48:01 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 21:23:44-21:57:57.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 07/19/2010 - 21:15 - Mon, 07/19/2010 - 21:15	2010	200	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, 07/13/2010 - 21:02 - Tue, 07/13/2010 - 21:11	2010	194	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 07/05/2010 - 20:04 - Mon, 07/05/2010 - 20:18	2010	186	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 06/30/2010 - 11:25	2010	181	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	OA-03: Formatter to Night Rate (return to normal night rate)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 06/30/2010 - 11:05	2010	181	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (night ground track)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 06/28/2010 - 10:10	2010	179	ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	OA-04: Formatter to Night Rate (return to normal night rate)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 06/28/2010 - 09:50	2010	179	ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (night ground track)	Terra
BB WU/CD	Mon, 06/28/2010 - 08:00	2010	179	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 06/27/2010 - 12:00	2010	178	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 06/27/2010 - 12:00	2010	178	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 06/27/2010 - 08:00	2010	178	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 06/27/2010 - 08:00	2010	178	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_315K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 06/27/2010 - 04:00	2010	178	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_290K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 06/27/2010 - 01:00	2010	178	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sat, 06/26/2010 - 21:00	2010	177	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_280K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 280K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sat, 06/26/2010 - 03:00	2010	177	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Tue, 06/22/2010 - 20:43 - Tue, 06/22/2010 - 20:52	2010	173	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	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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