Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
BB WU/CD	Sat, 05/08/2010 - 02:00	2010	128	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 290K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:00	2010	127	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Terra
BB WU/CD	Fri, 05/07/2010 - 05:00	2010	127	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 270K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Fri, 05/07/2010 - 02:00	2010	127	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Terra
BB WU/CD	Fri, 05/07/2010 - 02:00	2010	127	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_315K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 315K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Thu, 05/06/2010 - 22:00	2010	126	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 290K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Thu, 05/06/2010 - 19:00	2010	126	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 285K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Thu, 05/06/2010 - 15:00	2010	126	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_280K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 280K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Wed, 05/05/2010 - 21:00	2010	125	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 270K on the A Side	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 05/03/2010 - 22:25 - Mon, 05/03/2010 - 22:39	2010	123	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 05/03/2010 - 20:46 - Mon, 05/03/2010 - 21:00	2010	123	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Spatial	Sun, 05/02/2010 - 20:56 - Sun, 05/02/2010 - 21:43	2010	122	MCL MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.2	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration - B Side Data Collect from 21:12:43-21:43:29 (centered in S/C Night) S/C Night 21:11:11-21:45:00.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Sun, 05/02/2010 - 20:55 - Sun, 05/02/2010 - 20:55	2010	122	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, 04/26/2010 - 20:12 - Mon, 04/26/2010 - 20:43	2010	116	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 20:28:21-20:43:44 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 20:18:31-20:52:35.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 04/26/2010 - 20:10 - Mon, 04/26/2010 - 20:10	2010	116	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, 04/26/2010 - 20:02 - Mon, 04/26/2010 - 20:32	2010	116	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 20:18:33-20:32:56 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 20:08:52-20:42:38.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 04/26/2010 - 20:00 - Mon, 04/26/2010 - 20:00	2010	116	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	Sat, 04/24/2010 - 11:58	2010	114	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 04/24/2010 - 11:12	2010	114	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sat, 04/24/2010 - 10:41 - Sat, 04/24/2010 - 10:47	2010	114	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-4.1773 degree roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 04/24/2010 - 10:16	2010	114	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 04/24/2010 - 09:30	2010	114	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE		Aqua
SD/SDSM	Tue, 04/20/2010 - 21:29 - Tue, 04/20/2010 - 21:38	2010	110	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 04/12/2010 - 20:26 - Mon, 04/12/2010 - 20:40	2010	102	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Mon, 04/05/2010 - 08:00	2010	095	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 04/04/2010 - 12:00	2010	094	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 04/04/2010 - 12:00	2010	094	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 04/04/2010 - 08:00	2010	094	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 04/04/2010 - 08:00	2010	094	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_315K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 04/04/2010 - 04:00	2010	094	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_290K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 04/04/2010 - 01:00	2010	094	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sat, 04/03/2010 - 21:00	2010	093	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_280K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 280K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sat, 04/03/2010 - 03:00	2010	093	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Tue, 03/30/2010 - 21:13 - Tue, 03/30/2010 - 21:22	2010	089	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 03/29/2010 - 21:29 - Mon, 03/29/2010 - 22:00	2010	088	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 21:45:31-22:00:54 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 21:35:55-22:09:32.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 03/29/2010 - 21:25 - Mon, 03/29/2010 - 21:25	2010	088	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, 03/29/2010 - 21:13 - Mon, 03/29/2010 - 21:44	2010	088	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 21:29:57-21:44:20 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 21:20:19-21:54:00.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 03/29/2010 - 21:10 - Mon, 03/29/2010 - 21:10	2010	088	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
PV ECAL	Sun, 03/28/2010 - 21:34 - Sun, 03/28/2010 - 21:37	2010	087	ATC MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.3	OA-27: Photovoltaic bands electronics calibration. Centered on S/C maximum latitude at 21:36:11.	Terra
PV ECAL	Sun, 03/28/2010 - 20:25 - Sun, 03/28/2010 - 20:28	2010	087	MCL MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.1	OA-27: Photovoltaic bands electronics calibration Centered on S/C maximum latitude at 20:27:12.	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 03/26/2010 - 04:12	2010	085	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 03/26/2010 - 03:26	2010	085	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Fri, 03/26/2010 - 02:44 - Fri, 03/26/2010 - 02:51	2010	085	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-9.8288 degree roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 03/26/2010 - 02:29	2010	085	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 03/26/2010 - 01:43	2010	085	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE		Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 03/22/2010 - 21:44 - Mon, 03/22/2010 - 21:58	2010	081	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 03/22/2010 - 20:05 - Mon, 03/22/2010 - 20:19	2010	081	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 03/10/2010 - 19:21 - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 20:06	2010	069	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_4.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 4 10W-lamp data collection is from 19:21:02-19:59:02.	Terra
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:30 - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:22	2010	069	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_3.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 3 10W-lamp data collection is from 17:47:13-18:21:46.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:20 - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:20	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

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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