Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/10/2010 - 04:00	2010	010	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_290K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 01/10/2010 - 01:00	2010	010	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sat, 01/09/2010 - 21:00	2010	009	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_280K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 280K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sat, 01/09/2010 - 03:00	2010	009	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Tue, 01/05/2010 - 20:07 - Tue, 01/05/2010 - 20:16	2010	005	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 01/04/2010 - 22:01 - Mon, 01/04/2010 - 22:33	2010	004	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 22:17:56-22:33:19 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 22:08:38-22:41:58	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 01/04/2010 - 21:55 - Mon, 01/04/2010 - 21:55	2010	004	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, 01/04/2010 - 21:31 - Mon, 01/04/2010 - 22:01	2010	004	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 21:47:24-22:01:47 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 21:37:54-22:11:18	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 01/04/2010 - 21:25 - Mon, 01/04/2010 - 21:25	2010	004	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	Mon, 01/04/2010 - 17:56	2010	004	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Mon, 01/04/2010 - 17:15 - Mon, 01/04/2010 - 17:22	2010	004	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-3.6853 degree roll)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 01/04/2010 - 17:00	2010	004	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
PV ECAL	Sun, 01/03/2010 - 20:51 - Sun, 01/03/2010 - 20:53	2010	003	MCL MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.1	OA-27: Photovoltaic bands electronics calibration Centered on S/C maximum latitude at 20:52:30.	Aqua
PV ECAL	Sun, 01/03/2010 - 20:20 - Sun, 01/03/2010 - 20:23	2010	003	ATC MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.3	OA-27: Photovoltaic bands electronics calibration. Centered on S/C maximum latitude at 20:22:00.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 12/28/2009 - 22:02 - Mon, 12/28/2009 - 22:16	2009	362	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 12/28/2009 - 20:23 - Mon, 12/28/2009 - 20:37	2009	362	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 12/27/2009 - 19:01	2009	361	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 12/27/2009 - 18:15	2009	361	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sun, 12/27/2009 - 17:32 - Sun, 12/27/2009 - 17:39	2009	361	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-4.1484 degree roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 12/27/2009 - 17:18	2009	361	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 12/27/2009 - 16:32	2009	361	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE		Aqua
SD/SDSM	Tue, 12/15/2009 - 21:28 - Tue, 12/15/2009 - 21:36	2009	349	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement	Terra
BB WU/CD	Mon, 12/14/2009 - 02:00	2009	348	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 290K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 12/13/2009 - 05:00	2009	347	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 12/13/2009 - 05:00	2009	347	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 270K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 12/13/2009 - 02:00	2009	347	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 12/13/2009 - 02:00	2009	347	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_315K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 315K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sat, 12/12/2009 - 22:00	2009	346	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 290K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sat, 12/12/2009 - 19:00	2009	346	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 285K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sat, 12/12/2009 - 15:00	2009	346	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_280K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 280K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Fri, 12/11/2009 - 21:00	2009	345	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 270K on the A Side	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 12/07/2009 - 23:22 - Mon, 12/07/2009 - 23:36	2009	341	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 12/07/2009 - 21:06 - Mon, 12/07/2009 - 21:37	2009	341	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 21:26:29-21:36:59 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 21:13:20-21:46:16	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 12/07/2009 - 21:00 - Mon, 12/07/2009 - 21:00	2009	341	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, 12/07/2009 - 19:58 - Mon, 12/07/2009 - 20:30	2009	341	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 20:14:37-20:30:00 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 20:04:57-20:38:41	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 12/07/2009 - 19:55 - Mon, 12/07/2009 - 19:55	2009	341	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	Sun, 12/06/2009 - 08:34	2009	340	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Sun, 12/06/2009 - 08:07 - Sun, 12/06/2009 - 08:13	2009	340	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-4.5127 degree roll)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 12/06/2009 - 07:38	2009	340	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 11/28/2009 - 08:00	2009	332	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 11/28/2009 - 07:14	2009	332	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sat, 11/28/2009 - 06:44 - Sat, 11/28/2009 - 06:51	2009	332	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-0.4012 degree roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 11/28/2009 - 06:18	2009	332	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 11/28/2009 - 05:32	2009	332	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE		Aqua
SD/SDSM	Tue, 11/24/2009 - 21:08 - Tue, 11/24/2009 - 21:17	2009	328	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA Full Spatial	Mon, 11/23/2009 - 21:15 - Mon, 11/23/2009 - 22:04	2009	327	MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.1	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration Data Collect from 21:32:11-22:02:57 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 21:30:46-22:04:38	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 11/23/2009 - 21:15 - Mon, 11/23/2009 - 21:15	2009	327	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, 11/18/2009 - 11:25	2009	322	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	OA-03: Formatter to Night Rate (return to normal night rate)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 11/18/2009 - 11:05	2009	322	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (night ground track)	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 11/16/2009 - 23:05 - Mon, 11/16/2009 - 23:19	2009	320	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - 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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