Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
Lunar Roll	Wed, 01/07/2009 - 04:33 - Wed, 01/07/2009 - 04:40	2009	007	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-6.5716 degree roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 01/07/2009 - 04:21	2009	007	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 01/07/2009 - 03:35	2009	007	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE		Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Tue, 01/06/2009 - 22:21 - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 22:52	2009	006	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 22:37:16-22:52:39 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 22:27:49-23:01:08	Terra
SRCA Setup	Tue, 01/06/2009 - 22:15 - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 22:15	2009	006	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, 01/06/2009 - 21:22 - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 21:31	2009	006	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 01/05/2009 - 21:59	2009	005	ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	OA-04: Formatter to Night Rate (return to normal night rate)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 01/05/2009 - 21:39	2009	005	ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	Nighttime day mode observation OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (night ground track)	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 01/05/2009 - 21:07 - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 21:38	2009	005	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 21:23:49-21:38:12 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 21:14:20-21:47:43	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 01/05/2009 - 21:00 - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 21:00	2009	005	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, 01/05/2009 - 20:06 - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:20	2009	005	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Spatial	Tue, 12/23/2008 - 22:00 - Tue, 12/23/2008 - 22:48	2008	358	MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.1	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration Data Collect from 22:16:48-22:47:34 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 22:15:34-22:49:05	Terra
SRCA Setup	Tue, 12/23/2008 - 21:55 - Tue, 12/23/2008 - 21:55	2008	358	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	Tue, 12/23/2008 - 21:10 - Tue, 12/23/2008 - 21:18	2008	358	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 12/22/2008 - 23:18	2008	357	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	OA-03: Formatter to Night Rate (return to normal night rate)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 12/22/2008 - 22:58	2008	357	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Nighttime day mode observation OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (night ground track)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 12/20/2008 - 22:00	2008	355	ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	OA-04: Formatter to Night Rate (return to normal night rate)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 12/20/2008 - 21:40	2008	355	ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	Nighttime day mode observation OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (night ground track)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 12/16/2008 - 14:39	2008	351	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Tue, 12/16/2008 - 14:10 - Tue, 12/16/2008 - 14:16	2008	351	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-3.5420 deg roll)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 12/16/2008 - 13:43	2008	351	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
SRCA 1W & 10W Radiometric	Tue, 12/16/2008 - 13:26 - Tue, 12/16/2008 - 16:56	2008	351	MCL MOD_OA21_SRCA_1W_RAD.2	OA-21: SRCA 1W Radiometric Continuous Calibration. Data collection 13:42:04-16:56:46 (Covering 15 minutes S/C night, day, night, day, and 15 minutes S/C night)	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Tue, 12/16/2008 - 13:20 - Tue, 12/16/2008 - 13:20	2008	351	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, 12/15/2008 - 23:04 - Mon, 12/15/2008 - 23:18	2008	350	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 12/15/2008 - 21:25 - Mon, 12/15/2008 - 21:39	2008	350	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Spatial	Sun, 12/14/2008 - 21:35 - Sun, 12/14/2008 - 22:22	2008	349	MCL MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.2	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration - B Side Data Collect from 21:51:54-22:22:40 (centered in S/C Night) S/C Night 21:50:46-22:23:48	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Sun, 12/14/2008 - 21:30 - Sun, 12/14/2008 - 21:30	2008	349	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 1W & 10W Radiometric	Sun, 12/14/2008 - 12:30 - Sun, 12/14/2008 - 16:01	2008	349	ATC MOD_OA21_SRCA_1W_RAD_A.5	OA-21: 1W Radiometric Continuous (Radiance feedback) Calibration. Data collection 12:46:53-16:01:00 (Covering 15 minutes S/C night, day, night, day, and 15 minutes S/C night)	Terra
SRCA Setup	Sun, 12/14/2008 - 12:20 - Sun, 12/14/2008 - 12:20	2008	349	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 Full Radiometric	Tue, 12/09/2008 - 21:56 - Tue, 12/09/2008 - 22:27	2008	344	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 22:12:28-22:27:51 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 22:02:49-22:36:31	Terra
SRCA Setup	Tue, 12/09/2008 - 21:50 - Tue, 12/09/2008 - 21:50	2008	344	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, 12/09/2008 - 20:57 - Tue, 12/09/2008 - 21:06	2008	344	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 12/08/2008 - 23:58	2008	343	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 12/08/2008 - 23:12	2008	343	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Mon, 12/08/2008 - 22:36 - Mon, 12/08/2008 - 22:43	2008	343	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-1.0354 degree roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 12/08/2008 - 22:16	2008	343	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 12/08/2008 - 21:30	2008	343	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE		Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 12/08/2008 - 20:42 - Mon, 12/08/2008 - 21:12	2008	343	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 20:58:14-21:12:37 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 20:48:58-21:21:54	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 12/08/2008 - 20:35 - Mon, 12/08/2008 - 20:35	2008	343	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, 11/25/2008 - 20:44 - Tue, 11/25/2008 - 20:53	2008	330	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 11/24/2008 - 21:07 - Mon, 11/24/2008 - 21:21	2008	329	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Mon, 11/17/2008 - 08:00	2008	322	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 11/17/2008 - 05:15	2008	322	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Mon, 11/17/2008 - 04:54 - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 05:01	2008	322	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-9.8101 deg roll)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 11/17/2008 - 04:19	2008	322	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 11/16/2008 - 12:00	2008	321	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 11/16/2008 - 12:00	2008	321	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 11/16/2008 - 08:00	2008	321	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 11/16/2008 - 08:00	2008	321	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_315K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 11/16/2008 - 04:00	2008	321	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_290K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP B Coefficients	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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