Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
PV ECAL	Mon, 01/08/2007 - 18:38 - Mon, 01/08/2007 - 18:41	2007	008	MCL MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.1	OA-27: Photovoltaic bands electronics calibration Centered on S/C maximum latitude at 18:39:52	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 01/08/2007 - 06:48	2007	008	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Mon, 01/08/2007 - 06:10 - Mon, 01/08/2007 - 06:17	2007	008	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-1.6480 deg roll)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 01/08/2007 - 05:53	2007	008	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 01/01/2007 - 23:29 - Mon, 01/01/2007 - 23:59	2007	001	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data Collection from 23:45:26-23:49:19 (centered on S/C night) S/C Night at 23:32:18-00:05:45	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 01/01/2007 - 23:25 - Mon, 01/01/2007 - 23:25	2007	001	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, 01/01/2007 - 22:24 - Mon, 01/01/2007 - 22:38	2007	001	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 01/01/2007 - 20:45 - Mon, 01/01/2007 - 20:59	2007	001	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 12/30/2006 - 08:00	2006	364	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sat, 12/30/2006 - 07:19 - Sat, 12/30/2006 - 07:25	2006	364	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-4.2394 deg roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 12/30/2006 - 07:04	2006	364	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	(03:23 early)	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Tue, 12/26/2006 - 20:19 - Tue, 12/26/2006 - 20:28	2006	360	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
Miscellaneous	Tue, 12/19/2006 - 21:13 - Tue, 12/19/2006 - 21:14	2006	353	Real-Time	MOD_MEM_PM_DUMP(’door_data’,12,0,0,1,1)	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Tue, 12/19/2006 - 21:13 - Tue, 12/19/2006 - 21:13	2006	353	Real-Time	MOD_MEM_PM_DUMP(’motor_pos_when_hit’,12,0,0,1,1)	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Tue, 12/19/2006 - 21:12 - Tue, 12/19/2006 - 21:12	2006	353	Real-Time	MOD_MEM_PM_DUMP(’motor_trigger_data’,60,0,0,1,2)	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Tue, 12/19/2006 - 21:11 - Tue, 12/19/2006 - 21:11	2006	353	Real-Time	MOD_MEM_PM_DUMP(’motor_constants’,35,0,0,1,2)	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Tue, 12/12/2006 - 21:05 - Tue, 12/12/2006 - 21:36	2006	346	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection from 21:21:28-21:36:51 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night at 21:12:23-21:46:02	Terra
SRCA Setup	Tue, 12/12/2006 - 21:00 - Tue, 12/12/2006 - 21:00	2006	346	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, 12/12/2006 - 20:07 - Tue, 12/12/2006 - 20:15	2006	346	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
BB WU/CD	Tue, 12/12/2006 - 02:00	2006	346	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 290K on the A Side	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 12/11/2006 - 23:05 - Mon, 12/11/2006 - 23:39	2006	345	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data Collection from 23:21:25-23:35:48 (centered on S/C night) S/C Night at 23:13:57-23:47:04	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 12/11/2006 - 23:00 - Mon, 12/11/2006 - 23:00	2006	345	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, 12/11/2006 - 22:05 - Mon, 12/11/2006 - 22:19	2006	345	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 12/11/2006 - 20:26 - Mon, 12/11/2006 - 20:40	2006	345	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Mon, 12/11/2006 - 05:00	2006	345	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Terra
BB WU/CD	Mon, 12/11/2006 - 05:00	2006	345	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 270K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Mon, 12/11/2006 - 02:00	2006	345	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Terra
BB WU/CD	Mon, 12/11/2006 - 02:00	2006	345	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_315K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 315K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 12/10/2006 - 22:00	2006	344	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 290K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 12/10/2006 - 19:00	2006	344	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 285K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sun, 12/10/2006 - 15:00	2006	344	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_280K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 280K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sat, 12/09/2006 - 21:00	2006	343	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 270K on the A Side	Terra
Miscellaneous	Sat, 12/09/2006 - 10:07	2006	343		Spacecraft to high fidelity pointing	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 12/09/2006 - 09:53	2006	343	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Sat, 12/09/2006 - 09:30 - Sat, 12/09/2006 - 09:37	2006	343	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-6.3814 deg roll)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 12/09/2006 - 08:57	2006	343	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Terra
Miscellaneous	Sat, 12/09/2006 - 08:33	2006	343		Spacecraft to low fidelity pointing	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 12/01/2006 - 23:16	2006	335	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	OA-03: Formatter to Night Rate (Return to Normal Night Rate)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 12/01/2006 - 22:54	2006	335	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (Night Ground Track)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 12/01/2006 - 04:21	2006	335	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	22 minutes of DAY rate data over ground track night	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 12/01/2006 - 03:35	2006	335	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Fri, 12/01/2006 - 03:08 - Fri, 12/01/2006 - 03:15	2006	335	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-1.2459 deg roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 12/01/2006 - 02:39	2006	335	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 12/01/2006 - 01:52	2006	335	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 11/29/2006 - 22:01	2006	333	ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	OA-04: Formatter to Night Rate (Return to Normal Night Rate	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 11/29/2006 - 21:39	2006	333	ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	22 minutes of Day Rate during Ground Track Night OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (Night Ground Track)	Terra
SRCA Full Spatial	Tue, 11/28/2006 - 22:22 - Tue, 11/28/2006 - 23:11	2006	332	ATC MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.1	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration Data collection: 22:39:10-23:11:09 (centered on S/C Night) Spacecraft Night: 22:38:15-23:12:04	Terra
SRCA Setup	Tue, 11/28/2006 - 22:20 - Tue, 11/28/2006 - 22:20	2006	332	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, 11/28/2006 - 21:32 - Tue, 11/28/2006 - 21:41	2006	332	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA Full Spatial	Tue, 11/21/2006 - 06:55 - Tue, 11/21/2006 - 07:42	2006	325	MCL MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.2	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration - B Side Data Collect 07:11:50-07:42:36 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 07:10:50-07:43:37	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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