Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
BB WU/CD	Fri, 07/22/2005 - 02:00	2005	203	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_315K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 315K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Thu, 07/21/2005 - 22:00	2005	202	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 290K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Thu, 07/21/2005 - 19:00	2005	202	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 285K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Thu, 07/21/2005 - 15:00	2005	202	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_280K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 280K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Wed, 07/20/2005 - 21:00	2005	201	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 270K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Wed, 07/20/2005 - 08:00	2005	201	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Tue, 07/19/2005 - 12:00	2005	200	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Tue, 07/19/2005 - 12:00	2005	200	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Tue, 07/19/2005 - 08:00	2005	200	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Tue, 07/19/2005 - 08:00	2005	200	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_315K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Tue, 07/19/2005 - 04:00	2005	200	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_290K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Tue, 07/19/2005 - 01:00	2005	200	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Mon, 07/18/2005 - 21:00	2005	199	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_280K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 280K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Mon, 07/18/2005 - 03:00	2005	199	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 07/17/2005 - 00:10 - Sun, 07/17/2005 - 01:00	2005	198	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	OA-03: Formatter to Night Rate (nominal)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/16/2005 - 23:31 - Sat, 07/16/2005 - 00:10	2005	197	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (10 min after groundtrack day)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/16/2005 - 23:05 - Sat, 07/16/2005 - 23:31	2005	197	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	OA-03: Formatter to Night Rate (return to normal night rate)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/16/2005 - 22:44 - Sat, 07/16/2005 - 23:05	2005	197	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (night ground track)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/16/2005 - 22:21 - Sat, 07/16/2005 - 22:44	2005	197	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	OA-03: Formatter to Night Rate (10 min before groundtrack night)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/16/2005 - 22:03 - Sat, 07/16/2005 - 22:42	2005	197	ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (10 min after groundtrack day)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/16/2005 - 21:45 - Sat, 07/16/2005 - 22:03	2005	197	ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	OA-04: Formatter to Night Rate (return to normal night rate)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/16/2005 - 21:42 - Sat, 07/16/2005 - 22:21	2005	197	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	20 minutes of DAY rate data over ground track night OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/16/2005 - 21:24 - Sat, 07/16/2005 - 21:45	2005	197	ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate (night ground track)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/16/2005 - 20:53 - Sat, 07/16/2005 - 21:24	2005	197	ATC MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	OA-04: Formatter to Night Rate (10 min before groundtrack night)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 07/16/2005 - 20:14 - Sat, 07/16/2005 - 20:53	2005	197	ATC MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	OA-03: Formatter to Day Rate 20 minutes of DAY rate during ground track night	Terra
SD/SDSM	Tue, 07/12/2005 - 20:30 - Tue, 07/12/2005 - 20:39	2005	193	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 07/11/2005 - 22:52 - Mon, 07/11/2005 - 23:06	2005	192	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 07/11/2005 - 21:13 - Mon, 07/11/2005 - 21:27	2005	192	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Fri, 07/08/2005 - 18:17 - Fri, 07/08/2005 - 18:18	2005	189		MOD_MEM_PM_DUMP (’door_data’,12,0,0,1,21)	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Fri, 07/08/2005 - 18:16 - Fri, 07/08/2005 - 18:17	2005	189		MOD_MEM_PM_DUMP (’motor_pos_when_hit’,12,0,0,1,1)	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Fri, 07/08/2005 - 18:16 - Fri, 07/08/2005 - 18:16	2005	189		MOD_MEM_PM_DUMP (’motor_trigger_data’,60,0,0,1,2)	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Fri, 07/08/2005 - 18:15 - Fri, 07/08/2005 - 18:15	2005	189		MOD_MEM_PM_DUMP (’motor_constants’,35,0,0,1,2)	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Sat, 07/02/2005 - 20:42 - Sat, 07/02/2005 - 21:17	2005	183	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_A.6	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection from 20:58:26-21:16:43.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Sat, 07/02/2005 - 20:35 - Sat, 07/02/2005 - 20:35	2005	183	ATC MOD_SRCA_11_3_8_2_SETUP.1	SRCA setup activity using lamp #4 in lieu of lamp #2	Terra
Miscellaneous	Thu, 06/30/2005 - 23:52 - Thu, 06/30/2005 - 23:52	2005	181	MCL MOD_SRCA_OFF.1	Turns off the SRCA.	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Thu, 06/30/2005 - 21:13 - Thu, 06/30/2005 - 21:13	2005	181	MCL MOD_SRCA_OFF.1	Turns off the SRCA.	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Thu, 06/30/2005 - 18:49 - Thu, 06/30/2005 - 18:49	2005	181	MCL MOD_SRCA_OFF.1	Turns off the SRCA.	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Thu, 06/30/2005 - 14:59 - Thu, 06/30/2005 - 14:50	2005	181	MCL MOD_SRCA_OFF.1	Turns off the SRCA.	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Thu, 06/30/2005 - 11:31 - Thu, 06/30/2005 - 11:31	2005	181	MCL MOD_SRCA_OFF.1	Turns off the SRCA.	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Wed, 06/29/2005 - 01:42 - Wed, 06/29/2005 - 01:42	2005	180	MCL MOD_SRCA_OFF.1	Turns off the SRCA.	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Wed, 06/29/2005 - 00:01 - Wed, 06/29/2005 - 00:01	2005	180	MCL MOD_SRCA_OFF.1	Turns off the SRCA.	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Tue, 06/28/2005 - 22:54 - Tue, 06/28/2005 - 23:36	2005	179	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_A.6	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection from 23:10:29-23:29:44.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Tue, 06/28/2005 - 22:50 - Tue, 06/28/2005 - 22:50	2005	179	ATC MOD_SRCA_NOMINAL_SETUP.4	SRCA setup activity using 10W lamps #1, 2, and 3, and 1W lamp #1	Terra
SD/SDSM	Tue, 06/28/2005 - 21:56 - Tue, 06/28/2005 - 22:05	2005	179	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
Miscellaneous	Tue, 06/28/2005 - 20:13 - Tue, 06/28/2005 - 20:13	2005	179	MCL MOD_SRCA_OFF.1	Turns off the SRCA	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Tue, 06/28/2005 - 19:00 - Tue, 06/28/2005 - 19:00	2005	179	MCL MOD_SRCA_OFF.1	Turns off the SRCA	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Tue, 06/28/2005 - 18:53 - Tue, 06/28/2005 - 18:53	2005	179	Real-Time	MOD_SRCA_PM_OFF Turns off the SRCA.	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Tue, 06/28/2005 - 18:51 - Tue, 06/28/2005 - 18:52	2005	179	Real-Time	MOD_SRCA_LAMPS(’OFF’) Turns the lamp off.	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Tue, 06/28/2005 - 18:49 - Tue, 06/28/2005 - 18:50	2005	179	Real-Time	MOD_SRCA_LAMPS(’W10’) Turns on the preselected 10W lamp #3.	Aqua
Miscellaneous	Tue, 06/28/2005 - 18:47 - Tue, 06/28/2005 - 18:49	2005	179	Real-Time	MOD_SRCA_SETUP (’B’, 11, 3, 2, 2, ’CURRENT’,’LOW’,’ENABLE’,’ON’) Sets lamp configuration, the SRCA to constant current mode, and turns on the SRCA.	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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