Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
Lunar Roll	Tue, 10/27/2020 - 00:12 - Tue, 10/27/2020 - 00:16	2020	301	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1	Updated sector rotation used.	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 10/26/2020 - 23:31	2020	300	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	(01:53 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 10/26/2020 - 22:44	2020	300	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1		Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 10/19/2020 - 22:28 - Mon, 10/19/2020 - 22:42	2020	293	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 10/19/2020 - 20:49 - Mon, 10/19/2020 - 21:03	2020	293	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 10/19/2020 - 02:41 - Mon, 10/19/2020 - 02:55	2020	293	MOD_OA15_SD_OPEN_FIXED_SD.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - Fixed Mode - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 10/19/2020 - 01:03 - Mon, 10/19/2020 - 01:16	2020	293	MOD_OA16_SD_SCREEN_FIXED_SUN.1	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - Fixed Mode - B-Side	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 10/18/2020 - 22:34	2020	292	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	(10:00 late, in addition to 02:58 shift from implementation of 40/60 BAP)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 10/18/2020 - 22:00	2020	292	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1		Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 10/18/2020 - 21:40	2020	292	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2		Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 10/18/2020 - 21:19	2020	292	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	(10:00 early, in addition to 02:58 shift from implementation of 40/60 BAP)	Terra
BB WU/CD	Fri, 10/16/2020 - 05:00	2020	290	MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Terra
BB WU/CD	Fri, 10/16/2020 - 05:00	2020	290	MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WU/CD	Fri, 10/16/2020 - 02:00	2020	290	MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Terra
BB WU/CD	Fri, 10/16/2020 - 02:00	2020	290	MOD_OA26_BB_315K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Thu, 10/15/2020 - 23:53	2020	289	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Thu, 10/15/2020 - 23:14	2020	289	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	(10:00 late)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Thu, 10/15/2020 - 22:57	2020	289	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Thu, 10/15/2020 - 22:37	2020	289	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Thu, 10/15/2020 - 22:04	2020	289	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	(10:00 early)	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Thu, 10/15/2020 - 22:00	2020	289	MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Thu, 10/15/2020 - 21:25	2020	289	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1		Aqua
BB WU/CD	Thu, 10/15/2020 - 19:00	2020	289	MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WU/CD	Thu, 10/15/2020 - 15:00	2020	289	MOD_OA26_BB_280K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 280K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WU/CD	Wed, 10/14/2020 - 21:00	2020	288	MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2 BB	Temp Set to 270K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 10/09/2020 - 05:59	2020	283	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	(1:53 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Fri, 10/09/2020 - 05:14 - Fri, 10/09/2020 - 05:18	2020	283	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN_EV.1	Lunar Roll using EV Port for observation. Updated sector rotation used.	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Fri, 10/09/2020 - 05:06	2020	283	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	(1:53 early)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 10/06/2020 - 21:57	2020	280	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	(1:53 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Tue, 10/06/2020 - 21:38 - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 21:42	2020	280	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN_EV.1	Updated sector rotation used.	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 10/06/2020 - 21:04	2020	280	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	(1:53 early)	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 10/05/2020 - 21:04 - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 21:12	2020	279	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 09/28/2020 - 20:33 - Mon, 09/28/2020 - 20:47	2020	272	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Spatial	Wed, 09/16/2020 - 21:12 - Wed, 09/16/2020 - 21:50	2020	260	MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT_10W.2	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration - B Side Data Collect from 21:28:30-21:38:40 (centered in S/C Night) S/C Night 21:18:16-21:51:37	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Wed, 09/16/2020 - 21:09 - Wed, 09/16/2020 - 21:09	2020	260	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, 09/15/2020 - 21:26 - Tue, 09/15/2020 - 21:35	2020	259	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Wed, 09/09/2020 - 21:09 - Wed, 09/09/2020 - 21:36	2020	253	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3	SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 21:25:13-21:36:43. S/C Night 21:12:46-21:46:17.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Wed, 09/09/2020 - 21:06 - Wed, 09/09/2020 - 21:06	2020	253	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	Wed, 09/09/2020 - 15:37	2020	253	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	(1:53 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Wed, 09/09/2020 - 14:56 - Wed, 09/09/2020 - 15:00	2020	253	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN_EV.1	Spacecraft roll was waived, MODIS commands still executed. Updated sector rotation used.	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 09/09/2020 - 14:43	2020	253	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	(1:53 early)	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 09/07/2020 - 21:56 - Mon, 09/07/2020 - 22:10	2020	251	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA67-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 09/07/2020 - 20:17 - Mon, 09/07/2020 - 20:31	2020	251	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Wed, 09/02/2020 - 21:15 - Wed, 09/02/2020 - 21:47	2020	246	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 21:22:16-21:56:07 Data Collect 21:23:00-21:47:23	Terra
SRCA Setup	Wed, 09/02/2020 - 21:12 - Wed, 09/02/2020 - 21:13	2020	246	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 Spatial	Thu, 08/27/2020 - 20:04 - Thu, 08/27/2020 - 20:53	2020	240	MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.1	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration Data Collect from 20:21:14-20:52:00 (centered in S/C Night) S/C Night 20:19:48-20:53:41.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Thu, 08/27/2020 - 20:01 - Thu, 08/27/2020 - 20:02	2020	240	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, 08/25/2020 - 21:05 - Tue, 08/25/2020 - 21:14	2020	238	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 08/17/2020 - 20:00 - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 20:14	2020	230	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 08/08/2020 - 10:37	2020	221	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	(1:53 late)	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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