Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
BB WU/CD	Sat, 11/13/2010 - 19:00	2010	317	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 285K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Sat, 11/13/2010 - 15:00	2010	317	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_280K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 280K on the A Side	Terra
BB WU/CD	Fri, 11/12/2010 - 21:00	2010	316	ATC MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	Set blackbody temperature to 270K on the A Side	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 11/08/2010 - 23:22 - Mon, 11/08/2010 - 23:36	2010	312	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Mon, 11/08/2010 - 21:35 - Mon, 11/08/2010 - 22:06	2010	312	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 21:51:12-22:06:35 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 21:41:26-22:15:22.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 11/08/2010 - 21:32 - Mon, 11/08/2010 - 21:32	2010	312	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, 11/08/2010 - 21:06 - Mon, 11/08/2010 - 21:36	2010	312	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 21:22:14-21:36:37 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 21:13:06-21:45:46.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 11/08/2010 - 21:03 - Mon, 11/08/2010 - 21:03	2010	312	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	Wed, 10/27/2010 - 18:42	2010	300	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Wed, 10/27/2010 - 18:22 - Wed, 10/27/2010 - 18:29	2010	300	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-11.0909 degrees)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Wed, 10/27/2010 - 17:46	2010	300	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
SD/SDSM	Tue, 10/26/2010 - 21:05 - Tue, 10/26/2010 - 21:14	2010	299	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
SRCA Full Spatial	Mon, 10/25/2010 - 21:12 - Mon, 10/25/2010 - 22:01	2010	298	MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.1	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration Data Collect from 21:29:08-21:59:54 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 21:27:41-22:01:38.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 10/25/2010 - 21:09 - Mon, 10/25/2010 - 21:10	2010	298	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	Mon, 10/18/2010 - 23:06 - Mon, 10/18/2010 - 23:20	2010	291	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 10/18/2010 - 21:27 - Mon, 10/18/2010 - 21:41	2010	291	MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open - B-Side	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 10/18/2010 - 07:37	2010	291	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 10/18/2010 - 06:51	2010	291	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Mon, 10/18/2010 - 06:35 - Mon, 10/18/2010 - 06:42	2010	291	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-9.7508 degree roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 10/18/2010 - 05:55	2010	291	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Mon, 10/18/2010 - 05:09	2010	291	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE		Aqua
SRCA Full Spatial	Sun, 10/17/2010 - 19:58 - Sun, 10/17/2010 - 20:55	2010	290	MCL MOD_OA23_SRCA_FULL_SPAT.2	OA-23: SRCA Full Spatial Calibration - B Side Data Collect from 20:14:35-20:45:21 (centered in S/C Night) S/C Night 20:13:35-20:46:21.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Sun, 10/17/2010 - 19:55 - Sun, 10/17/2010 - 19:55	2010	290	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, 10/11/2010 - 21:07 - Mon, 10/11/2010 - 21:39	2010	284	ATC MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. Data collection 21:23:42-21:39:05 (centered on S/C Night) S/C Night 21:13:56-21:47:52.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Mon, 10/11/2010 - 21:04 - Mon, 10/11/2010 - 21:05	2010	284	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, 10/11/2010 - 20:44 - Mon, 10/11/2010 - 21:14	2010	284	MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.2	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration - B Side Data collection 21:00:39-21:14:53 (Centered on S/N Night) S/C Night 20:51:16-21:24:08.	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Mon, 10/11/2010 - 20:41 - Mon, 10/11/2010 - 20:41	2010	284	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, 10/05/2010 - 20:45 - Tue, 10/05/2010 - 20:53	2010	278	ATC MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screened side A, no door movement.	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 09/28/2010 - 07:38	2010	271	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.2	(03:23 late)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Tue, 09/28/2010 - 07:19 - Tue, 09/28/2010 - 07:26	2010	271	ATC MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-9.8613 degrees)	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Tue, 09/28/2010 - 06:42	2010	271	ATC MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.1	(03:23 early)	Terra
SD/SDSM	Mon, 09/27/2010 - 21:11 - Mon, 09/27/2010 - 21:24	2010	270	MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened - B-Side	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Mon, 09/20/2010 - 08:00	2010	263	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 09/19/2010 - 12:00	2010	262	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 09/19/2010 - 12:00	2010	262	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 09/19/2010 - 08:00	2010	262	MCL MOD_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 09/19/2010 - 08:00	2010	262	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_315K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 09/19/2010 - 04:00	2010	262	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_290K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sun, 09/19/2010 - 01:00	2010	262	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_285K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sat, 09/18/2010 - 21:00	2010	261	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_280K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 280K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 09/18/2010 - 10:46	2010	261	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE		Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 09/18/2010 - 10:00	2010	261	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE	(03:23 late)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Sat, 09/18/2010 - 09:45 - Sat, 09/18/2010 - 09:52	2010	261	MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-19.3639 degree roll)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 09/18/2010 - 09:03	2010	261	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE	(03:23 early)	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 09/18/2010 - 08:17	2010	261	MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE		Aqua
BB WU/CD	Sat, 09/18/2010 - 03:00	2010	261	MCL MOD_BB_TEMP_SET_270K_B.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP B Coefficients	Aqua
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 09/15/2010 - 20:26 - Wed, 09/15/2010 - 21:12	2010	258	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_4.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 4 10W-lamp data collection is from 20:26:51-21:04:51.	Terra
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 09/15/2010 - 18:36 - Wed, 09/15/2010 - 19:27	2010	258	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_3.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 3 10W-lamp data collection is from 18:53:01-19:27:34.	Terra
SRCA Setup	Wed, 09/15/2010 - 18:33 - Wed, 09/15/2010 - 18:34	2010	258	ATC MOD_SRCA_9_8_2_SETUP_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using lamps 1, 4, and 5, and in constant current feedback mode.	Terra
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 09/15/2010 - 17:10 - Wed, 09/15/2010 - 17:53	2010	258	ATC MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_2.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 2 20W-lamp data collection is from 17:10:17-17:44:48.	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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