Routine Calibrations

Title	Date UTC	Year of DOY	DOY	Command Load	Notes	MODIS Mission
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 10/11/2026 - 20:35	2026	284	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Day Rate 10:00 late	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 10/11/2026 - 20:05	2026	284	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	Nighttime Day Mode Observations Set Formatter to Night Rate	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 10/11/2026 - 19:45	2026	284	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	Nighttime Day Mode Observations	Terra
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 10/11/2026 - 19:26	2026	284	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Night Rate 10:00 early	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Sun, 10/04/2026 - 21:37 - Sun, 10/04/2026 - 22:08	2026	277	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 21:47:12 - 22:14:04 Data Collect 21:53:26 - 22:08:49	Terra
SRCA Setup	Sun, 10/04/2026 - 21:34 - Sun, 10/04/2026 - 21:34	2026	277	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
BB WUCD	Sat, 10/03/2026 - 02:00	2026	276	MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
SRCA Full Radiometric	Fri, 10/02/2026 - 20:14 - Fri, 10/02/2026 - 20:42	2026	275	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 20:25:53 - 20:44:16 Data Collect 20:30:46 - 20:42:16	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Fri, 10/02/2026 - 20:11 - Fri, 10/02/2026 - 20:12	2026	275	MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L5_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using 10W lamps 1 and 4, and 1W lamp 5, in constant current feedback mode	Aqua
BB WUCD	Fri, 10/02/2026 - 05:00	2026	275	MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_THIRD.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to THIRD	Terra
BB WUCD	Fri, 10/02/2026 - 05:00	2026	275	MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Fri, 10/02/2026 - 02:00	2026	275	MOD_OA26_BB_DCYCLE_FULL.1	Set blackbody heater duty cycle to FULL	Terra
BB WUCD	Fri, 10/02/2026 - 02:00	2026	275	MOD_OA26_BB_315K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 315K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Thu, 10/01/2026 - 22:00	2026	274	MOD_OA26_BB_290K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 290K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Thu, 10/01/2026 - 19:00	2026	274	MOD_OA26_BB_285K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 285K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Thu, 10/01/2026 - 15:00	2026	274	MOD_OA26_BB_280K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 280K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
BB WUCD	Wed, 09/30/2026 - 21:00	2026	273	MOD_OA26_BB_270K_A.2	BB Temp Set to 270K for CP A Coefficients	Terra
SD/SDSM	Tue, 09/29/2026 - 20:37 - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 20:46	2026	272	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCRN_NO_DOOR_A.4	OA-16: SD/SDSM screen side A, no door movement.	Terra
Lunar Roll	Mon, 09/28/2026 - 23:26	2026	271	MOD_OA03_DAY_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Day Rate 01:53 late	Terra
Lunar Roll	Mon, 09/28/2026 - 23:09 - Mon, 09/28/2026 - 23:12	2026	271	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.3	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-9.1174 degrees)	Terra
Lunar Roll	Mon, 09/28/2026 - 22:34	2026	271	MOD_OA04_NIGHT_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Night Rate 01:53 early	Terra
Lunar Roll	Fri, 09/25/2026 - 02:37	2026	268	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Fri, 09/25/2026 - 01:49	2026	268	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate 01:53 late	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Fri, 09/25/2026 - 01:30 - Fri, 09/25/2026 - 01:34	2026	268	MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1	Lunar Roll Maneuver (-10.3555 degrees)	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Fri, 09/25/2026 - 00:56	2026	268	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night rate 01:53 early	Aqua
Lunar Roll	Fri, 09/25/2026 - 00:09	2026	268	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day rate	Aqua
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 09/23/2026 - 20:58 - Wed, 09/23/2026 - 21:43	2026	266	MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_4.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 4 (10W) Data Collect 20:58:29 - 21:36:29	Terra
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 09/23/2026 - 19:08 - Wed, 09/23/2026 - 19:59	2026	266	MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_3.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 3 (10W) Data Collect 19:24:55 - 19:59:28	Terra
SRCA Setup	Wed, 09/23/2026 - 19:05 - Wed, 09/23/2026 - 19:05	2026	266	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, 09/23/2026 - 17:42 - Wed, 09/23/2026 - 18:25	2026	266	MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_2.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 2 (20W) Data Collect 17:42:28 - 18:16:59	Terra
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 09/23/2026 - 12:34 - Wed, 09/23/2026 - 13:25	2026	266	MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_1.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 1 (20W) Data Collect 12:49:57 - 13:25:43	Terra
SRCA Setup	Wed, 09/23/2026 - 12:31 - Wed, 09/23/2026 - 12:31	2026	266	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, 09/16/2026 - 21:43 - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 22:21	2026	259	MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_4.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 4 10W-lamp Data collect: 21:43:32 – 22:21:32	Aqua
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:44 - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 20:35	2026	259	MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_3.1	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 3 10W-lamp Data Collect: 20:00:55 – 20:35:28	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:41 - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 19:41	2026	259	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 Spectral	Wed, 09/16/2026 - 18:22 - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 18:56	2026	259	MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_2.2	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 2 10W-lamp Data Collect: 18:22:24 – 18:56:55	Aqua
SRCA Full Spectral	Wed, 09/16/2026 - 13:10 - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 14:02	2026	259	MOD_OA22_SRCA_FULL_SPECT_1.2	OA-22: SRCA Full Spectral Calibration Part 1 10W-lamp Data Collect: 13:26:12 – 14:01:59	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Wed, 09/16/2026 - 13:07 - Wed, 09/16/2026 - 13:07	2026	259	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, 09/07/2026 - 23:02 - Mon, 09/07/2026 - 23:16	2026	250	MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1	OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side	Aqua
SD/SDSM	Mon, 09/07/2026 - 21:24 - Mon, 09/07/2026 - 21:38	2026	250	MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2	OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 09/06/2026 - 02:06	2026	249	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 09/06/2026 - 01:26	2026	249	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate 10:00 minutes late	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 09/06/2026 - 01:01	2026	249	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Nighttime Day Mode Observations Set Formatter to Night Rate	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 09/06/2026 - 00:41	2026	249	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Nighttime Day Mode Observations Set Formatter to Day Rate	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sun, 09/06/2026 - 00:17	2026	249	MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2	Set Formatter to Night Rate 10:00 early	Aqua
Nighttime Day Mode	Sat, 09/05/2026 - 23:38	2026	248	MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1	Set Formatter to Day Rate	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Wed, 09/02/2026 - 20:59 - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 21:26	2026	245	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 21:07:04 - 21:31:53 Data Collect 21:15:09 - 21:26:39	Aqua
SRCA Setup	Wed, 09/02/2026 - 20:56 - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 20:56	2026	245	MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L5_CC.1	SRCA setup activity using 10W lamps 1 and 4, and 1W lamp 5, in constant current feedback mode.	Aqua
SRCA Full Radiometric	Wed, 09/02/2026 - 20:22 - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 20:54	2026	245	MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD.1	OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration. S/C Night 20:32:09 - 20:59:34 Data Collect 20:38:39 - 20:54:02	Terra
SRCA Setup	Wed, 09/02/2026 - 20:19 - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 20:20	2026	245	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

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MODIS Events Notes

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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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