GOES10 vorläufig nicht mehr "primary satellite"

[Peter Kuklok]

Service Message from NOAA/SEC:

The Center issued the following service message at 23:17 05/14/03

The GOES 10 energetic proton detectors are showing intermittent, high
noise levels in the higher energy proton channels (greater than about
80 MeV). This problem was first noticed in data taken April 26, 2003.
To ensure continued operational monitoring of important energetic
particle data, it is necessary to reassign primary/secondary
designations for the GOES Space Environment Monitor (SEM) detectors.
Beginning 1500 UT on May 15, GOES-8 will become the primary satellite
for protons. GOES 12 will be the primary satellite for magnetometer,
X-ray, and electron measurements. GOES 10 will be the secondary
satellite for all SEM sensors - magnetometer, X-ray sensor, and
energetic particle sensor. This short-term solution (approximately 2
- 3 months) will be in place until we define and implement a
permanent fix. A more detailed explanation can be found at:
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/GOES.html.