NOAA-20 Flying out of Nominal Ground Track Box

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kathys
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NOAA-20 Flying out of Nominal Ground Track Box

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NOAA-20 Flying out of Nominal Ground Track Box on December 29,2021 to February 1, 2022.

Topic: NOAA-20 Flying out of Nominal Ground Track Box
Date/Time Issued: December 28, 2021 1600 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: See list below.
Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 29, 2021 18:39:51 UTC
Date/Time of Expected End: February 1, 2022 07:53:00 UTC (TBC)

Details/Specifics of Change:

Due to a potential post-maneuver conjunction, NOAA-20 has postponed its Drag Makeup Maneuver (DMU). This will cause NOAA-20 to leave its nominal ground track box on December 29th, crossing the eastern edge.

This box is +/- 20 kilometers equatorial longitudinal offset from the reference ground track.

The maximum distance reached outside the eastern edge of the box is expected to be about 10 kilometers. The re-planned Drag Makeup Maneuver (DMU) will be performed on January 13, 2022 at 1628 UTC to correct the drift.

The expected date to return to the nominal ground track box is February 1, 2022. This may vary with the performance of the maneuver. Another notice will be sent when we return to the nominal ground track box.
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