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SUBJECT: PRODUCT ANOMALY, DMSP DATA LOST, ISSUED: NOVEMBER 23,
**TOPIC: *DMSP F13 RECORDER PROBLEMS.*

_FINAL_ UPDATE:  ESPC IS NOT RECEIVING DMSP F-13 SSMI DATA

DATE/TIME ISSUED*:  NOVEMBER 23, 2009 2120 UTC
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PRODUCT(S) OR DATA IMPACTED:*  DMSP  F13 SSMI
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DATE/TIME OF INITIAL IMPACT:   *NOVEMBER 19, 2009 0203 UTC ***

USER ACTIONS:  *NONE.*

DETAILS/SPECIFICS OF CHANGE:  *SOCC ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTED CONTINGENCY
COMMANDING PROCEDURES IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER THE RECORDER.  ALL
ATTEMPTS TO COMMAND THE RECORDER BACK INTO PLAYBACK MODE WERE
UNSUCCESSFUL.  THERE WAS NO MODULATION OF THE DOWNLINK CARRIER DETECTED
BY REMOTE SITES.  **BASED ON THESE RESULTS, PRIMARY RECORDER (PR)
#2 FOR
F-13 IS OFFICIALLY IN-OPERABLE.**  THEREFORE, ALL DATA RECORDERS
ON F-13
HAVE NOW FAILED.  **F-13 CAN NO LONGER ACCOMPLISH ITS PRIMARY
MISSION TO
PROVIDE GLOBAL SMOOTH DATA.   **F-13 CAN STILL BE USED BY TACTICAL
USERS
FOR REAL-TIME DATA.*
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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: *ESPC OPERATIONS CREW
LEADER AT ESPCOPERATIONS@NOAA.GOV  AND
301-817-3880 *

WEB SITE(S) FOR APPLICABLE INFORMATION: *N/A*




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