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SENIOR DUTY METEOROLOGIST NWS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
NWS NCEP CENTRAL OPERATIONS COLLEGE PARK MD
1215Z WED MAY 22 2013

GOES-E/GOES-13 UPDATE FROM NESDIS...

1150Z UPDATE#4: RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR GOES-13 CONTINUE AND THE
SPACECRAFT HEALTH AND SAFETY ARE NOMINAL.  GOES-14 IS BEING
ACTIVATED AND THE FIRST IMAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE AROUND 0500 UTC
ON THU MAY 23RD 2013.

1035Z UPDATE#3: INITIAL GOES-13 RECOVERY PROCEDURE WAS
UNSUCCESSFUL. RETURN TO SERVICE TIME LINE BEING REEVALUATED.

0840Z UPDATE#2: GOES-13 ANOMALY STATUS HAS NOT CHANGED, THE
ENGINEER TEAM IS COMMANDING THE SATELLITE AFTER CONSULTING THE
SUPPORT TEAM.  COMMANDING WILL TAKE APPROX. 5 HOURS AND IF
SUCCESSFUL SHOULD RETURN TO SERVICE SHORTLY AFTER THAT.

0630Z UPDATE#1: THE GOES-13 ANOMALY CONTINUES AND THE ENGINEERS
ARE ON SITE. BARRING FURTHER ANOMALIES THE EXPECTED RETURN TO
SERVICES IS APPROX. 14 HOURS FROM THIS UPDATE.

CARR/SDM/NCO/NCEP