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UPDATE #1: DUE TO A SOFTWARE BUS ANOMALY, DSCOVR IS OFFLINE UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECOVERY.

ALSO PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CORRECTION: THE PRIMARY CUSTOMER, NOAA/NWS
SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER (SWPC), CURRENTLY USES ACE AS THE PRIMARY
SPACE WEATHER SATELLITE (THERE IS NO SWITCH OVER FROM DSCOVR).


TOPIC: DSCOVR PROCESSOR RESET


DATE/TIME ISSUED:  JULY 16, 2025 1707Z


PRODUCT(S) OR DATA IMPACTED: DSCOVR INSTRUMENTS

DATE/TIME OF INITIAL IMPACT: JULY 15, 2025 1742Z

DATE/TIME OF EXPECTED END:  TBD

LENGTH OF OUTAGE: INSTRUMENT OUTAGE VARIES, SEE DETAIL OUTAGE BELOW

DETAILS/SPECIFICS OF CHANGE: DUE TO A SOFTWARE BUS ANOMALY, DSCOVR MUST
PERFORM A PROCESSOR RESET TO RETURN TO NOMINAL OPERATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY
WILL RESULT IN A DATA OUTAGE FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS AS THE ENGINEERING TEAM
INITIATES A PROCESSOR RESET, RECOVERS THE SPACECRAFT FROM SAFEHOLD MODE,
AND CONFIGURES THE SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS FOR SCIENCE MODE. DUE TO
ANTENNA CONSTRAINTS AT WCDAS AND DSN, OUTAGE TIMES WILL VARY FROM PREVIOUS
RESETS AND WILL BE PROVIDED AS THE RECOVERY COMMENCES.

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