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*TOPIC:  *GOES-18 ABI SOLAR CALIBRATION SCAN SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 09, 2025



*DATE/TIME ISSUED: * DECEMBER 01, 2025 1959Z



*PRODUCT(S) OR DATA IMPACTED:  *GOES-18 ABI PRODUCT OUTAGE


*DATE/TIME OF INITIAL IMPACT: *DECEMBER 09, 2025 (DOY 343) 1500 UTC


*DATE/TIME OF EXPECTED END: *DECEMBER 09, 2025 (DOY 343) 1510 UTC



*LENGTH OF EVENT:  *APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AT THE END OF A PERIOD OF
CONTINUOUS FULL DISK OPERATIONS



*DETAILS/SPECIFICS*:


ON DECEMBER 09, 2025, GOES-18 ABI 10-MINUTE FLEX MODE (MODE 6) WILL BE
REPLACED WITH 10 MINUTES OF CONTINUOUS FULL DISK (MODE 4) FROM 1500-1510
UTC. A GOES-18 ABI SOLAR CALIBRATION SCAN WILL BE PERFORMED BETWEEN
1500-1502 UTC, RESULTING IN AN OUTAGE OF ALL ABI PRODUCTS. ABI 10-MINUTES
FLEX MODE (MODE 6) WILL RESUME AT 1510 UTC. THE NEXT FULL DISK SCAN WILL
POPULATE AT 1510 UTC.

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