Information about STEREO-A close approach to Earth, August 2023

STEREO Coordinated Observations Calendar

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Below, please find the current plans for STEREO operations. All dates and times are UTC unless otherwise specified. More detailed plans can be found in the weekly schedules (Ahead, Behind). Other planning resources are also provided. This page is also available as plain text.

Contact information for coordinated observation requests can be found on the Solar JOP guidelines page.

These pages gives information about possible STEREO support for Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter.

Links to planning and scheduling pages for other missions: SOHO, Hinode, NSO, VLA, EISCAT, Max Millenium, ISTP Planning.

Information about reduced science operations during the solar conjunction period between August 2014 and November 2015 can be found here.

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Scheduled activities for Week 13:

M Mar 24 (083)
T Mar 25 (084)
W Mar 26 (085)
T Mar 27 (086) PSP perihelion ends
F Mar 28 (087) Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 19 ends
S Mar 29 (088) Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 20 begins
S Mar 30 (089) Betelgeuse campaign, 12:00-14:00

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 19, Mar 11-28
* Parker Solar Probe perihelion Mar 19-27:
     - HI1 20-min cadence (Radial w STA), Mar 18-20
     - COR2 deep field (36 sec exp/5 min cadence) (Q+R w STA), Mar 21-24
* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 20, Mar 29-Apr 6
* Betelgeuse campaign:
     - HI-2 short-exposure, high-resolution
     - 1 HI-1 image
     - no EUVI, COR1 or COR2

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Scheduled activities for Week 14:

M Mar 31 (090)
T Apr 01 (091) Ahead: Momentum dump, 18:15 UT
W Apr 02 (092)
T Apr 03 (093)
F Apr 04 (094)
S Apr 05 (095)
S Apr 06 (096) Betelgeuse campaign, 12:00-14:00

Notes:

* Betelgeuse campaign:
     - HI-2 short-exposure, high-resolution
     - 1 HI-1 image
     - no EUVI, COR1 or COR2

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Scheduled activities for Week 15:

M Apr 07 (097) Ahead: Mercury transit
T Apr 08 (098)
W Apr 09 (099)
T Apr 10 (100)
F Apr 11 (101)
S Apr 12 (102)
S Apr 13 (103) Betelgeuse campaign, 12:00-14:00

Notes:

* Betelgeuse campaign:
     - HI-2 short-exposure, high-resolution
     - 1 HI-1 image
     - no EUVI, COR1 or COR2

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Scheduled activities for Week 16:

M Apr 14 (104)
T Apr 15 (105)
W Apr 16 (106)
T Apr 17 (107)
F Apr 18 (108)
S Apr 19 (109)
S Apr 20 (110) Betelgeuse campaign, 12:00-14:00

Notes:

* Betelgeuse campaign:
     - HI-2 short-exposure, high-resolution
     - 1 HI-1 image
     - no EUVI, COR1 or COR2

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Scheduled activities for Week 17:

M Apr 21 (111)
T Apr 22 (112)
W Apr 23 (113)
T Apr 24 (114)
F Apr 25 (115) Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 21 begins
S Apr 26 (116)
S Apr 27 (117)

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 21, Apr 25-30

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Scheduled activities for Week 18:

M Apr 28 (118)
T Apr 29 (119)
W Apr 30 (120) Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 21 ends
T May 01 (121)
F May 02 (122)
S May 03 (123)
S May 04 (124)

Notes:

* Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 21, Apr 25-30

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Upcoming events:

2025:

* Jun 15-24		Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Sep 7-12              Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 22
* Sep 13-23             Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 23
* Sep 12-20             Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Oct 1-6               Solar Orbiter Remote Sensing Window 24
* Dec 9-17              Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass

2026:

* Mar 8-16              Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Jun 4-12              Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Sep 1-9               Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Nov 28-Dec 6          Parker Solar Probe perihelion pass
* Dec 24                Solar Orbiter Venus flyby

2028:

* Mar 18		Solar Orbiter Venus flyby

2029:

* Jun 10		Solar Orbiter Venus flyby
* Jun 30		Ahead: Mercury transit

2030:

* Sep 3			Solar Orbiter Venus flyby

Plans last modified Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 17:09:12 UTC

Last Revised: Tuesday, 07-Jan-2025 19:15:32 UTC
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