GMS WEFAX Schedule

Subject: Re: GMS WEFAX Schedule
From: thai@HK.Super.Net (Chris van Lint)
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 06:48:10 +0800

The GMS-4 S-VISSR (low resolution) images are sent every hour on the hour. Starting at 00:00 Z and every subsequent 3 hours on the hour. 6 Images are transmitted during daylight:

a) Visual of the area immediately around Japan. i.e. from eastern Japan to the east coast of PRC to the south coast of PRC and the Phillipines.
b) The next image is the same as a), but IR; during non-daylight hours image a) is an enhanced IR.
c) An IR image of the top western half the satellite can "see".
d) An IR image of the top eastern quadrant.
e) An IR image of the bottom western quadrant.
f) An IR image of the bottom eastern quadrant.

On the hour outside the just mentioned every 3 hours only images a) and b) are sent. On Sundays there is a MANAM and test pattern at 01:10 Z. The exeption to the on the hour rule is 05:00Z, 11:00 Z and 16:00 Z an 23:00 Z. These transmissions start 10 minutes before the hour.