Current Status

WindSat is operating normally.

WindSat data currently unavailable

The following WindSat data is not currently available in the search function. We are adding it now, and it will be available soon. We can still mail these files, so please feel free to request them in the "Comments" box.

• SDR:
  • November 2005 through September 2007
• EDR:
  • January 2006 through December 2008, May 2009 through December 2010

Software Tools

• IDL:
  • netcdf_reader.pro: A Generic IDL NetCDF reader
  • netcdf_sdr_to_binary.pro: Converts a NetCDF SDR to a flat binary SDR
  • netcdf_edr_to_binary.pro: Converts a NetCDF EDR to a flat binary EDR
• C:
  • nc2sdr.c: NetCDF SDR C reader
• Documentation:
  • SDR_Format_c200.pdf: SDR data structure
  • EDR_Format_c202.pdf: EDR data structure

WindSat Outages

Below is a brief list of WindSat outages lasting longer than 24 hours.

2011-05-22 to 2011-05-25:   Irregular BAPTA rotation
2011-04-27 to 2011-04-28:   RSC not uploading schedules
2010-01-07 to 2010-01-15:   Star Viewer not reporting
2009-09-01 to 2009-09-03:   Irregular BAPTA rotation
2009-08-20 to 2009-08-24:   Not accepting downlink commands
2009-06-11 to 2009-06-15:   Irregular BAPTA rotation
2009-02-07 to 2009-02-08:   Groundstation problem
2008-06-10 to 2008-07-01:   6.8 GHz radiometers turned off
2008-03-31 to 2008-04-03:   Buffer Write Error
2008-02-28 to 2008-02-29:   Feburary 29th Outage
2007-12-20 to 2007-12-23:   Irregular BAPTA rotation
2007-09-18 to 2007-09-23:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2007-06-08 to 2007-08-07:   Star Viewer not reporting
2007-04-02 to 2007-04-06:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2006-10-07 to 2006-10-11:   Irregular BAPTA rotation
2006-09-01 to 2006-09-06:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2006-08-09 to 2006-08-18:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2006-07-28 to 2006-08-02:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2006-05-03 to 2006-05-07:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2006-01-27 to 2006-02-02:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2006-01-21 to 2006-01-25:   Irregular BAPTA rotation
2005-10-27 to 2005-11-08:   Irregular BAPTA rotation
2005-09-27 to 2005-10-05:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2005-02-13 to 2005-06-17:   Irregular BAPTA rotation
2005-01-26 to 2005-02-02:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2004-10-14 to 2004-10-21:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2004-07-12 to 2004-07-18:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2004-02-28 to 2004-03-03:   Feburary 29th Outage
2004-01-27 to 2004-01-30:   Planned Pitch Manuever
2003-12-05 to 2003-12-11:   Single Event Upset in IMU
2003-07-14 to 2003-07-20:   Single Event Upset in IMU