IRFP-01
Metro Review
7. OMOD - 1KB ( 1 Kneeboard output format)
NOTE: Ten formats available, kneeboard is the most common
request.
8. AC Type - T45A (aircraft type and model)
9. OPWT - 10493 (no fuel, no cargo weight in lbs)
10. CARGOCH - 0 (cargo weight in lbs)
11. Fuel/Reserve - 600 (desire 600 lbs fuel reserve at POA)
NOTE: OPARS will calculate amount of fuel to load at POD.
X. Satellite imagery 21.1.1.11.6
Fig 38: GOES
Satellite
A. Background and introduction
1. U.S. Congress established system in 1961
a. Operated by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
b. Utilizes “Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites”
(GOES) and others that operate in a similar manner
(1) First one launched 5 May 1974; by 1983, seven had been
launched
NOTE: By 1992, at least two had ceased to function.
(2) GOES satellites now provide virtual worldwide coverage
(3) CONUS covered by GOES-East located at 75 degrees
Fig 39: GOES
west and GOES-West at 135 degrees west
Coverage
NOTE: A third satellite, GOES-Central, is located at 107
degrees west and is used for weather facsimile
broadcasts.
(4) Scanners provide information on reflected visible light and
thermal infrared portions of the spectrum
B. Visual pictures
Fig 40: Visual
Picture
1. Resemble standard black and white photographs
a. Reconstructed on Earth by line processing similar to television,
from digital data collected by the satellite sensors
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