High Horizontal Dilution of Precision (HDOP) Advisory for 26 MAY 2016 – 27 MAY 2016 for South America

Users of the Global Positioning System (GPS) in the vicinity of southern Chile, southern Argentina, and the Falkland Islands may experience short periods of high HDOP/PDOP (HDOP >6) at various times between 262300Z and 271100Z MAY 2016 due to satellite maintenance (refer to NANU 2016032 below). 

Predictions are based on a "Best Four" analysis to illustrate the worst case scenario and are provided for situational awareness only. 

Please report any outages through the NAVCEN "Report a GPS Problem" page. http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=gpsUserInput  

Open page to view event details: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=HDOP_Event_May2016 

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NOTICE ADVISORY TO NAVSTAR USERS (NANU) 2016032

SUBJ: SVN61 (PRN02) FORECAST OUTAGE JDAY 147/2300 – JDAY 148/1100

1.     NANU TYPE: FCSTDV

       NANU NUMBER: 2016032

       NANU DTG: 201813Z MAY 2016

       REFERENCE NANU: N/A

       REF NANU DTG: N/A

       SVN: 61

       PRN: 02

       START JDAY: 147

       START TIME ZULU: 2300

       START CALENDAR DATE: 26 MAY 2016

       STOP JDAY: 148

       STOP TIME ZULU: 1100

       STOP CALENDAR DATE: 27 MAY 2016 

2.  CONDITION: GPS SATELLITE SVN61 (PRN02) WILL BE UNUSABLE ON JDAY 147

    (26 MAY 2016) BEGINNING 2300 ZULU UNTIL JDAY 148 (27 MAY 2016)

    ENDING 1100 ZULU. 

3.  POC: CIVILIAN – NAVCEN AT 703-313-5900, HTTP://WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV

    MILITARY – GPS OPERATIONS CENTER at HTTPS://GPS.AFSPC.AF.MIL/GPSOC, DSN 560-2541,

    COMM 719-567-2541, gpsoperationscenter@us.af.mil, HTTPS://GPS.AFSPC.AF.MIL

    MILITARY ALTERNATE – JOINT SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER, DSN 276-3514,

    COMM 805-606-3514, JSPOCCOMBATOPS@VANDENBERG.AF.MIL