Topic: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued:June 19, 2018 1220Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: See list below.

Date/Time of Initial Impact: June 19, 2018 12:04:23Z (from theEumetsat Weekly Operations Schedulemessage)

Date/Time of Expected End: See table in detail for on and off switch time

Length of Event: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

Message number: 4903
Message creation: Tue Jun 19 12:04:23 UTC 2018


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3867
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2018-06-04 19:02:00.0
End Time: 2018-09-30 23:59:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: ASCAT
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: ASCAT Extensive Maintenance. Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global and regional winds products can be expected, during satellite passes over Turkey during the mentioned period.[Rev2]: Updated End time and date.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-05-30 12:41:54.0
Services: ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A
EARS-ASCAT
ASCAT AHRPT Metop-A
OSI SAF - Products

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 3415
Rev: 3
Start Time: 2018-06-15 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-15 09:00:00.0
Subject: new-product
Detail: Release in March 2018 (exact date to be confirmed) of new CM SAF Interim Climate Data Records (ICDRs) of Fractional Cloud Cover and Surface Incoming Shortwave Radiation. These new ICDRs will replace the Environmental Data Records of these products currently available on EUMETCast. For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev. 2]: The release of these new ICDRs is being deferred to a later date which will be communicated in due course. [Rev. 3]: New release date (15/06/2018) for the CM SAF ICDRs of Fractional Cloud Cover and Surface Incoming Shortwave Radiation, currently pre-operational. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_3933960.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2017-12-14 13:26:23.0
Services: CM SAF - Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3903
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-18 05:12:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-18 09:12:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: External Calibration
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-13 13:13:37.0
Services: IASI Level 1 - Metop-A
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A
EARS-IASI
IASI AHRPT Metop-A
OSI SAF - Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3901
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-18 07:50:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-18 12:55:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A
Subsystem: SLSTR
Subject: instrument-special-operation
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Data will be degraded or unavailable during the indicated times
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-13 12:20:27.0
Services: SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3902
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-19 07:25:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-19 12:30:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A
Subsystem: SLSTR
Subject: instrument-special-operation
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Data will be degraded or unavailable during the indicated times
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-13 12:22:34.0
Services: SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3904
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-19 08:25:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-19 08:32:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-13 13:14:31.0
Services: SEM AHRPT Metop-A
SEM L0 - Metop-A

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3905
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-19 08:25:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-19 10:08:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: SEM
Component: TED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM TED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-13 13:15:21.0
Services: SEM AHRPT Metop-A
SEM L0 - Metop-A

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3906
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-19 09:25:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-19 09:32:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-13 13:17:10.0
Services: SEM AHRPT Metop-B
SEM L0 - Metop-B

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 3851
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-20 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-20 09:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: Discontinuation of the distribution on EUMETCast of legacy ECMWF model data "E6" in GRIB1 format. Higher resolution E6 data in GRIB2 format are available on EUMETCast.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-05-24 08:24:49.0
Services: WMO RA VI Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3907
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-23 14:26:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-23 14:34:00.0
Satellites: Suomi NPP
Subject: VIIRS Lunar Roll
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Lunar Calibration. The exact time will be announced closer to the event.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-13 13:18:54.0
Services: CrlS Level 1 - Suomi-NPP
ATMS Level 1 - Suomi-NPP
VIIRS EDR - Suomi-NPP
EARS-ATMS
EARS-CrlS
EARS-VIIRS
Marine Products - Suomi-NPP
Atmospheric Products - Suomi-NPP

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3916
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-24 18:50:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-24 19:49:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: GOME-2
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: GOME2 monthly measurements of GOME-2 polarisation (PMD) data in raw readout mode (PMDRAW). The AC SAF Near Real Time Total Column products (Total Column Ozone, the Total Column NO2, and the Tropospheric NO2) will be unavailable.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-19 09:06:31.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A
AC SAF - Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3917
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-24 19:44:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-24 20:43:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: GOME-2
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: GOME2 monthly measurements of GOME-2 polarisation (PMD) data in raw readout mode (PMDRAW). The AC SAF Near Real Time Total Column products (Total Column Ozone, the Total Column NO2, and the Tropospheric NO2) will be unavailable.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-19 12:02:11.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-B
AC SAF - Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3910
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-26 05:30:00.0
End Time: 2018-06-29 15:00:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Athens / Kavouri ground segment maintenance. Potential interruption to product generation from Athens / Kavouri station during the indicated period.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-14 08:04:02.0
Services: EARS-ATOVS
EARS-AVHRR
EARS-ASCAT
EARS-IASI
EARS-ATMS
EARS-CrlS
EARS-VIIRS
EARS-NWC
EARS-VASS

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 3872
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-06-27 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2018-07-02 09:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-decontamination
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Instrument decontamination. The exact time will be announced closer to the activity.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-05-30 14:32:33.0
Services: IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
EARS-IASI
IASI AHRPT Metop-B
OSI SAF - Products

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 3908
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-07-31 17:00:00.0
End Time: 2018-07-31 17:00:00.0
Subject: service-change
Detail: The old EUMETCast Africa Service (provided from EUTELSAT 5 West) will end on 31 July 2018. It is replaced with the new EUMETCast Africa Service, provided from EUTELSAT 8 West and based on DVB-S2. Parallel broadcasts on both services have been running since 7 May 2018 and will stop on 31 July 2018. EUMETCast-Africa Users are encouraged to migrate to the new service as soon as possible. For full details, see the URL provided below. (See also related message #3807 issued in May 2018).
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/TechnicalBulletins/EUMETCast/DAT_3589215.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-13 13:22:12.0
Services: EUMETCast-Africa

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 3891
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-08-17 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2018-08-17 09:00:00.0
Subject: service-change
Detail: From 2018-08-17, the Meteosat 0M-0 HRV upper window will be shifted to the west position at 10:00 UTC every day, instead of 17:00 UTC as currently implemented. This is to allow for a better coverage of the Azores. The HRV window coverage in the East will be maintained via the Meteosat RSS and IODC HRV windows.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-06 14:25:19.0
Services: 0M-0 SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0M-0 Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 3909
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2018-08-22 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2018-08-22 09:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: EUMETCast Satellite data flows on Transponder 1 (TP1) and Transponder 2 (TP2) are being reorganised. Sentinel-3A data, currently disseminated on TP1, will be transferred to TP2. From 18/06/2018 to 21/08/2018, they will be available on both TP1 and TP2. From 22/08/2018, they will only be available on TP2. For full details on what users need to do to prepare for this change, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_3942692.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2018-06-13 13:51:05.0
Services: OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A
MWR Level 1 Products - S3A
OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A
SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
SRAL L2P Marine Products - S3A
SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
EUMETCast-Europe

Name: EUMETSAT
Address: Eumetsat-Allee 1
D-64295 Darmstadt
Germany
Telephone: +49 6151 807 3660/3770
Fax: +49 6151 807 3790
E-mail: ops@eumetsat.int
Internet: www.eumetsat.int

You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to our User Notification Service (UNS). You can modify your UNS subscriptions or unsubscribe at any time via our UNS web interface (login to our Earth Observation Portal required).

Any email message from EUMETSAT is sent in good faith but shall neither be binding nor construed as constituting a commitment by EUMETSAT, except where provided for in a written agreement or contract or if explicitly stated in the email. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of EUMETSAT. This message and any attachments are intended for the sole use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, dissemination or distribution (in whole or in part) of its contents is not permitted. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

This message was sent by ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.govor (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.

--