Update #3: GCOM-W1 data is now available as of March 12, 2019 a successful 1704Z contact was acquired. GCOM-W1 AMSR2 data is now available to NOAA users - latest update asof March 12, 2019 1800Z

Update #2: Effective after 0000Z March 9, 2019 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 data will be unavailable until further notice; consequently, all AMSR2 data/products are impacted. Latest information from JAXA is the return of service to the affected system is expected to occur no earlier than Monday March 11, 2019. All users of GCOM-W1 data are alerted that a long duration outage is expected and an update will be provided as new informationis received. Repeating... All GCOM-W1 AMSR2 data will be unavailable after March 9, 2019 0000Z.

Update #1:Mission planning to generate a CCS from old data. AOS and LOS times may be off until required information received from JAXA.

Topic: Potential missed GCOM-W1 contacts

Date/Time Issued: March 12, 2019 1812Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: GCOM-W1 Data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 09, 2019 0000Z

Date/Time of Expected End: March 12, 2019 1704Z

Length of Outage: 89 hours

Details/Specifics of Change: At the present time no GCOM-W1 common contact schedule has been generated for support after March 09, 2019 0000z. No support will be taken after this time until a CCS has been generated and distributed..

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