Topic: . Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 40 Issue 3 (Addition of announcement 5204)

Date/Time Issued: September 30, 2019 1640Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact:September 30, 2019 1553Z (from the Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule message)

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

Length of Outage N/A

Details and Specifics of Change:



Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 4920
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-06-27 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-06-27 09:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: There is an issue with the latest EUMETCast software package, affecting Linux operating systems when the Tellicast client software (version 2.14.5) is used in combination with the Safenet drivers. A new alpha version of Tellicast, with a fix of the issue, is available for download. See the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4451027.html
Issue Time: 2019-06-27 11:18:18.0
Services:

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 4952
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-07-13 12:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-11-30 13:00:00.0
Satellites: GOES17
Subject: general-announcement
Impact: data-degraded
Detail: GOES-17 ABI Loop Heat Pipe anomaly will impact bands 8 through 16 in the given time period every day around 12:40 UTC. There will be a gradual degradation in image quality over one or several images with some complete outages. This process will cycle through varied degradation through November 30, 2019. The duration of the degradation and outage periods will vary by channel and by date.
Url: https://www.goes-r.gov/users/GOES-17-ABI-Performance.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-07-12 12:09:09.0
Services: GOES Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 4979
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2019-08-11 20:30:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-04 23:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-8
Subject: eclipse-season
Impact: risk-of-degradation
Detail: There is a risk of degraded image quality every night from 20:30 to 23:00 in the given time period. [Rev 2]: End date updated.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-07-31 15:14:11.0
Services: IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 4980
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-08-30 22:30:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-18 01:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-10
Subject: eclipse-season
Impact: risk-of-degradation
Detail: There is a risk of degraded image quality every night from 22:30 to 01:00 next day in the given time period.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-07-24 15:24:45.0
Services: RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 4981
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-09-02 23:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-18 01:30:00.0
Satellites: MET-11
Subject: eclipse-season
Impact: risk-of-degradation
Detail: There is a risk of degraded image quality every night from 23:00 to 01:30 next day in the given time period.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-07-24 15:25:19.0
Services: 0\xB0 SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0\xB0 Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5151
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-09-19 08:30:00.0
End Time: 2019-09-30 09:15:00.0
Satellites: MET-8
Subject: Sun-colinearity
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Sun Co-linearity. Repeat cycles 08:30 to 09:00 affected
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-11 12:08:06.0
Services: IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5178
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2019-09-23 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-07 00:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: ASCAT
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: ASCAT External Calibration. Interruptions scheduled at provided times. [Rev. 2] End time updated.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-27 08:34:13.0
Services: ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A
ASCAT AHRPT Metop-A
EARS-ASCAT
OSI SAF - Products

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5196
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-09-25 13:51:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: An update to the netCDF format from EUMETSAT's Data Centre has been released. It fixes issues related to IASI Combined Sounding Products, HRI Level 1.5 Image Data and AVHRR GDS Level 1B data.
Status: completed
Issue Time: 2019-09-25 15:03:11.0
Services: EUMETSAT Data Centre

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5177
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2019-09-26 15:53:00.0
End Time: 2019-09-26 18:09:00.0
Satellites: Suomi NPP
Subject: out-of-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Inclination Adjustment Manoeuvre (IAM) on 2019-09-26 16:26 UTC. This may cause data to be unavailable or degraded during the mentioned period. The exact time will be announced closer to the manoeuvre. [Rev. 2] Event Date/Time updated.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-26 14:42:58.0
Services: CrlS Level 1 - Suomi-NPP
ATMS Level 1 - Suomi-NPP
VIIRS EDR - Suomi-NPP

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5056
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-09-30 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-09-30 09:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: The non-linearity correction tables for Metop-A IASI are planned to be updated. The impact on the Metop-A IASI level 1c radiances will be around 0.1-0.2K depending on scene temperature. The exact time will be provided closer to the event.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-08-14 15:09:13.0
Services: IASI Level 1 - Metop-A
EARS-IASI

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5128
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-09-30 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-12-15 09:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subject: general-announcement
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Metop-A Technology Test Campaign I (one) execution: possible data disruptions or outages. More information will be given in specific instruments announcements.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-04 12:26:30.0
Services:

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5194
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-09-30 13:44:00.0
End Time: 2019-09-30 13:52:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: ASCAT
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Gain Compression
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-25 14:18:07.0
Services: ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A
EARS-ASCAT
ASCAT AHRPT Metop-A
OSI SAF - Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5197
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-09-30 14:28:00.0
End Time: 2019-09-30 14:29:00.0
Satellites: MET-8
Subject: in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: data-degraded
Detail: East-West Station Keeping Manoeuvre. Users may experience degraded image quality and degraded meteorological product quality up to a few hours after the manoeuvre.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-26 07:12:52.0
Services: IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5198
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-09-30 20:43:00.0
End Time: 2019-09-30 20:44:00.0
Satellites: MET-11
Subject: in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: data-degraded
Detail: East-West Station Keeping Manoeuvre. Users may experience degraded image quality and degraded meteorological product quality up to a few hours after the manoeuvre.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-26 07:13:48.0
Services: 0\xB0 SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0\xB0 Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5204
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-01 06:48:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-01 06:48:00.0
Satellites: Jason-2
Subject: service-change
Impact: permanent-interruption
Detail: Jason-2 service will terminate on 2019-10-01 at 06:48 UTC. More details can be found under the following link:
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4629739.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-30 15:38:26.0
Services: Jason-2 OGDR

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5187
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-01 08:07:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-01 08:14:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-25 13:51:01.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5189
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-01 08:49:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-01 08:56:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-25 13:59:21.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-C
SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5190
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-01 08:49:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-01 10:32:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: SEM
Component: TED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM TED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-25 14:03:57.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-C
SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5115
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-01 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-01 09:00:00.0
Subject: service-change
Detail: The distribution of SNPP Environmental Data Records (EDRs) on EUMETCast will change from the Basic Service to the Transponder 2 High Volume Service (HVS-2) on 01/10/2019. To facilitate user transition, the products will be available in parallel on the Basic Service and on HVS-2 for a period of one month, from 2 to 30 September 2019. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4571033.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-08-28 14:52:41.0
Services: SNPP-JPSS

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5188
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-01 09:22:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-01 09:29:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-25 13:56:01.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-B
SEM AHRPT Metop-B

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5193
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-01 18:16:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-01 19:24:00.0
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: 2019-09-25 14:13:48.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A
AC SAF - Products
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5191
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-01 19:15:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-01 20:14:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
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: 2019-09-25 15:42:56.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-C
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-C
AC SAF - Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5192
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-01 19:44:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-01 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: 2019-09-25 14:07:58.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-B
AC SAF - Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5152
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-06 11:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-18 11:30:00.0
Satellites: MET-10
Subject: Sun-colinearity
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Sun Co-linearity. Repeat cycles 11:00 to 11:25 affected
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-11 12:10:44.0
Services: RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5153
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-07 11:30:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-17 12:15:00.0
Satellites: MET-11
Subject: Sun-colinearity
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Sun Co-linearity. Repeat cycles 11:30 to 12:00 affected
Issue Time: 2019-09-11 12:14:17.0
Services: 0\xB0 SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0\xB0 Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5203
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-08 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-18 00:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: MHS
Subject: general-announcement
Impact: risk-of-degradation
Detail: End of Life technology test. MHS OBCT Radiometric & Environment Characterisation: MHS special calibration. Short interruptions can be expected during the testing.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-30 13:03:28.0
Services: MHS AHRPT Metop-A
MHS Level 1 - Metop-A

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5132
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-08 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-08 09:00:00.0
Subject: product-change
Detail: Change to the GOES-East GLM (Geostationary Lightning Mapper) Level 2 products distributed on EUMETCast: the data are currently accumulated to 15 minutes compressed tar files. On 8 October 2019, the accumulation period of the data will be changed to 5 minutes to improve the timeliness.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-04 13:48:06.0
Services: GOES Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5180
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-16 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-16 09:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subject: out-of-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Out-of-plane manoeuvre. Some instrument data will be unavailable or degraded during this period.The exact burn time and instrument affected outage will be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre. Reduced data quality should be expected for data sensed during this period
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-18 13:44:30.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-B
AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-B
MHS Level 1 - Metop-B
AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-B
HIRS Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
ATOVS Sounding products - Metop-B
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-B
EARS-ATOVS
EARS-AVHRR
EARS-IASI
A-DCS AHRPT Metop-B
AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-B
AVHRR AHRPT Metop-B
HIRS AHRPT Metop-B
IASI AHRPT Metop-B
SEM AHRPT Metop-B
MHS AHRPT Metop-B

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5179
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-17 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-17 09:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: IASI TOP upload (on-board processing update). Users should expect an instrument outage of around 50 minute at some point during this period. The coding table will be updated. There will be no change to the reduced spectra. The exact time will be announced closer to the event.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-18 13:41:22.0
Services: IASI Sounding products- Metop-C
IASI Level 1 - Metop-C
EARS-IASI
IASI AHRPT Metop-C

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5195
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-22 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-22 09:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-maintenance
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: IASI TOP upload (on-board processing update). Users should expect an instrument outage of around 50 minute at some point during this period. The coding table will be updated. There will be no change to the reduced spectra. The exact time will be announced closer to the event.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-25 15:47:23.0
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: 5159
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-06-01 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-06-01 09:00:00.0
Subject: product-change
Detail: A new BUFR encoding sequence will be introduced in June 2020 for all EUMETSAT\x92s wind products. For full details and sample files, see the URL provided below.
Url: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4593260.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-09-11 16:22:14.0
Services: 0\xB0 Meteosat Meteorological Products
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-A
AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B
AVHRR Polar winds - Metop-C
Multi-Metop Wind Products

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