Topic: Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 41 Issue 3 (Addition of announcement 5221)

Date/Time Issued: October 08, 2019 1640Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 08, 2019 1542Z (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/Specifics of Change

Message number: 6262
Message creation: Tue Oct 08 15:42:22 GMT+00:00 2019

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: 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: 0M-0 SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0M-0 Meteosat Meteorological Products

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: 5216
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-02 07:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-10 00:00:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Due to EARS ground segment maintenance in St Denis Station there may be disruption to all imager based services.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-10-02 15:01:25.0
Services: EARS-AVHRR
EARS-ATOVS
EARS-ASCAT
EARS-ATMS
EARS-CrlS
EARS-IASI
EARS-VIIRS
EARS-NWC
EARS-VASS

Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5208
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-02 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-02 09:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: Release of updated proxy MTG FCI Level 1C datasets, for user familiarisation. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4629651.html
Issue Time: 2019-10-02 11:58:19.0
Services:

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: 5209
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-07 09:04:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-07 09:06:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A
Subsystem: OLCI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail:
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-10-02 11:30:57.0
Services: OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A

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: 0M-0 SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0M-0 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: 2019-10-04 09:10:28.0
Services: MHS Level 1 - Metop-A
MHS AHRPT Metop-A

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5212
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-08 08:03:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-08 08:10:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-10-02 12:05:21.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-C
SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5211
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-08 08:37:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-08 08:44:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-10-02 12:04:29.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-B
SEM AHRPT Metop-B

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: 5210
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-08 09:03:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-08 09:10:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-10-02 12:03:44.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5221
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-10 07:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-10 15:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-8
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Ground Segment maintenance. Data interruptions of up to two hours might be observed during the maintenance window.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-10-08 15:27:18.0
Services: IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5213
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-10 07:22:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-10 14:08:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-10-02 12:49:34.0
Services: IASI Sounding products- Metop-C
IASI Level 1 - Metop-C
EARS-IASI
IASI AHRPT Metop-C
OSI SAF - Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5215
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-10 07:45:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-10 16:25:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: IASI External Calibration (Moon Intrusion). Short interruptions can be expected.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-10-02 12:51:16.0
Services: IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
EARS-IASI
IASI AHRPT Metop-B
OSI SAF - Products

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5220
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-10 08:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-10 13:30:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: An interruption at 08:30 and 13:00 UTC for about 3 minutes can be expected. This will cause delays in data delivery up to 3 minutes and some losses. There is a low risk of further interruptions during the maintenance period.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-10-07 12:57:11.0
Services: EUMETCast-Africa
EUMETCast-Europe
EUMETCast-Terrestrial

Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5214
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-12 05:12:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-12 09:12:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: External Calibration
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-10-02 12:11:29.0
Services: IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
EARS-IASI
IASI AHRPT Metop-B
OSI SAF - 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: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5207
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-10-17 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2019-10-17 09:00:00.0
Subject: new-product
Detail: The H02B product from H SAF will be available on EUMETCast. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4606831.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2019-10-02 11:59:33.0
Services: H-SAF - Products

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 EUMETSATM-bM-^@M-^Ys 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: 0M-0 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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