Topic:  Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued: May 14, 2020 1623Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  May 14, 2020  1415Z  (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:     6875
Message creation:     Thu May 14 15:42:12 UTC 2020


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:     5596
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-01-29 00:00:00.0
End Time:     2021-12-31 23:59:00.0
Satellites:     Metop-A
Subsystem:     HRPT
Subject:     general-announcement
Impact:     data-unavailable
Detail:     HRPT switching zone drift. Risk of interruption. The Metop-A satellite is currently in drifting orbit. As a consequence the geographical zones, defined to control the switching times of the satellite HRPT system, are drifting westwards at a rate of 0.02 degree per day. Users near the borders of switching zones might experience small changes in their acquisition times of the HRPT signal. On-board timings will be updated approximately every 8 months to compensate for the drift geolocation. A dedicated announcement will be issued in advance of each of these updates.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-02-03 10:12:03.0
Services:     A-DCS AHRPT Metop-A
ASCAT AHRPT Metop-A
AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-A
AVHRR AHRPT Metop-A
IASI AHRPT Metop-A
HIRS AHRPT Metop-A
GRAS AHRPT Metop-A
MHS AHRPT Metop-A
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5574
Rev:     4
Start Time:     2020-04-07 09:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-04-07 17:00:00.0
Satellites:     Metop-A,Metop-B,Metop-C
Subsystem:     GRAS
Subject:     ground-segment-maintenance
Impact:     risk-of-interruption
Detail:     Software Release of GRAS PPF. Changes to the GRAS Level 1 product algorithms. The algorithm changes include technical improvements and bug fixes, as well as support to the changed data formats of the auxiliary files provided by the Radio Occultation Support Network (RSN). This message refers to the second phase of the deployment which will use the changed RSN auxiliary files (after a first phase planned to take place on 04 February 2020). [Rev. 2] The second phase of the deployment will no longer take place on 12 February 2020, it is postponed to a future date. [Rev. 3] The second phase of the deployment using the changed RSN auxiliary files is further postponed to 7th April 2020. [Rev 4]: The deployment is postponed to a future date.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-03-24 13:50:33.0
Services:     GRAS Level 1 - Metop-A
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-B
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-C

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5758
Rev:     2
Start Time:     2020-04-19 09:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-08-02 00:00:00.0
Satellites:     Metop-A
Subsystem:     GOME-2
Subject:     instrument-calibration
Impact:     data-degraded
Detail:     During the indicated period, GOME on Metop-A will perform sun calibrations with an increased frequency alternating clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation of the scanning unit. Data disruptions are not expected but possible. [Rev. 2] End Date/Time updated.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-04-03 06:47:20.0
Services:     GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A

Type:     Service Enhancement
Ann Nr:     5762
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-04-19 09:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-08-15 09:00:00.0
Satellites:     Metop-A
Subject:     general-announcement
Impact:     risk-of-interruption
Detail:     Metop-A Technology Test Campaign II (two) execution: possible data disruptions or outages. More information will be given in specific instruments announcements. [Rev. 2] End date/time updated.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-04-02 15:06:03.0
Services:    

Type:     Service Enhancement
Ann Nr:     5882
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-11 09:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-11 09:00:00.0
Subject:     service-change
Detail:     CMA has announced that the IRAS and MWRI instruments onboard their FY-3C satellite are permanently switched off. As a result, EUMETSAT's regional FY-3 Atmospheric Sounding Service (EARS-VASS) will now consist of FY-3C MWHS-II data only, and FY-3D MWHS-II and MWTS-II data.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-13 13:44:24.0
Services:     EARS-VASS

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5869
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-17 22:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-18 04:00:00.0
Subject:     ground-segment-maintenance
Impact:     risk-of-interruption
Detail:     PCCW Data line provider maintenance. There may be disruption to all acquired Kangerlussuaq EARS services during the indicated maintenance period.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-07 15:05:58.0
Services:     EARS-ATOVS
EARS-ATMS
EARS-AVHRR
EARS-ASCAT
EARS-IASI
EARS-CrlS
EARS-VIIRS
EARS-NWC
EARS-VASS
EARS-MERSI

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5881
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-18 07:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-18 19:00:00.0
Satellites:     Sentinel-3A,Sentinel-3B
Subject:     ground-segment-maintenance
Impact:     risk-of-interruption
Detail:     Users might experience periods where the CODA homepage is not available and time-outs whilst downloading products.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-13 10:58:46.0
Services:     Copernicus Online Data Access

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5892
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-19 06:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-19 15:00:00.0
Satellites:     Metop-A,Metop-B,Metop-C,NOAA-19
Subject:     ground-segment-maintenance
Impact:     risk-of-interruption
Detail:     Data line maintenance to Svalbard Ground Station. There is a risk of data interruption during the indicated time period.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-14 15:29:53.0
Services:     SEM L0 - Metop-A
AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-A
AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-A
MHS Level 1 - Metop-A
HIRS Level 1 - Metop-A
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A
IASI Level 1 - Metop-A
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-A
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A
ATOVS Sounding products - Metop-A
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A
AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-A
Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-A
SEM L0 - Metop-B
AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-B
AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-B
MHS Level 1 - Metop-B
HIRS Level 1 - Metop-B
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-B
ATOVS Sounding products - Metop-B
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B
AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B
Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-B
SEM L0 - Metop-C
AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-C
AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-C
IASI Sounding products- Metop-C
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C
AVHRR Polar winds - Metop-C
MHS Level 1 - Metop-C
Multi-sensor Products - Metop-C
IASI Level 1 - Metop-C
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-C
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-C
EARS-ATOVS
EARS-AVHRR
EARS-ASCAT
EARS-IASI
EARS-ATMS
EARS-VIIRS
EARS-CrlS
EARS-NWC
EARS-VASS
EARS-MERSI

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5883
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-19 06:43:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-19 06:44:00.0
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:     2020-05-13 13:53:30.0
Services:     IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5888
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-19 08:03:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-19 08:10:00.0
Satellites:     Metop-B
Subsystem:     SEM
Component:     MEPED
Subject:     instrument-calibration
Impact:     data-unavailable
Detail:     SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-13 14:00:54.0
Services:     SEM L0 - Metop-B
SEM AHRPT Metop-B

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5885
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-19 08:29:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-19 08:36:00.0
Satellites:     Metop-A
Subsystem:     SEM
Component:     MEPED
Subject:     instrument-calibration
Impact:     data-unavailable
Detail:     SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-13 13:57:37.0
Services:     SEM L0 - Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5886
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-19 08:29:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-19 10:12:00.0
Satellites:     Metop-A
Subsystem:     SEM
Component:     TED
Subject:     instrument-calibration
Impact:     data-unavailable
Detail:     SEM TED in flight calibration.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-13 13:58:08.0
Services:     SEM L0 - Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5889
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-19 08:57:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-19 09:04:00.0
Satellites:     Metop-C
Subsystem:     SEM
Component:     MEPED
Subject:     instrument-calibration
Impact:     data-unavailable
Detail:     SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-13 14:01:45.0
Services:     SEM L0 - Metop-C
SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type:     Service Enhancement
Ann Nr:     5879
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-19 09:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-19 09:00:00.0
Subject:     new-product
Detail:     Aeolus ALADIN Level 2B wind products to be available on EUMETCast and the GTS. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url:     https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5009311.html
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-14 15:24:24.0
Services:    

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5884
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-19 10:58:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-19 10:59:00.0
Satellites:     MET-11
Subject:     in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact:     data-degraded
Detail:     Attitude Slew Manoeuvre. Users may experience degraded image quality and degraded meteorological product quality up to a few hours after the manoeuvre.
Issue Time:     2020-05-13 13:54:28.0
Services:     0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5893
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-20 06:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-20 15:00:00.0
Satellites:     Metop-A,Metop-B,Metop-C,NOAA-19
Subject:     ground-segment-maintenance
Impact:     risk-of-interruption
Detail:     Data line maintenance to Svalbard Ground Station. There is a risk of data interruption during the indicated time period.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-14 15:29:30.0
Services:     SEM L0 - Metop-A
AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-A
AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-A
MHS Level 1 - Metop-A
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A
HIRS Level 1 - Metop-A
IASI Level 1 - Metop-A
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-A
ATOVS Sounding products - Metop-A
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A
AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-A
Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-A
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A
SEM L0 - Metop-B
AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-B
AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-B
HIRS Level 1 - Metop-B
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B
MHS Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B
ATOVS Sounding products - Metop-B
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-B
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B
AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B
Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-B
AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-C
SEM L0 - Metop-C
IASI Sounding products- Metop-C
AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-C
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C
AVHRR Polar winds - Metop-C
Multi-sensor Products - Metop-C
MHS Level 1 - Metop-C
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C
IASI Level 1 - Metop-C
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-C
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-C
EARS-AVHRR
EARS-ATOVS
EARS-ASCAT
EARS-IASI
EARS-ATMS
EARS-CrlS
EARS-VIIRS
EARS-MERSI
EARS-NWC
EARS-VASS

Type:     Service Enhancement
Ann Nr:     5858
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-20 09:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-20 09:00:00.0
Subject:     new-product
Detail:     New LSA SAF Total and Diffuse Downward Surface Shortwave Flux product to be available on EUMETCast. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url:     https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4998626.html
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-06 10:11:53.0
Services:     LSA SAF - Products

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5887
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-20 18:17:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-20 19:16:00.0
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:     2020-05-13 13:59:32.0
Services:     GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A
AC SAF - Products

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5891
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-20 19:14:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-20 20:13:00.0
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:     2020-05-13 14:05:40.0
Services:     GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-C
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-C
AC SAF - Products

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5890
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-20 19:44:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-20 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:     2020-05-13 14:04:23.0
Services:     GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B
AC SAF - Products
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-B

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5870
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-21 22:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-22 05:00:00.0
Subject:     ground-segment-maintenance
Impact:     risk-of-interruption
Detail:     PCCW Data line provider maintenance. There may be disruption to all acquired Maspalomas EARS services during the indicated maintenance period.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-07 15:07:53.0
Services:     EARS-IASI
EARS-ATOVS
EARS-AVHRR
EARS-ASCAT
EARS-ATMS
EARS-CrlS
EARS-VIIRS
EARS-MERSI
EARS-NWC
EARS-VASS

Type:     Service Enhancement
Ann Nr:     5896
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-26 09:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-26 09:00:00.0
Subject:     new-product
Detail:     New GOES-East (GOES-16) Level 2 products to be available on EUMETCast: Aerosol Detection, Aerosol Optical Depth and Rainfall Rate/Quantitative Precipitation Estimation. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url:     https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5008135.html
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-14 15:30:59.0
Services:     GOES Products

Type:     Service Enhancement
Ann Nr:     5797
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-27 09:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-27 09:00:00.0
Subject:     product-change
Detail:     Change to SNPP VIIRS AMV BUFR encoding sequence. For full details and sample files using the new BUFR sequence, see the URL provided below.
Url:     https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4939421.html
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-04-08 12:12:35.0
Services:     VIIRS EDR - Suomi-NPP

Type:     Service Enhancement
Ann Nr:     5895
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-05-28 09:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-05-28 09:00:00.0
Subject:     product-change
Detail:     Release of a new Processing Baseline (v1.40) for Sentinel-3B SLSTR SST products. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url:     https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5009317.html
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-14 15:25:49.0
Services:     SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B

Type:     Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr:     5894
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-06-09 00:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-08-16 00:00:00.0
Satellites:     Metop-A
Subsystem:     GRAS
Subject:     general-announcement
Impact:     risk-of-interruption
Detail:     During the indicated period, the GRAS receiver onboard Metop-A will undergo a series of tracking parameter tests aiming at extending the measurements in the ionosphere. During this period, the number of daily occultations from Metop-A as well as the penetration of rising occultations into the mid and lower troposphere might vary more than usual. Periodic outages of 1 orbit will be possible due to patch uplink to the instrument.
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-14 08:20:32.0
Services:     GRAS Level 1 - Metop-A

Type:     Service Enhancement
Ann Nr:     5857
Rev:     1
Start Time:     2020-06-24 09:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-06-24 09:00:00.0
Subject:     service-change
Detail:     LSA SAF product ordering service through the EUMETSAT Data Centre will be discontinued. All offline product ordering will be re-directed to the EUMETSAT LSA SAF Website (www.lsa-saf.eumetsat.int), covering data since 2005 and which will also offer other data access means (such as NRT rolling archive).
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-06 10:07:36.0
Services:     LSA SAF - Products

Type:     Service Enhancement
Ann Nr:     5159
Rev:     2
Start Time:     2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
End Time:     2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
Subject:     product-change
Detail:     A new BUFR encoding sequence will be introduced in June 2020 for all EUMETSAT’s wind products. For full details and sample files, see the URL provided below. [Rev. 2]: Date changed to 7 October 2020. To facilitate user transition, AMV products encoded in the new BUFR sequence will be distributed on the GTS in parallel to the currently operational AMV products, from 15 July until 6 October 2020. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url:     https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4593260.html
Status:     scheduled
Issue Time:     2020-05-12 14:25:32.0
Services:     0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products
AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-A
AVHRR Polar winds - Metop-C
AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B
Multi-Metop Wind Products

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