Topic: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 40 

Date/Time Issued: September 24, 2020 1545Z

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


Date/Time of Initial Impact: September 24, 2020 1457Z (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


Message number: 7251
Message creation: Thu Sep 24 14:57:29 UTC 2020



Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5475
Rev: 7
Start Time: 2020-01-06 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-11-01 00:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: ASCAT
Subject: general-announcement
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Calibrations to support transponder test. Outages of products can be expected, during satellite passes over Turkey. [Rev. 2] End date updated. [Rev. 3] End date updated to 19th April 2020.[Rev. 4] End date updated. [Rev. 5] End date updated. [Rev. 6] End date updated. [Rev 7] End date updated.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-23 14:36:37.0
Services: ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A


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: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5762
Rev: 3
Start Time: 2020-04-19 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-01 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. [Rev. 3] End date/time updated.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-05 13:55:00.0
Services:


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5988
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-06-12 09:45:00.0
End Time: 2020-12-18 09:46:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A
Subsystem: SRAL
Subject: instrument-special-operation
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: A series of trial SRAL transponder passes using an ESA/ESRIN refurbished ENVISAT Sigma Naught Transponder will be performed. As a consequence of the mode transitions required to perform this test, outages with a duration of approximately 37 seconds can be expected on the following days, from 09:45:03 to 09:45:40 UTC: 12/06/2020, 09/07/2020, 05/08/2020, 01/09/2020, 28/09/2020, 25/10/2020, 21/11/2020 and 18/12/2020. Similar trial passes for Sentinel-3B are planned to be performed. A separate UNS message will be issued for this.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-06-15 13:05:58.0
Services: SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A
SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5996
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-06-23 20:41:00.0
End Time: 2020-12-29 20:42:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3B
Subsystem: SRAL
Subject: instrument-special-operation
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: A series of trial SRAL transponder passes using an ESA/ESRIN refurbished ENVISAT Sigma Naught Transponder will be performed. As a consequence of the mode transitions required to perform this test, outages with a duration of approximately 37 seconds can be expected on the following days, from 20:41:20 to 20:41:57 UTC: 23/06/2020, 20/07/2020, 16/08/2020, 12/09/2020, 09/10/2020, 05/11/2020, 02/12/2020 and 29/12/2020.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-06-17 13:05:40.0
Services: SRAL Level 1 Products - S3B
SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3B


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6159
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-05 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-05 09:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: Tellicast client software release 2.14.6 is now available for Windows and Linux. For details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5129085.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-05 14:18:56.0
Services:


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6133
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-09 20:30:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-02 23:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-8
Subject: eclipse-season
Impact: risk-of-degradation
Detail: 20:30 to 23:00 UTC image data may be unavailable or incomplete.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-07-29 10:26:49.0
Services: IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6181
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-29 22:30:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-18 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: 2020-08-19 12:47:40.0
Services: RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products
RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6254
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-30 14:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-15 16:00:00.0
Satellites: Himawari-8
Subject: eclipse-season
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: 14:00 to 15:20 UTC image data may be unavailable or incomplete.
Url: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/equinox/equinox_2020_autumn.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-10 14:02:11.0
Services: Himawari Products


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6182
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-31 23:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-17 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: 2020-08-19 12:50:46.0
Services: 0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6259
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-15 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-05-15 00:00:00.0
Satellites: NOAA-15,NOAA-19
Subsystem: AVHRR
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) engineers will activate switching for NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 AVHRR Channel 3A / 3B for the period of 15 September 2020 to 14 May 2021. Switching to Channel 3A will occur during this period over the predefined box encompassing the Alaska Region (box coordinates 50°N to 75°N and 173°E to 135°W). NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 AVHRR will switch between Channel 3B and Channel 3A to support snow and ice detection and monitoring activities over Alaska Region. For more details please refer to the URL link below.
Url: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/messages/2020/MSG258010404.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-15 10:11:37.0
Services: AVHRR Level 1 - NOAA
EARS-AVHRR


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6239
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-17 08:30:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-30 09:15:00.0
Satellites: MET-8
Subject: Sun-colinearity
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Sun Co-linearity. Repeat cycles 08:30 to 09:00 may be affected.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-10 09:11:18.0
Services: IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6280
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-24 23:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-30 06:26:00.0
Satellites: GOES16
Subject: instrument-maintenance
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Due to SUVI instrument calibration from 24th September 2020 until 30th September 2020, the GOES-16 SUVI and/or EXIS Space Weather data will not be available during following time periods: 24/09/2020 23:00 UTC - 25/09/2020 00:58 UTC (SUVI and EXIS), 25/09/2020 01:40 UTC - 03:40 UTC (SUVI) and each day 26/09/2020 to 30/09/2020 from 05:45 UTC -06:26 UTC (SUVI)
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-23 13:30:21.0
Services: GOES Products


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6196
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-28 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-28 09:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: GOME-2
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Metop-A Technology Test. GOME special calibration. One orbit outage is expected on that day.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-21 09:18:51.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A
AC SAF - Products


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6284
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-28 10:35:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-30 07:10:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3B
Subsystem: SLSTR
Subject: instrument-special-operation
Impact: data-degraded
Detail: Values from IR Channels will be masked-out while the delta of the two Black Body temperatures is below 30 K and IR Channels data will be considered degraded until both SLSTR Black Bodies return to their nominal in-flight temperatures.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-24 07:13:40.0
Services: SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3B


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6293
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-28 14:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-29 18:00:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: data-delayed
Detail: Data Centre database maintenance. During this time, the catalogue will not be updated and the processing of orders will be suspended. Over two days following the maintenance, orders and catalogue updates may be delayed due to necessary recovery activities. For full details please follow the URL below.
Url: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/EUMETSATDataCentre/OrderingFAQ/index.html?filter=interruptions
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-24 11:01:30.0
Services: EUMETSAT Data Centre


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6289
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-28 14:55:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-28 15:02:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: ASCAT
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Gain Compression
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-23 14:43:30.0
Services: ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C
EARS-ASCAT
ASCAT AHRPT Metop-C
OSI SAF - Products


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6197
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-29 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-02 00:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: GOME-2
Subject: instrument-maintenance
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Metop-A Technology Test. During the indicated period, the temperature of the Metop-A GOME-2 FPA detectors will be lowered by 2 degrees. Data disruptions are not expected but possible.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-21 09:46:53.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A
AC SAF - Products


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6288
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-29 08:04:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-29 08:11:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-23 14:27:14.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-C
SEM AHRPT Metop-C


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6287
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-29 08:51:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-29 08:58:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-23 14:23:46.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-B
SEM AHRPT Metop-B


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6291
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-29 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-29 09:00:00.0
Satellites: NOAA-20
Subject: in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Drag Make-Up manoeuvre (DMU). This may cause data to be unavailable or degraded. The exact time will be announced closer to the manoeuvre.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-23 15:22:52.0
Services: ATMS Level 1 - JPSS
CrIS Level 1 - JPSS
VIIRS EDR - JPSS


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6286
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-29 09:18:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-29 09:25:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-23 14:22:41.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6283
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-30 08:40:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-02 06:35:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A
Subsystem: SLSTR
Subject: instrument-special-operation
Impact: data-degraded
Detail: Values from IR Channels will be masked-out while the delta of the two Black Body temperatures is below 30 K and IR Channels data will be considered degraded until both SLSTR Black Bodies return to their nominal in-flight temperatures.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-24 07:12:42.0
Services: SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6236
Rev: 3
Start Time: 2020-10-01 08:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-01 10:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-8,MET-10,MET-11
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Due to Eumetsat ground segment maintenance there is a risk of interruption or delay of MET-8, MET-10 and MET-11 SEVIRI data and meteorological products in the given time period. The maintenance will be conducted one segment at a time and the risk is 15 minutes per segment only [REV 2] The maintenance has been postponed and will be rescheduled. [REV 3] rescheduled for 01/10/2020
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-23 14:48:19.0
Services: 0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products
IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6272
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-10-03 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-16 00:00:00.0
Subject: Sun-interference
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Sun interference may affect the EUMETCast broadcast satellites. Users might experience lower signal margin or outages on EUMETCast. The exact times and durations of the signal degradation or outages depend on the reception location.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-17 12:37:29.0
Services: EUMETCast-Europe
EUMETCast-Africa


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6034
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: A sub-set of Meteosat SEVIRI Level 2 products are planned to be discontinued on 7 October 2020. The products are: Cloud Analysis, Cloud Analysis Image, Divergence, Normalised Difference Vegetation Index / Normalised Difference Vegetation Index Decadal and Tropospheric Humidity. Please see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5079174.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-06-24 15:56:26.0
Services: 0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6252
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
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: 2020-09-09 14:28:30.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-C
AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-C
AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-C
MHS Level 1 - Metop-C
IASI Sounding products- Metop-C
Multi-sensor Products - Metop-C
IASI Level 1 - Metop-C
EARS-ATOVS
EARS-AVHRR
EARS-IASI
A-DCS AHRPT Metop-C
AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-C
AVHRR AHRPT Metop-C
HIRS AHRPT Metop-C
SEM AHRPT Metop-C
IASI AHRPT Metop-C
MHS AHRPT Metop-C


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6285
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-10-12 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-16 17:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: New EUMETSAT Website testing: We are close to launching our new website and are giving some users a chance to test it prior to launch. If you are interested in taking part, please contact our User Service Helpdesk (ops@eumetsat.int) by 30 September 2020. See the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5207530.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-23 11:24:13.0
Services: Web Service


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6267
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-10-18 00:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: HRPT
Subject: general-announcement
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: HRPT switching zone update. Risk of interruption. An update of the Metop-A on-board HRPT switching zones timings will be performed to compensate for the zone drift in geolocation due to the spacecraft drifting orbit. This will result in a shift in HRPT switching zones by 6 degree eastward. HRPT users near the borders of switching zones may experience degradation in service availability for Metop-A HRPT.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-18 06:41:06.0
Services:


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6290
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-10-20 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-20 09:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-maintenance
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: IASI EEPROM Patch. Exact time will be announced closer to the event.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-23 15:17:15.0
Services: IASI Level 1 - Metop-A
EARS-IASI
IASI AHRPT Metop-A
OSI SAF - Products


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6292
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-10-26 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-26 09:00:00.0
Subject: service-change
Detail: From 26 October 2020, the AC SAF product ordering service through the EUMETSAT Data Centre will be discontinued. After that date, offline ordering of AC SAF products will only be possible via dedicated ordering services hosted by FMI and DLR. Links to these ordering services will be listed in the EUMETSAT Product Navigator (https://navigator.eumetsat.int) catalogue.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-24 10:11:33.0
Services: AC SAF - Products


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6223
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-10-30 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-10-30 09:00:00.0
Subject: product-change
Detail: The Jason-3 altimeter products generated by EUMETSAT will be updated to the new GDR-F standard at the end of October 2020 (exact date to be communicated in due course). For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5173173.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-02 14:05:42.0
Services: Jason-3 OGDR


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5159
Rev: 3
Start Time: 2021-01-14 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-01-14 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. [Rev. 3]: Date changed to mid-January 2021. Exact date will be announced in due course. Periods of parallel dissemination on the GTS have also been updated. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4593260.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-17 14:09:56.0
Services: 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


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6269
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-07-29 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-07-29 09:00:00.0
Subject: service-change
Detail: Sentinel-3 OLCI Level-1 Full Resolution Near Real Time data will be removed from EUMETCast Satellite on 29 July 2021. Alternative services to access these data are available. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5184373.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-09-16 16:21:45.0
Services: OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A
OLCI Level 1 Products - S3B


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