Topic Metop-B In-Plane Maneuver     


Date/Time Issued:  May 18, 2021 0209Z


Product(s) or Data Impacted:  
 All products from AMSU-A, ASCAT, ATOVS, GRAS, IASI, MHS, AVHRR in the Metop Global Data Service and Regional Data Service will be temporarily degraded.  GOME-2 and SEM products will not be available.     

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 19, 2021 (JDAY 139) 07:31 UTC  

Date/Time of Expected EndMay 19, 2021 (JDAY 139) 13:19 UTC    

Length of Outage:   6 hours

Details/Specifics of Change:   A Metop-B In-Plane Maneuver will be performed May 19, 2021.

 

The SEM instrument will be placed into Maneuver Mode at 07:31 UTC on May 19, 2021 and returned to its Normal Operating Mode at 13:19 UTC that same day. 

The GOME instrument timeline ends and the mirror is parked before the burn at 10:41 UTC on May 19, 2021.  The GOME timeline is reactivated at 12:22 UTC that same day.

Data from the outage period will not be recovered nor distributed.  

 Contact Information for Further Information: 

ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880

Spacecraft Affected:  NOAA-15   NOAA-18   NOAA-19  Metop-A  Metop-B 

Web Site(s) for Applicable Information: 

See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other satellite related messages.
See 
http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/CurrentSatellites/Metop/index.html for more information Metop satellites


Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880       


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