Topic: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 8 
 
Date/Time Issued: February 18, 2021 1600Z  
 
Product(s) or Data Impacted: See list below.   
 
Date/Time of Initial Impact: February 18, 2021 1551Z  (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: See list below

Message number: 7660
Message creation: Thu Feb 18 15:51:50 UTC 2021
 
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5475
Rev: 10
Start Time: 2020-01-06 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-04-01 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. [Rev 8] End date updated. [Rev 9] End date updated. [Rev. 10] End date updated.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-11-27 12:17:02.0
Services: ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A
ASCAT Level 1 - 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: 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: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6269
Rev: 3
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. [Rev. 2]: URL updated, following the launch of the new EUMETSAT website on 16 November 2020. [Rev. 3]: The removal of Sentinel-3 OLCI Level-1 Full Resolution Near Real Time data from EUMETCast Satellite, initially planned for 29 July 2021, is being deferred to a later date (likely to be during the last quarter of 2021). This is to allow more time for users to transition to alternative access services.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/S3-olci-l1-nrt-on-eumetcast-satellite-removed
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-01-26 16:03:54.0
Services: OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A
OLCI Level 1 Products - S3B
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6663
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-02 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-03-04 09:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-10
Subject: monthly-RSS-interruption
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Monthly interruption. Meteosat-10 Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) will be suspended for scheduled Full Earth Scanning and Ground Segment Maintenance. No gap-filling will be provided.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-01-27 15:26:28.0
Services: RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6661
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-04 20:30:00.0
End Time: 2021-03-29 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.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-01-27 15:19:27.0
Services: IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6673
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-06 06:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-28 12:00:00.0
Satellites: GOES-17
Subject: instrument-special-operation
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: NOAA will conduct a GOES-West ABI Cooling Timeline Operation from 06 to 28 February 2021, every day from 06:00 to 12:00 UTC. During this phase, GOES-17 operations mode will change from MODE 6 to MODE 3, and this will affect the GOES-West ABI Level 1B data distribution on EUMETCast. For full details, see the URL provided below. Users wishing to receive the MODE 3 data should contact our User Helpdesk at ops@eumetsat.int.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/goes17-abi-mode3-cooling-timeline-implementation
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-01-28 11:08:06.0
Services: GOES Products
 
Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6730
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-18 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-18 09:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: The first release of IASI-A and -B climate data record of all sky temperature and humidity profiles is now available to users. For more details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/release-iasi-climate-data-record-all-sky-temperature-and-humidity-profiles
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-18 12:04:00.0
Services: IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6727
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-22 07:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-23 17:00:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Data Centre archive servers maintenance. During this time, the catalogue will not be updated and the processing of orders will be suspended. Over two days following the maintenance, catalogue updates may be delayed due to necessary recovery activities.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-18 12:14:14.0
Services: EUMETSAT Data Centre
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6731
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-22 07:30:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-22 17:30:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A,Sentinel-3B
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-delay
Detail:
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-18 12:49:59.0
Services: OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A
OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3A
SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A
SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
OLCI Level 1 Products - S3B
OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3B
SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3B
SRAL Level 1 Products - S3B
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6717
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-23 06:43:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-23 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: 2021-02-17 14:59:17.0
Services: 0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6721
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-23 08:10:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-23 08:17:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 16:25:18.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-B
SEM AHRPT Metop-B
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6718
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-23 08:36:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-23 08:43:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 16:26:08.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6719
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-23 08:36:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-23 10:19:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: SEM
Component: TED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM TED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 16:26:33.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6725
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-23 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-23 09:00:00.0
Satellites: Suomi NPP
Subject: VIIRS Lunar Roll
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Lunar Calibration.The exact time will be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 15:14:39.0
Services: ATMS Level 1 - JPSS
CrIS Level 1 - JPSS
VIIRS EDR - JPSS
EARS-VIIRS
SNPP - JPSS Copernicus data
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6726
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-23 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-23 09:00:00.0
Satellites: NOAA-20
Subject: VIIRS Lunar Roll
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Lunar Calibration.The exact time will be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 15:15:03.0
Services: ATMS Level 1 - JPSS
CrIS Level 1 - JPSS
VIIRS EDR - JPSS
SNPP - JPSS Copernicus data
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6722
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-23 09:04:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-23 09:11:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 16:24:26.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-C
SEM AHRPT Metop-C
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6723
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-23 14:58:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-23 21:52:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: External Calibration. Lunar acquisition. CS2 campaign.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 15:12:06.0
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: 6724
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-23 15:52:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-23 22:46:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: External Calibration. Lunar acquisition. CS2 campaign.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 15:12:27.0
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: 6675
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2021-02-24 11:55:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-24 13:36:00.0
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. [Rev. 2] Start and End time updated.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-18 15:50:58.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A
AC SAF - Products
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6728
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-25 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-03-10 00:00:00.0
Subject: Sun-interference
Impact: data-unavailable
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: 2021-02-17 16:00:42.0
Services: EUMETCast-Europe
EUMETCast-Africa
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6705
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-25 23:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-04-13 01:30:00.0
Satellites: MET-11
Subject: eclipse-season
Impact: risk-of-degradation
Detail: 23:00 to 01:30 UTC image data may be unavailable or incomplete.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-10 15:31:09.0
Services: 0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6716
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-27 11:45:00.0
End Time: 2021-03-09 13:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-11
Subject: Sun-colinearity
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Sun Co-linearity. Repeat cycles 11:45 to 13:00 may be affected.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 14:56:13.0
Services: 0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6720
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-02-28 04:50:00.0
End Time: 2021-02-28 08:50:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: External Calibration
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 15:03:08.0
Services: IASI Level 1 - Metop-A
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A
EARS-IASI
IASI AHRPT Metop-A
OSI SAF - Products
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6715
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-03-04 11:15:00.0
End Time: 2021-03-07 12:30:00.0
Satellites: MET-10
Subject: Sun-colinearity
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Sun Co-linearity. Repeat cycles 11:15 to 12:30 may be affected.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 14:52:41.0
Services: RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products
 
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6714
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-03-04 22:30:00.0
End Time: 2021-04-13 01:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-10
Subject: eclipse-season
Impact: risk-of-degradation
Detail: 22:30 to 01:00 UTC image data may be unavailable or incomplete.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-17 14:47:24.0
Services: RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products
 
Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6729
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-03-10 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-03-10 09:00:00.0
Subject: product-change
Detail: The ‘Europe and North-Atlantic’ sub-set of Meteosat 0° cloud products generated by EUMETSAT using the NWC SAF GEO software package will be updated on 10 March 2021. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/update-sub-set-meteosat-0deg-cloud-products
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-02-18 11:53:55.0
Services: 0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
 
Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6676
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2021-04-01 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-04-01 09:00:00.0
Subject: product-change
Detail: GOME-2 Level 1 Product Processing Facility (PPF) Version 7 is planned to be released early April 2021. Exact date will be communicated in due course. For full details and test data, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/upcoming-release-gome-2-level-1-ppf-v7
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2021-01-27 16:49:11.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-C
 
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