Topic: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 50 

 

Date/Time Issued: December 14, 2022 1318Z

 

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 14, 2022 1304Z 


Date/Time of Expected End:  
See list Below

Details/Specifics of Change:

 

Message number:

10138

Message creation:

Wed Dec 14 13:04:14 UTC 2022

 

Type:

Planned Maintenance

Ann Nr:

7582

Rev:

9

Start Time:

2021-12-07 00:00:00.0

End Time:

2023-01-30 00:00:00.0

Satellites:

Metop-C

Subsystem:

ASCAT

Impact:

risk-of-interruption

Detail:

Event End date updated.

Revision History:

[Original] Calibrations to support transponder test.. Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global and regional winds products can be expected, during satellite passes over Turkey. [Rev. 2] Event End date updated. [Rev. 3] Event End date updated. [Rev.4] Event End date updated. [Rev.5] Event End date updated [Rev.6] Event End date updated [Rev.7] Event End date updated [Rev.8] Event End date updated.

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-11-24 11:03:22.0

Services:

ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

8444

Rev:

1

Start Time:

2022-07-28 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2023-01-04 09:00:00.0

Subject:

general-announcement

Detail:

End time changed from 3 January to 4 January 2023.

Revision History:

[Original] GOES-18 ABI L1b data will be distributed in parallel to GOES-17 ABI L1b data from 28 July 2022 to 3 January 2023. Users wishing to receive the parallel GOES-18 ABI L1b data stream should contact our User Service Helpdesk (ops@eumetsat.int). For full details, see the URL provided below.

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/parallel-dissemination-goes-18-abi-data

Issue Time:

2022-11-16 16:10:19.0

Services:

GOES Products

 

Type:

Planned Maintenance

Ann Nr:

8838

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-11-21 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-19 09:00:00.0

Satellites:

MET-10

Subject:

yearly-RSS-interruption

Impact:

data-unavailable

Detail:

Yearly interruption. Meteosat-10 Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) will be suspended for scheduled Full Earth Scanning and Ground Segment Maintenance.

Revision History:

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-11-03 10:05:43.0

Services:

RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

 

Type:

Planned Maintenance

Ann Nr:

8984

Rev:

2

Start Time:

2022-12-05 08:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-12 15:00:00.0

Subject:

ground-segment-maintenance

Impact:

risk-of-interruption

Detail:

Additional maintenance window between 08:00-15:00UTC on December 12th has been added. Event End has been updated to reflect this.

Revision History:

[Original] EARS MEOS V 5.3 Software Upgrade at the following location: Lannion. There may be disruption to the listed EUMETSAT based services. [Rev.1] Activity postponed to indicated time. Users should be aware that the maintenance activities will take place daily between the 5th and 7th of December 08:00-11:00z.

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-12-09 15:25:38.0

Services:

EARS-ATOVS
EARS-AVHRR
EARS-MWRI
EARS-ASCAT
EARS-IASI
EARS-ATMS
EARS-CrlS
EARS-VIIRS
EARS-VASS
EARS-NWC
EARS-MERSI

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

9085

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-07 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-07 09:00:00.0

Subject:

general-announcement

Detail:

Release of a new version of EPS-SG IASI-NG L1C, L1D and L2 test datasets (version 2.1). For full details, see the URL provided below.

Revision History:

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/new-version-eps-sg-iasi-ng-l1c-l1d-l2-test-data

Issue Time:

2022-12-07 17:01:59.0

Services:

 

Type:

Planned Maintenance

Ann Nr:

9084

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-12 00:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-13 23:59:00.0

Satellites:

Metop-B

Subject:

ground-segment-maintenance

Impact:

risk-of-delay

Detail:

McMurdo MG1 monthly Maintenance. The enhanced timeliness achieved for Metop-B data through the Antarctic Data Acquisition (ADA) system may be interrupted. Therefore only nominal Arctic timeliness may be available during this period.

Revision History:

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-12-07 15:44:26.0

Services:

AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-B
AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-B
SEM L0 - Metop-B
MHS Level 1 - Metop-B
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
HIRS Level 1 - Metop-B
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-B
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B
AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B
Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-B
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
Multi-Metop Wind Products

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

8987

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-12 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-12 09:00:00.0

Subject:

product-change

Detail:

Release of new Processing Baselines for Sentinel-3 SLSTR Level 1 (SL__L1_.004.05.00) and SLSTR L2 SST products (SL__SST.003.07.00). For full details, see the URL provided below.

Revision History:

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/new-sentinel-3-slstr-level-1-and-level-2-sst-processing-baselines-released-soon

Issue Time:

2022-11-24 13:43:04.0

Services:

SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B

 

Type:

Planned Maintenance

Ann Nr:

9081

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-12 14:26:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-12 14:32:00.0

Satellites:

Metop-C

Subsystem:

ASCAT

Subject:

instrument-calibration

Impact:

data-unavailable

Detail:

Gain Compression

Revision History:

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-12-07 15:05:41.0

Services:

ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C
EARS-ASCAT
ASCAT AHRPT Metop-C
OSI SAF - Products

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

8752

Rev:

1

Start Time:

2022-12-13 05:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-13 23:59:00.0

Subject:

service-change

Impact:

risk-of-interruption

Detail:

Start time changed to 05:00 UTC on 13 December 2022. There will be a risk of data outage all day on that day.

Revision History:

[Original] Himawari-9 AHI data to replace Himawari-8 AHI data. For full details, see the URL provided below. There will be a risk of data outage from 09:00 to 11:00 UTC on the day of the switch to Himawari-9.

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/himawari-9-data-replace-himawari-8-data-soon

Issue Time:

2022-11-24 13:31:13.0

Services:

Himawari Products

 

Type:

Planned Maintenance

Ann Nr:

9080

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-13 08:49:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-13 08:56:00.0

Satellites:

Metop-C

Subsystem:

SEM

Component:

MEPED

Subject:

instrument-calibration

Impact:

data-unavailable

Detail:

SEM MEPED in flight calibration.

Revision History:

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-12-07 15:14:12.0

Services:

SEM L0 - Metop-C
SEM AHRPT Metop-C

 

Type:

Planned Maintenance

Ann Nr:

9087

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-13 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-13 09:30:00.0

Subject:

ground-segment-maintenance

Impact:

risk-of-interruption

Detail:

EARS Dorval Node (Gander & Edmonton Contributing stations) PCCW Data Line Maintenance. A 15 minute disruption within the specified period to the listed EUMETSAT based services is expected.

Revision History:

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-12-08 09:30:17.0

Services:

EARS-ATOVS
EARS-AVHRR
EARS-MWRI
EARS-ATMS
EARS-ASCAT
EARS-IASI
EARS-CrlS
EARS-VIIRS
EARS-NWC
EARS-MERSI
EARS-VASS

 

Type:

Planned Maintenance

Ann Nr:

9079

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-13 09:37:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-13 09:44:00.0

Satellites:

Metop-B

Subsystem:

SEM

Component:

MEPED

Subject:

instrument-calibration

Impact:

data-unavailable

Detail:

SEM MEPED in flight calibration.

Revision History:

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-12-07 15:14:03.0

Services:

SEM L0 - Metop-B
SEM AHRPT Metop-B

 

Type:

Planned Maintenance

Ann Nr:

9083

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-13 18:23:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-13 18:24:00.0

Satellites:

Jason-3

Subject:

in-plane-manoeuvre

Impact:

data-degraded

Detail:

Station keeping manoeuvre. The change in semi-major axis will be announced closer to the manoeuvre. OGDR products may be degraded 30 minutes before and up to 2 hours after the manoeuvre. This will affect the sea surface height, but not the wind and wave content in the products.

Revision History:

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-12-08 15:40:12.0

Services:

Jason-3 OGDR

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

9057

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-14 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-14 09:00:00.0

Subject:

product-change

Detail:

NOAA NDE System upgrade, affecting products from GOES-16, GOES-17, SNPP and NOAA-20. For full details and sample files, see the URL provided below.

Revision History:

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/noaa-nde-system-upgrade

Issue Time:

2022-11-30 15:57:24.0

Services:

SNPP - JPSS Copernicus data
GOES Products

 

Type:

Planned Maintenance

Ann Nr:

9082

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-15 08:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-15 10:00:00.0

Subject:

ground-segment-maintenance

Impact:

service-unavailable

Detail:

Planned maintenance activity on Data Store and Data Tailor. Services may become temporarily unavailable during the maintenance period.

Revision History:

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-12-07 15:20:00.0

Services:

Data Store and Data Tailor Web Service

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

8880

Rev:

3

Start Time:

2022-12-15 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-15 09:00:00.0

Subject:

product-change

Detail:

The update of the ASCAT regional wind products needs to be postponed again due to unforeseen issues. A new date will be announced soon.

Revision History:

[Original] Release of a new version of ASCAT Level 1 PPF (Product Processing Facility), v11.3. For full details and test data, see the URL provided below. [Rev.1] The update of the ASCAT regional wind products is being deferred to a later date (to be announced soon). [Rev.2] The update of the ASCAT regional wind products will take place on 1 December 2022.

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/update-ascat-level-1-processing

Issue Time:

2022-12-01 13:01:57.0

Services:

ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C
EARS-ASCAT
OSI SAF - Products

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

8980

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-15 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-15 09:00:00.0

Subject:

product-change

Detail:

SNPP and NOAA-20 CrIS Sensor Data Records (SDRs) will undergo a version change. For full details and sample files, see the URL provided below.

Revision History:

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/snpp-and-noaa-20-cris-sdrs-version-change

Issue Time:

2022-11-23 14:29:41.0

Services:

CrlS Level 1 - Suomi-NPP
CrIS Level 1 - JPSS

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

8982

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-15 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-15 09:00:00.0

Subject:

new-product

Detail:

Release of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich L3 Non-Time Critical (NTC) products. For full details, see the URL provided below.

Revision History:

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/release-sentinel-6-l2p-and-l3-ntc-products

Issue Time:

2022-11-23 14:37:00.0

Services:

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

8865

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-15 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-15 18:00:00.0

Subject:

general-announcement

Impact:

risk-of-interruption

Detail:

The uplink service for EUMETCast Europe will be handed over to a new provider on 15 December 2022. This should be transparent to users and no change on user side is required. However, an interruption to the service is to be expected during the handover process. From 2 to 15 December, users can test their reception by receiving the EUMETCast Europe traffic from Hotbird-13C, EUMETCast Europe backup satellite. For full details, see the URL provided below.

Revision History:

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/new-uplink-service-eumetcast-europe

Issue Time:

2022-11-09 16:00:02.0

Services:

EUMETCast-Europe

 

Type:

Planned Maintenance

Ann Nr:

9106

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2022-12-15 10:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-15 14:00:00.0

Subject:

ground-segment-maintenance

Impact:

service-unavailable

Detail:

Planned maintenance activity on Data Tailor. Service may become temporarily unavailable during the maintenance period.

Revision History:

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-12-14 10:37:21.0

Services:

Data Store and Data Tailor Web Service

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

7329

Rev:

2

Start Time:

2022-12-23 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2022-12-23 09:00:00.0

Subject:

general-announcement

Detail:

The transponder migration for the EUMETCast Europe High Volume Service will include a parallel downlink period where the old and new transponders will be used from 24 November to 23 December 2022. The service on the old transponder will stop on 23 December 2022.

Revision History:

[Rev.1] Transponder migration for the EUMETCast Europe High Volume Service planned for Q3 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below.

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/eumetcast-europe-service-transponder-migration

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-05-12 11:44:14.0

Services:

EUMETCast-Europe

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

8919

Rev:

1

Start Time:

2023-01-04 18:00:00.0

End Time:

2023-01-04 18:00:00.0

Subject:

new-product

Detail:

Change of time to 18:00 UTC on 4 January 2023, as announced by NOAA.

Revision History:

[Original] GOES-18 to become the operational GOES-West satellite on 4 January 2023. From this date, GOES-18 data streams will replace GOES-17 data streams on EUMETCast. For full details, see the URL provided below.

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/goes-18-transition-operations

Issue Time:

2022-11-24 15:51:43.0

Services:

GOES Products

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

8979

Rev:

1

Start Time:

2023-01-19 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2023-01-19 09:00:00.0

Subject:

product-change

Detail:

The release is deferred to 19 January 2023.

Revision History:

[Original] Release of a new processor version for Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Radio Occultation Non Time Critical (NTC) data, RO-NTC v3.7. For full details, see the URL provided below.

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/new-processor-version-sentinel-6-radio-occultation-data-dec2022

Issue Time:

2022-12-06 15:12:24.0

Services:

NTC Radio Occultation RO L1B Products - S6A

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

9086

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2023-01-26 13:00:00.0

End Time:

2023-01-26 14:00:00.0

Subject:

general-announcement

Detail:

As part of a series of monthly open, online short sessions on EUMETSAT's data access services, the next session will take place on 26 January 2023 and will focus on how to use EUMETView's latest features. For more details, see the URL provided below.

Revision History:

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/data-access-services-eumetview-new-features

Issue Time:

2022-12-07 17:05:42.0

Services:

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

7033

Rev:

9

Start Time:

2023-01-30 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2023-01-30 09:00:00.0

Subject:

product-change

Detail:

The update has been deferred to January 2023, with exact date to be announced later.

Revision History:

[Rev.1] Principal Component (PC) compressed IASI L1C data will be updated in November 2021 (exact date to be announced in due course). For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev. 2]: The update is being deferred to Q1 2022, with exact date to be announced in due course. [Rev. 3]: A live test data stream has been put in place. For details on how to access the data and how to use them, see the URL provided below. [Rev. 4]: The update is being deferred to Q4 2022, with exact date to be announced in due course. [Rev.5] New date: Principal Component (PC) compressed IASI L1C data will be updated on 15 August 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev.6] New date: Principal Component (PC) compressed IASI L1C data will be updated in mid-November 2022, with exact date to be announced in due course. For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev.7] The update will take place on 24 November 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev.8] The update has been deferred to 7 December 2022.

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/changes-pc-compressed-iasi-l1c-data

Status:

scheduled

Issue Time:

2022-11-30 14:13:00.0

Services:

IASI Level 1 - Metop-A
IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Level 1 - Metop-C

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

8993

Rev:

1

Start Time:

2023-01-30 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2023-01-30 09:00:00.0

Subject:

product-change

Detail:

The release is being deferred to January 2023, with exact date to be announced later.

Revision History:

[Original] Release of a new version of IASI Level 2 Product Processing Facility (PPF), v6.7. For full details, see the URL provided below.

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/release-iasi-level-2-ppf-version-67

Issue Time:

2022-11-30 14:13:55.0

Services:

IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
IASI Sounding products- Metop-C

 

Type:

Service Enhancement

Ann Nr:

8794

Rev:

0

Start Time:

2023-01-31 09:00:00.0

End Time:

2023-01-31 09:00:00.0

Subject:

general-announcement

Detail:

A sub-set of precipitation products from the H SAF will be discontinued on 31 January 2023. For full details, see the URL provided below.

Revision History:

Url:

https://www.eumetsat.int/h-saf-precipitation-products-be-discontinued

Issue Time:

2022-10-19 16:05:17.0

Services:

H-SAF - Products

 

Name:

EUMETSAT

Address:

Eumetsat-Allee 1
D-64295 Darmstadt
Germany

Telephone:

+49 6151 807 3660/3770

Fax:

+49 6151 807 3790

E-mail:

ops@eumetsat.int

Internet:

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