Topic: Metop-C In Plane Maneuver 

Date/Time Issued: May 14, 2024 0208Z

Product(s) Involved/Affected: All products from AMSU-A, ASCAT, 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 (UTC) Initial Implementation:  May 15, 2024 (JDAY 136) ~08:30 UTC

Date/Time (UTC) Expected End:  May 15, 2024 (JDAY 136) ~14:17 UTC

Length of Outage: ~ 6 hours

Details/Specifics of Change: A Metop-C In-Plane Maneuver will be performed May 15, 2024. The SEM instrument will be placed into Maneuver Mode at 08:30 UTC on May 15, 2024 and returned back to its Normal Operating Mode at 14:17 UTC that same day. The GOME instrument timeline ends and the mirror is parked before the burn at 11:39 UTC on May 15, 2024. The GOME timeline is reactivated at 13:21 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 ☐ Metop-C ☒

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 on Metop satellites

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