Topic: Metop-B In Plane Maneuver 

Date/Time Issued:
 June 20, 2024 0329Z 

Product(s) Involved/Affected: 
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 (UTC) Initial Implementation:  June 19, 2024 (JDAY 171) 0710Z

Date/Time (UTC) Expected End:  
June 19, 2024 (JDAY 171) 1258Z

Length of Outage:  6 hours

Details/Specifics of Change:
A Metop-B In-Plane Maneuver will be performed Jun 19, 2024.
The SEM instrument will be placed into Maneuver Mode at 07:10 UTC on Jun 19, 2024 and returned to its Normal Operating Mode at 12:58 UTC that same day.
The GOME instrument timeline ends and the mirror is parked before the burn at 10:17 UTC on Jun 19, 2024. The GOME timeline is reactivated at 12:00 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: Spacecraft Affected: NOAA-15 ☐ NOAA-18 ☐ NOAA-19 ☐ Metop-A ☐ Metop-B ☒ 

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