Topic: Metop-C In-Plane Maneuver

 

Date/Time Issued: December 10, 2025 0039Z

 

Product(s) or Data Impacted: 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 of Initial Impact: December 10, 2025  0856Z JDAY 344

 

Date/Time of Expected End: December 10, 2025  1443Z JDAY 344

 

Length of Event: 6 hours

 

Details/Specifics of Change: A Metop-C In-Plane Maneuver will be performed Dec 10, 2025. The SEM instrument will be placed into Maneuver Mode at 08:56:06 UTC on Dec 10, 2025 and returned back to its Normal Operating Mode at 14:43:04 UTC that same day. The GOME instrument timeline ends and the mirror is parked before the burn at 12:19:12 UTC on December 10, 2025. The GOME timeline is reactivated at 14:01:38 UTC that same day. Data from the outage period will not be recovered nor distributed.

 

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

 

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