Topic: Metop-C In-Plane Maneuver

Date/Time Issued: April 29, 2026 2310Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: 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 of Initial Impact: April 29, 2026 0717Z (JDAY 119)

Date/Time of Expected End: April 29, 2026 1305Z (JDAY 119)

Length of Event: 6 hours

Details/Specifics of Change: A Metop-C In-Plane Maneuver will be performed April 29, 2026.The SEM instrument will be placed into Maneuver Mode at 07:17:29 UTC on April 29, 2026 and returned to its Normal Operating Mode at 13:05:24 UTC that same day.The GOME instrument timeline ends and the mirror is parked before the burn at 10:27:21 UTC on April 29, 2026. The GOME timeline is reactivated at 12:09:45 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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