Topic: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued: August 13, 2018 1217Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 13, 2018 11:49:18 UTC (from the Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule message)

Date/Time of Expected End: See table in detail for on and off switch time

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

    Message number: 	5066
    Message creation: 	Mon Aug 13 11:49:18 GMT+00:00 2018

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	3867
    Rev: 	3
    Start Time: 	2018-06-04 19:02:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-11-30 23:59:00.0
    Satellites: 	Metop-A
    Subsystem: 	ASCAT
    Subject: 	instrument-calibration
    Impact: 	data-unavailable
    Detail: 	ASCAT Extensive Maintenance. Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global and regional winds products can be expected, during satellite passes over Turkey during the mentioned period.[Rev2]: Updated End time and date. [Rev3]: End date updated.
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-05-30 12:41:54.0
    Services: 	ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A
    ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A
    EARS-ASCAT
    ASCAT AHRPT Metop-A
    OSI SAF - Products

    Type: 	Service Enhancement
    Ann Nr: 	4062
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-08 09:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-08 09:00:00.0
    Subject: 	product-change
    Detail: 	Release by ESA of improved SMOS level 2 near-real time soil moisture neural network products (v200). For more details, see the URL provided below.
    Url: 	http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4019237.html
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-09 12:09:08.0
    Services: 	SMOS Products

    Type: 	Service Enhancement
    Ann Nr: 	4059
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-10 06:00:00.0
    Subject: 	service-change
    Detail: 	CM SAF products will no longer be available for ordering from the Data Centre User Services Client. Users should order these products directly from the CM SAF website. For all details please see the URL below.
    Url: 	http://www.cmsaf.eu/EN/Home/home_node.html
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-08 16:52:12.0
    Services: 	EUMETSAT Data Centre

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	4065
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-13 09:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-13 10:00:00.0
    Subject: 	ground-segment-maintenance
    Impact: 	risk-of-interruption
    Detail: 	Reprocessed data might not be available through the CODA reprocessed download service during the maintenance window .
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-09 14:40:57.0
    Services: 	Copernicus Online Data Access

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	4055
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-13 20:30:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-10-05 23:00:00.0
    Satellites: 	MET-8
    Subject: 	eclipse-season
    Impact: 	data-degraded
    Detail: 	There is a risk of degraded image quality every night from 20:30 to 23:00 in the given time period
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-08 16:42:32.0
    Services: 	IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
    IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	4060
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-13 23:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-14 03:30:00.0
    Subject: 	ground-segment-maintenance
    Impact: 	risk-of-interruption
    Detail: 	Service requests via the Eumetsat website might be interrupted.
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-08 17:06:55.0
    Services: 	Web Service

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	4054
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-14 05:28:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-14 05:29:00.0
    Satellites: 	MET-8
    Subject: 	in-plane-manoeuvre
    Impact: 	data-degraded
    Detail: 	East-West Station Keeping Manoeuvre. Users may experience degraded image quality and degraded meteorological product quality up to a few hours after the manoeuvre.
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-08 16:39:18.0
    Services: 	IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
    IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	4067
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-14 08:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-14 09:00:00.0
    Subject: 	ground-segment-maintenance
    Impact: 	risk-of-interruption
    Detail: 	There is a risk of interruption or delay for all Eumetsat products on the GTS-RMDCN service during the maintenance window.
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-13 08:38:17.0
    Services: 	FY-2 Products
    FY-3 Products
    GTS RMDCN

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	4057
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-14 08:25:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-14 08:32:00.0
    Satellites: 	Metop-B
    Subsystem: 	SEM
    Component: 	MEPED
    Subject: 	instrument-calibration
    Impact: 	data-unavailable
    Detail: 	SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-08 16:46:52.0
    Services: 	SEM L0 - Metop-B
    SEM AHRPT Metop-B

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	4056
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-14 09:05:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-14 09:12:00.0
    Satellites: 	Metop-A
    Subsystem: 	SEM
    Component: 	MEPED
    Subject: 	instrument-calibration
    Impact: 	data-unavailable
    Detail: 	SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-08 16:46:06.0
    Services: 	SEM L0 - Metop-A
    SEM AHRPT Metop-A

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	4058
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-15 05:12:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-15 09:12:00.0
    Satellites: 	Metop-A
    Subsystem: 	IASI
    Subject: 	instrument-calibration
    Impact: 	data-unavailable
    Detail: 	External Calibration
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-08 16:48:25.0
    Services: 	IASI Level 1 - Metop-A
    IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A
    EARS-IASI
    IASI AHRPT Metop-A
    OSI SAF - Products

    Type: 	Service Enhancement
    Ann Nr: 	3891
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-17 09:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-17 09:00:00.0
    Subject: 	service-change
    Detail: 	From 2018-08-17, the Meteosat 0\xB0 HRV upper window will be shifted to the west position at 10:00 UTC every day, instead of 17:00 UTC as currently implemented. This is to allow for a better coverage of the Azores. The HRV window coverage in the East will be maintained via the Meteosat RSS and IODC HRV windows.
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-06-06 14:25:19.0
    Services: 	0\xB0 SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
    0\xB0 Meteosat Meteorological Products

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	4061
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-19 17:34:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-19 17:34:00.0
    Satellites: 	Jason-3
    Subject: 	in-plane-manoeuvre
    Impact: 	data-degraded
    Detail: 	Station keeping manoeuvre. The semi-major axis will be increased by around 10 m resulting in radial orbit errors in the OGDRs. 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.
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-08 17:13:32.0
    Services: 	Jason-3 OGDR

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	4063
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-21 09:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-21 12:00:00.0
    Impact: 	risk-of-interruption
    Detail: 	New release of the Product Navigator for bug fixing. Associated service disruption can be expected during the indicated time period
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-09 13:21:25.0
    Services: 	Web Service

    Type: 	Planned Maintenance
    Ann Nr: 	4064
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-21 09:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-21 12:00:00.0
    Impact: 	risk-of-interruption
    Detail: 	New release of EUMETView for bug fixing. Associated service disruption can be expected during the indicated time period.
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-09 13:22:53.0
    Services: 	Web Service

    Type: 	Service Enhancement
    Ann Nr: 	3909
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-22 09:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-22 09:00:00.0
    Subject: 	general-announcement
    Detail: 	EUMETCast Satellite data flows on Transponder 1 (TP1) and Transponder 2 (TP2) are being reorganised. Sentinel-3A data, currently disseminated on TP1, will be transferred to TP2. From 18/06/2018 to 21/08/2018, they will be available on both TP1 and TP2. From 22/08/2018, they will only be available on TP2. For full details on what users need to do to prepare for this change, see the URL provided below.
    Url: 	https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_3942692.html
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-06-13 13:51:05.0
    Services: 	OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A
    MWR Level 1 Products - S3A
    OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
    SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A
    SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
    SRAL L2P Marine Products - S3A
    SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A
    SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
    EUMETCast-Europe

    Type: 	Service Enhancement
    Ann Nr: 	4053
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-29 09:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-29 09:00:00.0
    Subject: 	service-change
    Detail: 	Extension of the Meteosat Rapid Scan Service (RSS) processing area. For full details and sample files showing the extended RSS area, see the URL provided below.
    Url: 	http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4019034.html
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-08 15:39:18.0
    Services: 	RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
    RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

    Type: 	Service Enhancement
    Ann Nr: 	4041
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-08-31 09:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-08-31 09:00:00.0
    Subject: 	general-announcement
    Detail: 	The Vegetation Productivity Index (VPI) from the Copernicus Global Land Service will be discontinued on 31-08-2018. The Copernicus Global Land Service is preparing to release the Long Term Statistics for the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) time-series, to allow users to easily calculate their preferred NDVI-based anomaly indicators (VPI, etc.). For more details, see the URL provided below.
    Url: 	https://land.copernicus.eu/global/content/vpi-1km-nrt-discontinued-favour-ndvi-lt-statistics
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-02 13:14:59.0
    Services: 	Copernicus Global Land service

    Type: 	Service Enhancement
    Ann Nr: 	4052
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-09-04 09:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-09-04 09:00:00.0
    Subject: 	new-product
    Detail: 	The new 300m Burnt Area (BA) product from the Copernicus Global Land Service will be available on EUMETCast from 04-09-2018. The old 1km BA product will be discontinued at the end of August 2018. For full details and sample files of the new BA product, see the URL provided below.
    Url: 	http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4019031.html
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-08 14:53:51.0
    Services: 	Copernicus Global Land service

    Type: 	Service Enhancement
    Ann Nr: 	4035
    Rev: 	1
    Start Time: 	2018-09-12 09:00:00.0
    End Time: 	2018-09-12 09:00:00.0
    Subject: 	general-announcement
    Detail: 	EUMETCast Satellite data flows on Transponder 1 (TP1) and Transponder 2 (TP2) are being reorganised. GOES-16 and NOAA-20 global data, currently disseminated on TP2, will be transferred to TP1. From 22/08/2018 to 11/09/2018, they will be available on both TP1 and TP2. From 12/09/2018, they will only be available on TP1. For full details on what users need to do to prepare for this change, see the URL provided below.
    Url: 	https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_3942692.html
    Status: 	scheduled
    Issue Time: 	2018-08-01 09:13:46.0
    Services: 	ATMS Level 1 - JPSS
    CrIS Level 1 - JPSS
    EUMETCast-Europe
    GOES Products

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