Update #1: Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 46 Issue 2 (update of announcement 5266, addition of announcement 5334)

Topic: Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 46

Date/Time Issued: November 08, 2019 1230Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 07, 2019 1546Z (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:

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 4920
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-06-27 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-06-27 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | There is an issue with the latest EUMETCast software package, affecting Linux operating systems when the Tellicast client software (version 2.14.5) is used in combination with the Safenet drivers. A new alpha version of Tellicast, with a fix of the issue, is available for download. See the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4451027.html
Issue Time: | 2019-06-27 11:18:18.0
Services: |

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 4952
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-07-13 12:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-30 13:00:00.0
Satellites: | GOES17
Subject: | general-announcement
Impact: | data-degraded
Detail: | GOES-17 ABI Loop Heat Pipe anomaly will impact bands 8 through 16 in the given time period every day around 12:40 UTC. There will be a gradual degradation in image quality over one or several images with some complete outages. This process will cycle through varied degradation through November 30, 2019. The duration of the degradation and outage periods will vary by channel and by date.
Url: | https://www.goes-r.gov/users/GOES-17-ABI-Performance.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-07-12 12:09:09.0
Services: | GOES Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5128
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-30 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-12-15 09:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subject: | general-announcement
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | Metop-A Technology Test Campaign I (one) execution: possible data disruptions or outages. More information will be given in specific instruments announcements.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-04 12:26:30.0
Services: |

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5333
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-01 17:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-01 17:00:00.0
Subject: | service-change
Detail: | Addition of data from Ascension Island (station name: 'asc') to the ATOVS and ATMS data flows from the NOAA Direct Broadcast Network.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-11-07 14:08:27.0
Services: | NDB (NOAA Direct Broadcast)

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5327
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-11 13:50:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-11 13:57:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | ASCAT
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Gain Compression
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-11-06 14:03:45.0
Services: | ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B EARS-ASCAT ASCAT AHRPT Metop-B OSI SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5266
Rev: | 2
Start Time: | 2019-11-12 07:10:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-18 13:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | IASI
Subject: | general-announcement
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | IASI special patch and dump activity aiming to reduce outage times in case of instrument switch off will cause a prolonged data outage. [REV 2] Change of affected services
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-11-08 10:54:55.0
Services: | IASI Level 1 - Metop-A IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A EARS-IASI IASI AHRPT Metop-A AC SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5329
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-12 08:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-12 08:07:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-11-06 14:50:07.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5331
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-12 08:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-13 15:00:00.0
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | Troubleshooting the Internet Edge subsystem with the vendor. Connections may experience a short outage as the system is failed over and a second interruption when the system is failed back over.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-11-07 12:32:01.0
Services: | GOES Products Himawari Products FY-2 Products ELECTRO-L N2 MODIS Products SSMIS Products Oceansat-2 Products SARAL Products FY-3 Products Megha-Tropiques Products Meteor-M N2 Products Multimission Regional Products SMOS Products GCOM-W1 AMSR-2 Products Global NOAA ATOVS L1 data GPM-Core GMI Products SMAP Products VIIRS Fire Product WMO RA VI Products WMO RA I Products RETIM Products DWDSAT Products FP7 Products AMESD Products Copernicus Global Land service Misc OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A MWR Level 1 Products - S3B SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3B OLCI Level 1 Products - S3B SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B SRAL Level 1 Products - S3B SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3B SNPP-JPSS EUMETCast-Europe EUMETCast-Africa GTS RMDCN EUMETSAT Data Centre Web Service Copernicus Online Data Access

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5328
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-12 08:13:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-12 08:20:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-11-06 14:05:42.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5332
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-12 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-14 09:00:00.0
Satellites: | MET-10
Subject: | monthly-RSS-interruption
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Monthly interruption. Meteosat-10 Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) will be suspended for scheduled Full Earth Scanning and Ground Segment Maintenance. Meteosat-9 RSS image data, rectified to 9.5 deg E, replaces the Meteosat-10 service. The RSS meteorological product service is not available during this timeframe. An outage of 5 minutes (or slightly more) can be expected when switching to and from Meteosat-9.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-11-07 10:45:44.0
Services: | RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5326
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-13 08:18:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-13 08:25:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-11-06 14:03:01.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5309
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-14 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-14 09:00:00.0
Subject: | new-product
Detail: | GOES-West GLM (Geostationary Lightning Mapper) products from NOAA to be available on EUMETCast Europe. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4692027.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-30 12:19:35.0
Services: | GOES Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5334
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-14 13:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-14 14:00:00.0
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | EUMETView maintenance. Service disruption can be expected during the indicated time period.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-11-08 11:09:17.0
Services: | Web Service

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5323
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-18 00:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-12-31 00:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | ASCAT
Subject: | general-announcement
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | Calibrations to support transponder test. Outages of products can be expected, during satellite passes over Turkey.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-31 10:42:08.0
Services: | ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5320
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-20 12:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-20 12:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subject: | in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: | data-degraded
Detail: | Routine in-plane manoeuvre. Reduced data quality should be expected for data sensed during this period. The exact burn time will be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-31 09:53:11.0
Services: | IASI Level 1 - Metop-B AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-B SEM L0 - Metop-B GRAS Level 1 - Metop-B ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-B HIRS Level 1 - Metop-B MHS Level 1 - Metop-B IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B ATOVS Sounding products - Metop-B Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-B ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B A-DCS AHRPT Metop-B AVHRR AHRPT Metop-B GRAS AHRPT Metop-B AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-B GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-B ASCAT AHRPT Metop-B HIRS AHRPT Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B MHS AHRPT Metop-B IASI AHRPT Metop-B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5315
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-25 00:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-12-04 00:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | AMSU-A
Subject: | general-announcement
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | End of Life technology test for AMSU.Short interruptions can be expected during the testing.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-30 13:40:07.0
Services: | AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-A AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-A OSI SAF - Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5319
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-28 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-28 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | The MODIS Total Precipitable Water products from NASA will stop being distributed on EUMETCast Europe.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-30 16:09:06.0
Services: | MODIS Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5330
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-12-04 12:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-12-04 12:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subject: | out-of-plane-manoeuvre
Detail: | Out-of-plane manoeuvre. Some instrument data will be unavailable or degraded during this period.The exact burn time and instrument affected outage will be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre. Reduced data quality should be expected for data sensed during this period
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-11-06 14:52:03.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-C IASI Sounding products- Metop-C AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-C MHS Level 1 - Metop-C Multi-sensor Products - Metop-C IASI Level 1 - Metop-C EARS-AVHRR EARS-ATOVS EARS-IASI AVHRR AHRPT Metop-C A-DCS AHRPT Metop-C HIRS AHRPT Metop-C AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-C IASI AHRPT Metop-C MHS AHRPT Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5295
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-12-05 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-12-05 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | Release of new IASI Level 2 PPF (Product Processing Facility) version 6.5. For full details and test data, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4686627.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-24 08:37:28.0
Services: | IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A IASI Sounding products- Metop-C AC SAF - Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5293
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-12-12 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-12-12 09:00:00.0
Subject: | service-change
Detail: | Regional EARS data from the USA will no longer be available on EUMETCast from 12/12/2019. For more details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4682634.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 12:49:46.0
Services: | EARS-ATOVS

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5159
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-06-01 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-06-01 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | A new BUFR encoding sequence will be introduced in June 2020 for all EUMETSATM-bM-^@M-^Ys wind products. For full details and sample files, see the URL provided below.
Url: | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4593260.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 16:22:14.0
Services: | 0M-0 Meteosat Meteorological Products RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-A AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B AVHRR Polar winds - Metop-C Multi-Metop Wind Products

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Message creation: | Fri Nov 08 12:22:53 GMT+00:00 2019

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