Topic: Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 44

Date/Time Issued: October 24, 2019 1504Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 24, 2019 1453Z (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: | 6318
Message creation: | Thu Oct 24 14:53:48 GMT+00:00 2019

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: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5281
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-28 08:30:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-28 16:30:00.0
Satellites: | Sentinel-3A
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-delay
Detail: | Impacts STC and NTC products
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 11:36:19.0
Services: | OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5285
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-28 14:06:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-28 14:13:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | ASCAT
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Gain Compression
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 11:50:07.0
Services: | ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A EARS-ASCAT ASCAT AHRPT Metop-A OSI SAF - Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5283
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-29 05:00:00.0
Subject: | new-product
Detail: | Addition on EUMETCast of Daily Logs for GOES-East (GOES-16) Space Weather L1B data. Example filename: E-UNS_-GOES_16_-SPW_L1B____E-DAILY_LOG-191022_01-201910230426-___ ; EUMETCast Channel: E1H-INFO-2, multicast address: 224.223.223.2:7016, PID:601.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 12:28:10.0
Services: | EUMETCast-Europe

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5288
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-29 08:02:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-29 08:09:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 11:59:46.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5289
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-29 08:02:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-29 09:45:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | TED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM TED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 12:00:48.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5286
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-29 08:29:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-29 08:36:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 11:54:40.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-A SEM AHRPT Metop-A

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5279
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-29 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-29 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | New Processing Baseline (PB) release for Sentinel-3 OLCI Level 1B data: PB 2.58 for OLCI-A and PB 1.30 for OLCI-B. The main change is related to the improvement in OLCI-B geometric performances and the update of calibration gains and dark currents for both OLCI-A and OLCI-B.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 08:24:34.0
Services: | OLCI Level 1 Products - S3B OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5291
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-29 09:10:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-29 09:17:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 12:05:09.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5282
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-30 08:30:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-30 16:30:00.0
Satellites: | Sentinel-3A
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-delay
Detail: | Impacts STC and NTC products
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 11:37:45.0
Services: | OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5284
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-30 18:16:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-30 19:15:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | GOME-2
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | GOME2 monthly measurements of GOME-2 polarisation (PMD) data in raw readout mode (PMDRAW). The AC SAF Near Real Time Total Column products (Total Column Ozone, the Total Column NO2, and the Tropospheric NO2) will be unavailable.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 11:48:45.0
Services: | GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A AC SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5290
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-30 19:15:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-30 20:14:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | GOME-2
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | GOME2 monthly measurements of GOME-2 polarisation (PMD) data in raw readout mode (PMDRAW). The AC SAF Near Real Time Total Column products (Total Column Ozone, the Total Column NO2, and the Tropospheric NO2) will be unavailable.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 12:02:04.0
Services: | GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-C GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-C AC SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5287
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-30 19:44:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-30 20:43:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | GOME-2
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | GOME2 monthly measurements of GOME-2 polarisation (PMD) data in raw readout mode (PMDRAW). The AC SAF Near Real Time Total Column products (Total Column Ozone, the Total Column NO2, and the Tropospheric NO2) will be unavailable.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 11:58:22.0
Services: | GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-B AC SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5294
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-30 22:50:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-30 23:45:00.0
Satellites: | GOES16
Subject: | in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Due to a GOES-16 HBT Flush manoeuvre the 22:50 UTC image data will not be available. Product navigation may be degraded for up to 45 minutes after the conclusion of the HBT flush.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 14:29:10.0
Services: | GOES Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5280
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-31 08:30:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-31 16:30:00.0
Satellites: | Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-delay
Detail: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 11:26:19.0
Services: | OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A OLCI Level 1 Products - S3B OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3B SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B SRAL Level 1 Products - S3B SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5292
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-06 08:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-06 16:00:00.0
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | 2 short interruptions (of 2 seconds) are expected, at 08:30 UTC and 15:15 UTC leading to some losses. There is a low risk of further interruptions during the indicated time period.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-23 12:39:43.0
Services: | EUMETCast-Europe

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5266
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-11-12 00:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-11-18 00:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | IASI
Subject: | general-announcement
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | End of Life technology test for IASI.Short interruptions can be expected during the testing.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-10-16 12:59:16.0
Services: | IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A IASI Level 1 - Metop-A EARS-IASI IASI AHRPT Metop-A OSI SAF - Products

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

Name: | EUMETSAT
Address: | Eumetsat-Allee 1 D-64295 Darmstadt Germany
Telephone: | +49 6151 807 3660/3770
Fax: | +49 6151 807 3790
E-mail: | ops@eumetsat.int
Internet: | www.eumetsat.int

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: |

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