Topic: Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 38 Issue 2 (Update of Announcement 5158)

Date/Time Issued: September 18, 2019 1032Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: September 18, 2019 1018Z (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: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 4979
Rev: | 2
Start Time: | 2019-08-11 20:30:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-04 23:00:00.0
Satellites: | MET-8
Subject: | eclipse-season
Impact: | risk-of-degradation
Detail: | There is a risk of degraded image quality every night from 20:30 to 23:00 in the given time period. [Rev 2]: End date updated.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-07-31 15:14:11.0
Services: | IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 4980
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-08-30 22:30:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-18 01:00:00.0
Satellites: | MET-10
Subject: | eclipse-season
Impact: | risk-of-degradation
Detail: | There is a risk of degraded image quality every night from 22:30 to 01:00 next day in the given time period.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-07-24 15:24:45.0
Services: | RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 4981
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-02 23:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-18 01:30:00.0
Satellites: | MET-11
Subject: | eclipse-season
Impact: | risk-of-degradation
Detail: | There is a risk of degraded image quality every night from 23:00 to 01:30 next day in the given time period.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-07-24 15:25:19.0
Services: | 0M-0 SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data 0M-0 Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5162
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-16 07:30:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-16 15:30:00.0
Satellites: | Sentinel-3B
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-delay
Detail: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-12 13:15:30.0
Services: | 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: | 5145
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-16 14:49:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-16 14:55:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | ASCAT
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Gain Compression
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 11:46:27.0
Services: | ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B EARS-ASCAT ASCAT AHRPT Metop-B OSI SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5150
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-17 08:38:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-17 08:45:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 12:00:59.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5131
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-17 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-17 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | Met Office East Africa 4 km model to be retired. Data and products from this model will no longer be distributed via EUMETCast from 17 September 2019. This is part of the transition to the Met Office 4.4 km resolution Tropical Africa model (TA4). For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4582230.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-04 13:39:46.0
Services: | WMO RA I Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5156
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-17 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-19 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 can be expected when switching to and from Meteosat-9.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 12:42:46.0
Services: | RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5146
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-17 09:12:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-17 09:19:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 11:48:33.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5087
Rev: | 2
Start Time: | 2019-09-17 09:17:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-17 12:30:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subject: | in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: | data-degraded
Detail: | An Attitude manoeuvre will be performed. During the period, the yaw will be modified by 0.5 degrees and then return to the nominal attitude. The exact date, time and duration of the attitude change will be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre. Reduced data quality should be expected for data sensed during this period. [Rev 2] Start and end times updated.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-04 12:52:35.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-A AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-A AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-A MHS Level 1 - Metop-A HIRS Level 1 - Metop-A IASI Level 1 - Metop-A GRAS Level 1 - Metop-A ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A ATOVS Sounding products - Metop-A IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-A Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-A ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A A-DCS AHRPT Metop-A AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-A ASCAT AHRPT Metop-A GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A HIRS AHRPT Metop-A AVHRR AHRPT Metop-A GRAS AHRPT Metop-A MHS AHRPT Metop-A IASI AHRPT Metop-A SEM AHRPT Metop-A

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5142
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-17 09:38:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-17 09:45:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 11:40:55.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-A SEM AHRPT Metop-A

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5141
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-17 09:38:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-17 11:21:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | TED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM TED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 11:39:06.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-A SEM AHRPT Metop-A

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5139
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-17 18:17:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-19 02:30:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | IASI
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | External Calibration
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 11:24:28.0
Services: | IASI Level 1 - Metop-A IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A EARS-IASI IASI AHRPT Metop-A OSI SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5155
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-17 20:40:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-17 21:00:00.0
Satellites: | GOES15
Subject: | in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Thruster Flush manoeuvre. The 20:30 UTC image data will not be available.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 12:34:25.0
Services: | GOES Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5157
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-18 08:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-18 11:00:00.0
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | Due to maintenance on the Darmstadt server there is a risk of EARS processing being interrupted during the indicated maintenance period.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 14:52:05.0
Services: | EARS-ATOVS EARS-AVHRR EARS-ASCAT EARS-IASI EARS-ATMS EARS-NWC EARS-VIIRS EARS-VASS EARS-CrlS

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5154
Rev: | 2
Start Time: | 2019-09-18 08:05:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-18 09:45:00.0
Satellites: | Sentinel-3B
Subject: | instrument-special-operation
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | PDHU Memory Scrubbing will be performed during the times specified. Delayed and reduced data quality for SLSTR can be expected from the end of the activity up to approximately 13:01 [Rev. 2] Activity has been cancelled
Status: | cancelled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-13 10:23:58.0
Services: | OLCI Level 1 Products - S3B OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3B SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3B SRAL Level 1 Products - S3B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5143
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-18 12:34:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-19 12:13:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | IASI
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | External Calibration
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 11:42:18.0
Services: | IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B IASI Level 1 - Metop-B IASI AHRPT Metop-B OSI SAF - Products EARS-IASI

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5158
Rev: | 2
Start Time: | 2019-09-18 13:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-19 19:00:00.0
Satellites: | GOES16
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | Due to maintenance on the service directories , there is a risk of GOES-16 Space Weather (SEIS) being interrupted during the indicated maintenance period. [REV 2] The maintenance has been postponed. A new date and time will be announced as soon as it is available.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-18 10:17:36.0
Services: | GOES Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5147
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-18 13:41:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-19 11:40:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | IASI
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | External Calibration
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 11:51:55.0
Services: | EARS-IASI IASI AHRPT Metop-C IASI Level 1 - Metop-C IASI Sounding products- Metop-C

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5140
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-18 17:57:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-20 02:03:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | GOME-2
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | GOME Moon Calibration. Short interruptions can be expected.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 11:29:58.0
Services: | GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A AC SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5144
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-19 07:02:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-20 16:49:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | GOME-2
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | GOME Moon Calibration. Short interruptions can be expected.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 11:58:13.0
Services: | GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-B AC SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5167
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-19 07:40:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-25 08:00:00.0
Satellites: | Sentinel-3B
Subsystem: | SLSTR
Subject: | instrument-decontamination
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Products will not be available from the Start Time up until the beginning of the Cool-down phase, which starts at approximately 2019/09/23 07:35.During the Cool-down phase and up until the decontamination End Time, VIS channels within some L1 products will have degraded geolocation; IR channels within L1 and complete L2 SST products will contain non-scientific content.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-13 12:02:38.0
Services: | SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5151
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-19 08:30:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-30 09:15:00.0
Satellites: | MET-8
Subject: | Sun-colinearity
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Sun Co-linearity. Repeat cycles 08:30 to 09:00 affected
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 12:08:06.0
Services: | IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5160
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-19 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-19 09:00:00.0
Subject: | new-product
Detail: | Environmental Data Records (EDRs) from NOAA-20 to be distributed on EUMETCast in the frame of Copernicus. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4593227.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 16:25:39.0
Services: | SNPP-JPSS

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5149
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-19 13:14:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-19 16:16:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | GOME-2
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | GOME Moon Calibration. Short interruptions can be expected.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 11:58:01.0
Services: | GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-C AC SAF - Products GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-C

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5148
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-21 05:12:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-21 09:12:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | IASI
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | External Calibration
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 11:54:50.0
Services: | IASI Sounding products- Metop-C IASI Level 1 - Metop-C EARS-IASI IASI AHRPT Metop-C

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5161
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-25 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-25 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | Removal from EUMETCast of the following third-party data: ESA SMOS Level 1, NASA SMAP Level 1 and ISRO ScatSat-1 Level 2A data.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 16:38:10.0
Services: |

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5056
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-09-30 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-09-30 09:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | IASI
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | The non-linearity correction tables for Metop-A IASI are planned to be updated. The impact on the Metop-A IASI level 1c radiances will be around 0.1-0.2K depending on scene temperature. The exact time will be provided closer to the event.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-08-14 15:09:13.0
Services: | IASI Level 1 - Metop-A EARS-IASI

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: | 5115
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-01 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-01 09:00:00.0
Subject: | service-change
Detail: | The distribution of SNPP Environmental Data Records (EDRs) on EUMETCast will change from the Basic Service to the Transponder 2 High Volume Service (HVS-2) on 01/10/2019. To facilitate user transition, the products will be available in parallel on the Basic Service and on HVS-2 for a period of one month, from 2 to 30 September 2019. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4571033.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-08-28 14:52:41.0
Services: | SNPP-JPSS

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5152
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-06 11:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-18 11:30:00.0
Satellites: | MET-10
Subject: | Sun-colinearity
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Sun Co-linearity. Repeat cycles 11:00 to 11:25 affected
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 12:10:44.0
Services: | RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5153
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-07 11:30:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-17 12:15:00.0
Satellites: | MET-11
Subject: | Sun-colinearity
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Sun Co-linearity. Repeat cycles 11:30 to 12:00 affected
Issue Time: | 2019-09-11 12:14:17.0
Services: | 0M-0 SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data 0M-0 Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5132
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2019-10-08 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2019-10-08 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | Change to the GOES-East GLM (Geostationary Lightning Mapper) Level 2 products distributed on EUMETCast: the data are currently accumulated to 15 minutes compressed tar files. On 8 October 2019, the accumulation period of the data will be changed to 5 minutes to improve the timeliness.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2019-09-04 13:48:06.0
Services: | GOES Products

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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