Topic: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule
Date/Time Issued: March 11, 2020 0951Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: See list below.
Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 11, 2020 0934Z (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: 6724
Message creation: Wed Mar 11 09:34:38 UTC 2020
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: 5355
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2019-11-14 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-04-15 00:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: GOME-2
Subject: general-announcement
Impact: data-degraded
Detail: The Metop-A satellite with GOME-2 on-board is currently in drifting orbit. As a consequence there are periods during which the GOME-2 instrument is not able to carry out its daily solar calibration measurement. The third such period will be from 14 November 2019 to 14 April 2020. During this period, the solar mean reference spectrum provided in the Metop-A GOME-2 level-1B product will be automatically replaced by a modelled solar spectrum using information on solar activity from Metop-B. Therefore, it is expected that the quality of both level-1B and level-2 products might undergo slight changes during this period, and there will be an associated risk of degraded product quality for Metop-A GOME-2 products.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-01-10 07:39:08.0
Services: GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A
AC SAF - Products
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5475
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2020-01-06 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-04-01 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. [Rev. 2] End date updated.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-02-10 14:53:52.0
Services: ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5596
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-01-29 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2021-12-31 23:59:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: HRPT
Subject: general-announcement
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: HRPT switching zone drift. Risk of interruption. The Metop-A satellite is currently in drifting orbit. As a consequence the geographical zones, defined to control the switching times of the satellite HRPT system, are drifting westwards at a rate of 0.02 degree per day. Users near the borders of switching zones might experience small changes in their acquisition times of the HRPT signal. On-board timings will be updated approximately every 8 months to compensate for the drift geolocation. A dedicated announcement will be issued in advance of each of these updates.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-02-03 10:12:03.0
Services: A-DCS AHRPT Metop-A
ASCAT AHRPT Metop-A
AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-A
AVHRR AHRPT Metop-A
IASI AHRPT Metop-A
HIRS AHRPT Metop-A
GRAS AHRPT Metop-A
MHS AHRPT Metop-A
GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5600
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2020-01-30 08:00:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Due to system maintenance, the SARAL service is in a risk-state and product degradation or losses can be expected, until further notice. This is affecting all SARAL products distributed on EUMETCast. [Rev. 2]: In addition, the SARAL BUFR products will be unavailable until further notice.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-02-26 16:03:10.0
Services: SARAL Products
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5566
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-02-07 20:30:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-30 20:30:00.0
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.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-01-22 16:24:40.0
Services: IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5574
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2020-02-12 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-02-12 17:00:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A,Metop-B,Metop-C
Subsystem: GRAS
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Software Release of GRAS PPF. Changes to the GRAS Level 1 product algorithms. The algorithm changes include technical improvements and bug fixes, as well as support to the changed data formats of the auxiliary files provided by the Radio Occultation Support Network (RSN). This message refers to the second phase of the deployment which will use the changed RSN auxiliary files (after a first phase planned to take place on 04 February 2020). [Rev. 2] The second phase of the deployment will no longer take place on 12 February 2020, it is postponed to a future date.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-02-05 16:36:56.0
Services: GRAS Level 1 - Metop-A
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-B
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-C
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5567
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-02-24 22:30:00.0
End Time: 2020-04-13 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: 2020-01-22 16:27:24.0
Services: RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5674
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-02-26 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-11 00:00:00.0
Subject: Sun-interference
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Sun interference may affect the EUMETCast broadcast satellites. Users might experience lower signal margin or outages on EUMETCast. The exact times and durations of the signal degradation or outages depend on the reception location.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-02-20 11:36:03.0
Services: EUMETCast-Europe
EUMETCast-Africa
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5568
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-02-27 23:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-04-12 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: 2020-01-22 16:29:43.0
Services: 0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5584
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-02-28 12:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-09 13:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-11
Subject: Sun-colinearity
Impact: risk-of-degradation
Detail: Sun Co-linearity. Repeat cycles 12:00 to 13:00 may be affected.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-01-29 15:51:07.0
Services: 0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5706
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-09 07:30:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-13 17:30:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A,Sentinel-3B
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: data-delayed
Detail: Maintenance activities will be performed on a daily basis from 07:30 to 17:30 UTC. Copernicus Online Data Access (CODA) users might experience delays or short interruptions of service
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-04 11:26:14.0
Services: Copernicus Online Data Access
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5715
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-09 08:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-13 16:00:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Internet link testing . Short interruptions might be observed daily between 07:30 and 17:30 UTC in the mentioned period for Data exchanged to/from Eumetsat.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-05 15:55:26.0
Services: Web Service
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5713
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-09 15:22:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-09 15:29:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: ASCAT
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Gain Compression
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-04 16:18:07.0
Services: ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C
EARS-ASCAT
ASCAT AHRPT Metop-C
OSI SAF - Products
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5705
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-10 07:30:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-10 19:30:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-delay
Detail:
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-04 11:14:24.0
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
SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B
SRAL Level 1 Products - S3B
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5711
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-10 08:04:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-10 08:11:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-04 16:15:02.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-C
SEM AHRPT Metop-C
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5710
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-10 08:52:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-10 08:59:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-04 16:15:18.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-B
SEM AHRPT Metop-B
Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5676
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-10 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-10 09:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-8,MET-9,MET-10,MET-11
Subsystem: SEVIRI
Subject: general-announcement
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Update of the calibration coefficients of the SEVIRI solar channels (VIS-0.6, VIS-0.8, VIS-1.6, HRVIS). The aging of the radiometer requires an update of the coefficients approximately every 3 years. This will result in very small changes in the meteorological products, with a corresponding small improvement in the quality of the products.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-02-20 12:01:02.0
Services: 0° Meteosat Meteorological Products
0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products
IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5580
Rev: 4
Start Time: 2020-03-10 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-10 09:30:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: [Rev. 3] Start and End date updated. Please note that the new software version is V6.5.11. Update will be done during office hours. [Rev. 4]: Date and Time Updated. Detail Updated. IASI L2 patch installation V6.5.11 and system upgrade. This patch corrects three anomalies detected on the IASI L2 V6.5 PPF (Product Processing Facility) operational since 4 December 2019: - Cloud: cloud top temperature values were sometimes incorrectly supplied although no clouds could actually be retrieved. All cloud parameters are now reset to NaN in the absence of a cloud retrieval. - SO2: Information about missing input IASI data was not copied into the SO2 quality flag, which was also preventing the use of forecast data instead of IASI L2 profiles when these were of degraded quality. The correct processing and flagging have been restored. - Metop-A: The configuration of the all-sky retrieval for Metop-A has to be updated after the irrecoverable degradation of Metop-A/MHS channel 2. This channel is now discarded from the combined microwave-infrared retrieval to recover the products yield and quality from Metop-A. No outage is expected during or after the patch installation.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-09 10:10:27.0
Services: IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
IASI Sounding products- Metop-C
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5694
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2020-03-10 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-10 11:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-8,MET-11
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Due to ground segment maintenance there will be a risk of interruptions and delays to the Data Collection Service during the indicated period. [Rev. 2] Date updated.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-02 14:55:21.0
Services: Meteosat IODC DCP
Meteosat 0° DCP
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5708
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-10 09:18:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-10 09:25:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-04 16:11:08.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5709
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-10 09:18:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-10 11:01:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: SEM
Component: TED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM TED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-04 16:11:48.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5714
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-10 15:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-14 20:00:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: EARS Kangerlussuaq core station Data Line maintenance and EUMETSAT Product Processing Nodes Relocation with a risk that these activities would affect all EARS services.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-04 16:20:30.0
Services: EARS-ATOVS
EARS-AVHRR
EARS-ASCAT
EARS-IASI
EARS-CrlS
EARS-VIIRS
EARS-ATMS
EARS-NWC
EARS-VASS
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5719
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-10 15:10:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-10 15:40:00.0
Satellites: GOES17
Subject: in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Due to a GOES-17 HBT Flush manoeuvre the image data in the given time frame will not be available. Product navigation may be degraded for up to 20 minutes after the conclusion of the HBT flush.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-09 09:23:25.0
Services: GOES Products
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5687
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2020-03-11 09:01:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-11 09:38:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A
Subject: out-of-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: data-degraded
Detail: The exact times will be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre. [Rev. 2] Start/End times revised. Reduced data quality for SRAL should be expected for data sensed during this period. Reduced data quality for SLSTR can be expected from 08:50 to approximately 11:32
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-04 09:09:20.0
Services: OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
OLCI Level 1 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: 5718
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2020-03-11 23:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-11 23:30:00.0
Satellites: GOES16
Subject: in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Due to a GOES-16 HBT Flush manoeuvre the image data in the given time frame will not be available. Product navigation may be degraded for up to 20 minutes after the conclusion of the HBT flush. [Rev. 2] The activity is postponed to a future date.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-11 09:31:11.0
Services: GOES Products
Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 5712
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-13 05:12:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-13 09:12:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-04 16:16:22.0
Services: IASI Sounding products- Metop-C
IASI Level 1 - Metop-C
EARS-IASI
IASI AHRPT Metop-C
OSI SAF - Products
Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5707
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-20 14:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-21 15:00:00.0
Satellites: MET-8
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: From 20/03/2020, the daily Meteosat-8 Upper HRV Window shift time will change from 14:00 UTC to 15:00 UTC to better optimise the illumination for the Spring/Summer season. The 15:00 UTC shift time will remain in place until 21 September 2020 included.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-03-04 16:09:42.0
Services: IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 5673
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-03-25 10:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-03-25 10:00:00.0
Subject: general-announcement
Detail: As part of a consolidation of EUMETCast channel usage, the channels used for the distribution of SAF data and some other data will change on 25/03/2020. Users should make sure they change their channel configuration in order to be able to continue receiving these data after 25/03/2020. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4884710.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-02-20 11:24:30.0