Topic: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 38
Date/Time Issued: September 11, 2020 1245Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: September 11, 2020 1236Z (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 creation: |
Message number: | 7222
Message creation: | Fri Sep 11 12:36:16 UTC 2020
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5475
Rev: | 6
Start Time: | 2020-01-06 00:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-28 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. [Rev. 3] End date updated to 19th April 2020.[Rev. 4] End date updated. [Rev. 5] End date updated. [Rev. 6] End date updated.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-06-17 15:27:25.0
Services: | ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A ASCAT Level 1 - 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: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5762
Rev: | 3
Start Time: | 2020-04-19 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-10-01 09:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subject: | general-announcement
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | Metop-A Technology Test Campaign II (two) execution: possible data disruptions or outages. More information will be given in specific instruments announcements. [Rev. 2] End date/time updated. [Rev. 3] End date/time updated.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-08-05 13:55:00.0
Services: |
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5988
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-06-12 09:45:00.0
End Time: | 2020-12-18 09:46:00.0
Satellites: | Sentinel-3A
Subsystem: | SRAL
Subject: | instrument-special-operation
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | A series of trial SRAL transponder passes using an ESA/ESRIN refurbished ENVISAT Sigma Naught Transponder will be performed. As a consequence of the mode transitions required to perform this test, outages with a duration of approximately 37 seconds can be expected on the following days, from 09:45:03 to 09:45:40 UTC: 12/06/2020, 09/07/2020, 05/08/2020, 01/09/2020, 28/09/2020, 25/10/2020, 21/11/2020 and 18/12/2020. Similar trial passes for Sentinel-3B are planned to be performed. A separate UNS message will be issued for this.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-06-15 13:05:58.0
Services: | SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 5996
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-06-23 20:41:00.0
End Time: | 2020-12-29 20:42:00.0
Satellites: | Sentinel-3B
Subsystem: | SRAL
Subject: | instrument-special-operation
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | A series of trial SRAL transponder passes using an ESA/ESRIN refurbished ENVISAT Sigma Naught Transponder will be performed. As a consequence of the mode transitions required to perform this test, outages with a duration of approximately 37 seconds can be expected on the following days, from 20:41:20 to 20:41:57 UTC: 23/06/2020, 20/07/2020, 16/08/2020, 12/09/2020, 09/10/2020, 05/11/2020, 02/12/2020 and 29/12/2020.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-06-17 13:05:40.0
Services: | SRAL Level 1 Products - S3B SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3B
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6117
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-07-21 09:30:00.0
Satellites: | ELECTRO L-N2
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Due to the ongoing relocation of Electro L-N2 to its new position at 14.5W, the Electro-L-N2 service has been suspended as of 21/07/2020 at 09:30 UTC
Status: | ongoing
Issue Time: | 2020-07-24 10:30:00.0
Services: | ELECTRO-L N2
Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 6159
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-08-05 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-08-05 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | Tellicast client software release 2.14.6 is now available for Windows and Linux. For details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5129085.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-08-05 14:18:56.0
Services: |
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6133
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-08-09 20:30:00.0
End Time: | 2020-10-02 23:00:00.0
Satellites: | MET-8
Subject: | eclipse-season
Impact: | risk-of-degradation
Detail: | 20:30 to 23:00 UTC image data may be unavailable or incomplete.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-07-29 10:26:49.0
Services: | IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6181
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-08-29 22:30:00.0
End Time: | 2020-10-18 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: | 2020-08-19 12:47:40.0
Services: | RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6254
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-08-30 14:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-10-15 16:00:00.0
Satellites: | Himawari-8
Subject: | eclipse-season
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | 14:00 to 15:20 UTC image data may be unavailable or incomplete.
Url: | https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/equinox/equinox_2020_autumn.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-10 14:02:11.0
Services: | Himawari Products
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6182
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-08-31 23:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-10-17 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: | 2020-08-19 12:50:46.0
Services: | 0° Meteosat Meteorological Products 0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data
Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 6248
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-07 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-07 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | New Python-based code tools and tutorials are now available to users of EUMETSAT data streams. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5184368.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-09 14:04:45.0
Services: |
Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 6249
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-07 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-07 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | Three new MVIRI Radiance Climate Data Records are now available to users. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5184374.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-09 14:03:52.0
Services: |
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6247
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-14 14:18:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-14 14:24:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | ASCAT
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Gain Compression
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-09 13:59:30.0
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: | 6243
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-15 08:41:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-15 08:48:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-09 13:56:33.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6240
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-15 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-17 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 15 minutes (or slightly more) can be expected when switching to and from Meteosat-9.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-08 11:43:59.0
Services: | RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6242
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-15 09:08:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-15 09:15:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-09 13:55:32.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-A SEM AHRPT Metop-A
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6245
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-15 09:35:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-15 09:42:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-09 13:57:11.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6246
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-15 09:35:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-15 11:18:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | TED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM TED in flight calibration.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-09 13:58:15.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6250
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-15 10:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-15 16:00:00.0
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | Risk of Interruption due to Data Link maintenance.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-09 14:07:29.0
Services: | AVHRR Level 1 - NOAA AMSU-A Level 1 - NOAA MHS Level 1 - NOAA HIRS Level 1 - NOAA ATOVS Sounding products - NOAA
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6256
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-16 10:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-17 12:00:00.0
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | EO Portal maintenance on 16th and 17th September 2020. The system may not be available between 10:00 and 12:00 UTC on both days of the maintenance period.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-11 12:34:01.0
Services: | Web Service
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6239
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-17 08:30:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-30 09:15:00.0
Satellites: | MET-8
Subject: | Sun-colinearity
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Sun Co-linearity. Repeat cycles 08:30 to 09:00 may be affected.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-10 09:11:18.0
Services: | IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6251
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-18 10:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-18 16:00:00.0
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | Risk of Interruption due to Data Link maintenance.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-09 14:10:41.0
Services: | AVHRR Level 1 - NOAA AMSU-A Level 1 - NOAA ATOVS Sounding products - NOAA HIRS Level 1 - NOAA MHS Level 1 - NOAA
Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 6253
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-22 14:00:00.0
End Time: | 2021-03-20 00:00:00.0
Satellites: | MET-8
Subject: | general-announcement
Impact: | no-impact
Detail: | On 22 September 2020, the daily Meteosat-8 Upper HRV Window shift time will change from 15:00 UTC to 14:00 UTC to better optimise the illumination for the Autumn/Winter season. The 14:00 UTC shift time will remain in place until 19 March 2021.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-10 09:25:14.0
Services: | IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6212
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-23 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-23 09:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subject: | out-of-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: | data-unavailable
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: | 2020-08-26 14:37:51.0
Services: | MHS Level 1 - Metop-B IASI Level 1 - Metop-B SEM L0 - Metop-B AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-B AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-B HIRS Level 1 - Metop-B ATOVS Sounding products - Metop-B IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-B EARS-ATOVS EARS-AVHRR EARS-IASI A-DCS AHRPT Metop-B AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-B AVHRR AHRPT Metop-B HIRS AHRPT Metop-B IASI AHRPT Metop-B MHS AHRPT Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B
Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 6241
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-24 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-24 09:00:00.0
Subject: | new-product
Detail: | Metop-C ASCAT Soil Moisture products from H SAF to be available on EUMETCast. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5184370.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-09 13:53:53.0
Services: | ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C
Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 6244
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-24 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-24 09:00:00.0
Subject: | new-product
Detail: | New Met Office 4km Tropical Africa model (TA4) data to be available on EUMETCast. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5184371.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-09 13:56:45.0
Services: | WMO RA I Products
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6196
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-28 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-09-28 09:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | GOME-2
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Metop-A Technology Test. GOME special calibration. One orbit outage is expected on that day.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-08-21 09:18:51.0
Services: | GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A AC SAF - Products
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6197
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-09-29 00:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-10-02 00:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-A
Subsystem: | GOME-2
Subject: | instrument-maintenance
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Metop-A Technology Test. During the indicated period, the temperature of the Metop-A GOME-2 FPA detectors will be lowered by 2 degrees. Data disruptions are not expected but possible.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-08-21 09:46:53.0
Services: | GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A AC SAF - Products
Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 5159
Rev: | 2
Start Time: | 2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | A new BUFR encoding sequence will be introduced in June 2020 for all EUMETSAT’s wind products. For full details and sample files, see the URL provided below. [Rev. 2]: Date changed to 7 October 2020. To facilitate user transition, AMV products encoded in the new BUFR sequence will be distributed on the GTS in parallel to the currently operational AMV products, from 15 July until 6 October 2020. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4593260.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-05-12 14:25:32.0
Services: | 0° Meteosat Meteorological Products IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-A AVHRR Polar winds - Metop-C AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B Multi-Metop Wind Products
Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 6034
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | A sub-set of Meteosat SEVIRI Level 2 products are planned to be discontinued on 7 October 2020. The products are: Cloud Analysis, Cloud Analysis Image, Divergence, Normalised Difference Vegetation Index / Normalised Difference Vegetation Index Decadal and Tropospheric Humidity. Please see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5079174.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-06-24 15:56:26.0
Services: | 0° Meteosat Meteorological Products IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products
Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 6252
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-10-07 09:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subject: | out-of-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: | data-unavailable
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: | 2020-09-09 14:28:30.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-C AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-C MHS Level 1 - Metop-C IASI Sounding products- Metop-C Multi-sensor Products - Metop-C IASI Level 1 - Metop-C EARS-ATOVS EARS-AVHRR EARS-IASI A-DCS AHRPT Metop-C AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-C AVHRR AHRPT Metop-C HIRS AHRPT Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C IASI AHRPT Metop-C MHS AHRPT Metop-C
Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 6223
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2020-10-30 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2020-10-30 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | The Jason-3 altimeter products generated by EUMETSAT will be updated to the new GDR-F standard at the end of October 2020 (exact date to be communicated in due course). For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5173173.html
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2020-09-02 14:05:42.0
Services: | Jason-3 OGDR
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