Topic: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 13
Date/Time Issued: March 24, 2022 1517Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: See list below.
Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 24, 2022 1504Z (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: | 8899
Message creation: | Thu Mar 24 15:04:02 UTC 2022

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 7582
Rev: | 4
Start Time: | 2021-12-07 00:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-05-01 00:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | ASCAT
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | Event End date updated.
Revision History: | [Rev.3] Calibrations to support transponder test.. Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global and regional winds products can be expected, during satellite passes over Turkey. [Rev. 2] Event End date updated. [Rev. 3] Event End date updated.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-10 13:09:25.0
Services: | ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 7781
Rev: | 2
Start Time: | 2022-02-01 06:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-04-21 00:00:00.0
Satellites: | MET-9
Subject: | general-announcement
Impact: | no-impact
Detail: | Meteosat-9 is planned to take over Meteosat-8 as the prime satellite for the IODC service from 1 June 2022. Its drift towards the 45.5°E target longitude will start on 1 February 2022, with the first drift manoeuvre scheduled at 06:00 UTC, followed by a second manoeuvre 12 hours later, at 18:00 UTC. The drift rate will be of ~0.5 deg/day until Meteosat-9 reaches the target longitude (current planned drift stop date is 20 April 2022). From 1 February 2022, Meteosat-9 will no longer be used as backup satellite for the Full Earth Scan Service and will no longer provide RSS gap-filling during Meteosat-10 RSS interruptions. [Rev. 2]: For more details on Meteosat-9 taking over the IODC service, see the URL provided below.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/meteosat-9-takes-over-IODC-service
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-01-27 09:45:42.0
Services: |

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 7804
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2022-02-02 20:30:00.0
End Time: | 2022-03-29 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.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-01-26 13:20:38.0
Services: | IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 7853
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2022-02-22 22:30:00.0
End Time: | 2022-04-11 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.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-02-09 14:28:40.0
Services: | RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 7855
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2022-02-25 23:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-04-13 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.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-02-09 14:29:16.0
Services: | 0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data 0° Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 7982
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2022-03-20 15:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-09-21 15:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | Details updated.
Revision History: | [Original] From 20/03/2022, 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 2022 included. Please note that IODC service will be taken over by Met-9 as of 01 June 2022 (see UNS announcement 7781).
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-11 15:09:58.0
Services: | IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 7977
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-03-24 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-03-24 09:00:00.0
Subject: | new-product
Detail: | New H SAF Soil Moisture product, H26, will be available on EUMETCast. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/new-h-saf-soil-moisture-product-eumetcast-soon
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-09 14:18:41.0
Services: | H-SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 8028
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-03-28 06:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-03-28 08:00:00.0
Satellites: | Himawari-8
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has scheduled Himawari-8 system maintenance. Himawari-8 data may not be available or delayed in the given time period.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-24 09:12:23.0
Services: | Himawari Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 8024
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-03-28 14:32:00.0
End Time: | 2022-03-28 14:38:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | ASCAT
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Gain Compression
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-23 15:17:12.0
Services: | EARS-ASCAT ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B ASCAT AHRPT Metop-B OSI SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 8023
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-03-29 05:12:00.0
End Time: | 2022-03-29 09:12:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | IASI
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | External Calibration
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-23 15:13:54.0
Services: | IASI Level 1 - Metop-B IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B EARS-IASI IASI AHRPT Metop-B OSI SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 8018
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-03-29 07:30:00.0
End Time: | 2022-03-29 17:30:00.0
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-delay
Detail: |
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-23 10:57:18.0
Services: | OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric 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 1 Products - S3B SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3B SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 8025
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-03-29 08:07:00.0
End Time: | 2022-03-29 08:14:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-23 15:18:15.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 8026
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-03-29 08:07:00.0
End Time: | 2022-03-29 09:50:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | TED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM TED in flight calibration.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-23 15:19:38.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 8022
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-03-29 08:55:00.0
End Time: | 2022-03-29 09:02:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | SEM
Component: | MEPED
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-23 15:12:44.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 8021
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-03-29 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-03-31 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. No gap-filling will be provided.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-23 15:10:51.0
Services: | RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 8027
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-03-30 08:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-03-30 16:00:00.0
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | data-delayed
Detail: | Data Centre archive maintenance. During this time, the Data Centre archive catalogue updates and processing of orders may be delayed. Users are invited to check out the Data Store (https://data.eumetsat.int/). The URL below provides information on the frequent questions for the data ordering.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/data-centre-ordering-faq
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-23 15:27:13.0
Services: | EUMETSAT Data Centre

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 8019
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-04-06 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-04-06 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | Commercial Radio Occultation data will be available on the GTS from 6 April 2022. At the same time, changes to the BUFR products will be implemented, also affecting the BUFR products distributed on EUMETCast. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/commercial-radio-occultation-data-gts-soon
Issue Time: | 2022-03-23 14:20:05.0
Services: | Commercial Radio Occultation data

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 8020
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-04-07 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-04-25 00:00:00.0
Satellites: | Jason-3
Subject: | general-announcement
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Jason-3 will move to an interleaved orbit with Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich which will become the Reference Altimetry Mission. The series of manoeuvres to place Jason-3 into interleaved orbit will start on 7 April 2022. During the duration of the manoeuvres, the Jason-3 altimeter will be switched off. The provision of Jason-3 altimetry products to users will resume on 25 April 2022, when Jason-3 will already be in interleaved orbit with Sentinel-6. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/jason-3-hands-over-reference-altimetry-mission-sentinel-6
Issue Time: | 2022-03-23 14:29:38.0
Services: | Jason-3 OGDR

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 7948
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2022-05-18 10:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-06-03 14:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | Test activation of the backup satellite, HOTBIRD 13C, for the EUMETCast Europe service. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/eumetcast-europe-backup-satellite-test-activation-2022
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-03-03 09:49:14.0
Services: | EUMETCast-Europe

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 7329
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2022-07-01 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-07-01 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | Transponder migration for the EUMETCast Europe High Volume Service planned for Q3 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/eumetcast-europe-service-transponder-migration
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2021-09-08 16:58:29.0
Services: | EUMETCast-Europe

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 7414
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2022-10-01 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-10-01 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | File formats of Meteosat meteorological products distributed on EUMETCast are planned to be updated in October 2022. At the same time, there will be a small change in the timestamp of the AMV products distributed on the GTS. For full details and test data, see the URL provided below.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/change-file-formats-meteosat-meteorological-products
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2021-09-30 13:23:12.0
Services: | 0° Meteosat Meteorological Products IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 7033
Rev: | 4
Start Time: | 2022-10-10 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-10-10 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | Principal Component (PC) compressed IASI L1C data will be updated in November 2021 (exact date to be announced in due course). For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev. 2]: The update is being deferred to Q1 2022, with exact date to be announced in due course. [Rev. 3]: A live test data stream has been put in place. For details on how to access the data and how to use them, see the URL provided below. [Rev. 4]: The update is being deferred to Q4 2022, with exact date to be announced in due course.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/changes-pc-compressed-iasi-l1c-data
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-02-09 14:30:15.0
Services: | IASI Level 1 - Metop-A IASI Level 1 - Metop-B IASI Level 1 - Metop-C

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