Topic: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 1
Date/Time Issued: December 29, 2022 1612Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: See list below.
Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 29 2022 15:46Z (from the Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule message)
Date/Time of Expected End: (See details in the body)
Details/Specifics of Change:

Message number: | 10177
Message creation: | Thu Dec 29 15:46:57 UTC 2022

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 7582
Rev: | 9
Start Time: | 2021-12-07 00:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-30 00:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subsystem: | ASCAT
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | Event End date updated.
Revision History: | [Original] 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. [Rev.4] Event End date updated. [Rev.5] Event End date updated [Rev.6] Event End date updated [Rev.7] Event End date updated [Rev.8] Event End date updated.
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-11-24 11:03:22.0
Services: | ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 8444
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2022-07-28 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-04 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | End time changed from 3 January to 4 January 2023.
Revision History: | [Original] GOES-18 ABI L1b data will be distributed in parallel to GOES-17 ABI L1b data from 28 July 2022 to 3 January 2023. Users wishing to receive the parallel GOES-18 ABI L1b data stream should contact our User Service Helpdesk (ops@eumetsat.int). For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/parallel-dissemination-goes-18-abi-data
Issue Time: | 2022-11-16 16:10:19.0
Services: | GOES Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 8880
Rev: | 3
Start Time: | 2022-12-15 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-12-15 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | The update of the ASCAT regional wind products needs to be postponed again due to unforeseen issues. A new date will be announced soon.
Revision History: | [Original] Release of a new version of ASCAT Level 1 PPF (Product Processing Facility), v11.3. For full details and test data, see the URL provided below. [Rev.1] The update of the ASCAT regional wind products is being deferred to a later date (to be announced soon). [Rev.2] The update of the ASCAT regional wind products will take place on 1 December 2022.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/update-ascat-level-1-processing
Issue Time: | 2022-12-01 13:01:57.0
Services: | ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C EARS-ASCAT OSI SAF - Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 7329
Rev: | 3
Start Time: | 2022-12-31 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2022-12-31 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | The parallel downlink period has been extended by a week, to 31 December 2023. The EUMETCast Europe High Volume Service on the old transponder will stop on this date.
Revision History: | [Rev.1] Transponder migration for the EUMETCast Europe High Volume Service planned for Q3 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev.2] The transponder migration for the EUMETCast Europe High Volume Service will include a parallel downlink period where the old and new transponders will be used from 24 November to 23 December 2022. The service on the old transponder will stop on 23 December 2022.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/eumetcast-europe-service-transponder-migration
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-22 13:54:36.0
Services: | EUMETCast-Europe

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9130
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-01 00:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-01 01:09:00.0
Satellites: | NOAA-19
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Due to the year transition, there will be a gap of NOAA-19 data for the indicated period.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-21 13:35:26.0
Services: | AMSU-A Level 1 - NOAA AVHRR Level 1 - NOAA MHS Level 1 - NOAA HIRS Level 1 - NOAA ATOVS Sounding products - NOAA

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9128
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-01 03:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-08 06:10:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | McMurdo annual antenna Maintenance. The enhanced timeliness achieved for Metop-B data through the Antarctic Data Acquisition (ADA) system may be impacted during the following maintenance period. Therefore only nominal Arctic timeliness may be available during this period. The maintenance period is the following: on DOY 001/01 January: 0300-0600Z, on DOY 002/02 January: 0235-0535Z, on DOY 003/03 January: 0215-0515Z, on DOY 004/04 January: 0200-0500Z, on DOY 005/05 January: 0140-0540Z, on DOY 006/06 January: 0120-0520Z, on DOY 007/07 January: 0050-0450Z, and on DOY008/08 January: 0210-0610Z.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-21 11:43:28.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-B AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-B MHS Level 1 - Metop-B AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-B HIRS Level 1 - Metop-B GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B GRAS Level 1 - Metop-B IASI Level 1 - Metop-B IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-B Multi-Metop Wind Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9143
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-02 14:40:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-02 14:46:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-B
Subsystem: | ASCAT
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Detail: | Gain Compression
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-28 12:56:45.0
Services: | ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B EARS-ASCAT OSI SAF - Products ASCAT AHRPT Metop-B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9142
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-02 19:15:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-02 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.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-28 12:55:38.0
Services: | GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-C GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-C AC SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9141
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-02 19:44:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-02 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.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-28 12:55:13.0
Services: | GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-B AC SAF - Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9147
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-03 04:28:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-03 04:29:00.0
Satellites: | MET-9
Subject: | in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: | data-degraded
Detail: | East-West Station Keeping Manoeuvre. Users may experience degraded image quality and degraded meteorological product quality up to a few hours after the manoeuvre.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-28 13:06:21.0
Services: | IODC Meteosat Meteorological Products IODC SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9145
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-03 08:14:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-03 08:21:00.0
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: | 2022-12-28 13:02:25.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9146
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-03 08:14:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-03 09:57:00.0
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: | 2022-12-28 13:04:23.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9144
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-03 09:02:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-03 09:09:00.0
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: | 2022-12-28 13:01:55.0
Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 8919
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2023-01-04 18:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-04 18:00:00.0
Subject: | new-product
Detail: | Change of time to 18:00 UTC on 4 January 2023, as announced by NOAA.
Revision History: | [Original] GOES-18 to become the operational GOES-West satellite on 4 January 2023. From this date, GOES-18 data streams will replace GOES-17 data streams on EUMETCast. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/goes-18-transition-operations
Issue Time: | 2022-11-24 15:51:43.0
Services: | GOES Products

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9149
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-07 06:31:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-07 07:22:00.0
Satellites: | Sentinel-3A
Subsystem: | OLCI
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-degraded
Detail: | During the OLCI lunar observation the following NRT products are subject to degradation during the times listed: OLCI - 07:15 to 07:21; SLSTR IR Channels 06:31 to 07:22; SLSTR VIS Channels - 07:03 to 07:21. SRAL NRT products are subject to be degraded and gaps can be experienced from sensing times 2023-01-07T05:24:05 to 2023-01-07T07:05:52. SRAL STC and NTC production gaps for sensing times 2023/01/07T05:00 to 2023/01/07T08:22 (RON[1-385] 104 to 106) are expected.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-29 09:39:53.0
Services: | OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3A SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A SRAL L2P Marine Products - S3A SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9148
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-07 09:04:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-07 09:06:00.0
Satellites: | Sentinel-3A
Subsystem: | OLCI
Subject: | instrument-calibration
Impact: | data-unavailable
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-29 09:10:12.0
Services: | OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9129
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-10 00:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-12 09:00:00.0
Satellites: | Himawari-9
Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: | risk-of-interruption
Detail: | The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has scheduled Himawari-9 system maintenance. Himawari-9 data may not be available or delayed for up to 1 hour in the given time period.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-21 11:47:52.0
Services: | Himawari Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 9134
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-12 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-12 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | Release of Collection 2.1 of Copernicus Sentinel-3 NRT Fire Radiative Power (FRP) product. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/S3-NRT-fire-radiative-power-collection-2.1-release
Issue Time: | 2022-12-21 16:43:10.0
Services: | SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3A SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3B

Type: | Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: | 9150
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-18 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-18 09:00:00.0
Satellites: | Metop-C
Subject: | in-plane-manoeuvre
Impact: | data-degraded
Detail: | Routine in-plane manoeuvre. Reduced data quality should be expected for data sensed during this period. The exact burn time will be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre.
Revision History: |
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-29 09:33:43.0
Services: | AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-C AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-C MHS Level 1 - Metop-C SEM L0 - Metop-C ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C IASI Level 1 - Metop-C GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-C GRAS Level 1 - Metop-C A-DCS AHRPT Metop-C ASCAT AHRPT Metop-C AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-C GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-C AVHRR AHRPT Metop-C GRAS AHRPT Metop-C IASI AHRPT Metop-C MHS AHRPT Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 8979
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2023-01-19 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-19 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | The release is deferred to 19 January 2023.
Revision History: | [Original] Release of a new processor version for Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Radio Occultation Non Time Critical (NTC) data, RO-NTC v3.7. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/new-processor-version-sentinel-6-radio-occultation-data-dec2022
Issue Time: | 2022-12-06 15:12:24.0
Services: | NTC Radio Occultation RO L1B Products - S6A

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 9086
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-26 13:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-26 14:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | As part of a series of monthly open, online short sessions on EUMETSAT's data access services, the next session will take place on 26 January 2023 and will focus on how to use EUMETView's latest features. For more details, see the URL provided below.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/data-access-services-eumetview-new-features
Issue Time: | 2022-12-07 17:05:42.0
Services: |

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 8982
Rev: | 1
Start Time: | 2023-01-30 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-30 09:00:00.0
Subject: | new-product
Detail: | The release is being deferred to early 2023, with exact date to be announced soon.
Revision History: | [Original] Release of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich L3 Non-Time Critical (NTC) products. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/release-sentinel-6-l2p-and-l3-ntc-products
Issue Time: | 2022-12-14 13:09:08.0
Services: |

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 8794
Rev: | 0
Start Time: | 2023-01-31 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-01-31 09:00:00.0
Subject: | general-announcement
Detail: | A sub-set of precipitation products from the H SAF will be discontinued on 31 January 2023. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Revision History: |
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/h-saf-precipitation-products-be-discontinued
Issue Time: | 2022-10-19 16:05:17.0
Services: | H-SAF - Products

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 7033
Rev: | 10
Start Time: | 2023-02-28 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-02-28 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | The update has been deferred to 28 February 2023.
Revision History: | [Rev.1] 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. [Rev.5] New date: Principal Component (PC) compressed IASI L1C data will be updated on 15 August 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev.6] New date: Principal Component (PC) compressed IASI L1C data will be updated in mid-November 2022, with exact date to be announced in due course. For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev.7] The update will take place on 24 November 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev.8] The update has been deferred to 7 December 2022. [Rev.9] The update has been deferred to January 2023, with exact date to be announced later.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/changes-pc-compressed-iasi-l1c-data
Status: | scheduled
Issue Time: | 2022-12-22 13:38:57.0
Services: | IASI Level 1 - Metop-A IASI Level 1 - Metop-B IASI Level 1 - Metop-C

Type: | Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: | 8993
Rev: | 2
Start Time: | 2023-02-28 09:00:00.0
End Time: | 2023-02-28 09:00:00.0
Subject: | product-change
Detail: | The release is being deferred to 28 February 2023.
Revision History: | [Original] Release of a new version of IASI Level 2 Product Processing Facility (PPF), v6.7. For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev.1] The release is being deferred to January 2023, with exact date to be announced later.
Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/release-iasi-level-2-ppf-version-67
Issue Time: | 2022-12-22 13:43:35.0
Services: | IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B IASI Sounding products- Metop-C

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