Date/Time Issued: March 05, 2020 1630Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: See list below.
Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 05, 2020 1556Z (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: | 6712 |
| Message creation: | Thu Mar 05 15:56:23 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: |
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| 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: | 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: | 5580 |
| Rev: | 3 |
| Start Time: | 2020-03-10 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-03-12 17:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance |
| Impact: | risk-of-interruption |
| Detail: | IASI Level 2 Patch installation V6.5.9 and System upgrade. Correction of two anomalies detected on the IASI L2 V 6.5 which is operational since the 4th 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 were not copied into the SO2 quality flag, which was also preventing the use of forecast data instead of IASI L2 profiles when those were of degraded quality. The correct processing and flagging have been restored. Please note that an outage of up to 8 hours during working hours might be encountered. [Rev. 2] The maintenance is postponed to a future date. [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. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-03-04 17:01:26.0 |
| Services: |
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A IASI Sounding products- Metop-C |
| 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: | 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: | 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 |
| Services: |
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B IASI Sounding products- Metop-C ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C EARS-ASCAT AC SAF - Products LSA SAF - Products OSI SAF - Products ROM SAF - Products CM SAF - Products H-SAF - Products |
| Type: | Service Enhancement |
| Ann Nr: | 5664 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-04-15 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-04-15 09:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | general-announcement |
| Detail: | The EUMETCast channels on which SNPP CrIS and ATMS global and regional data are distributed will change on 15/04/2020. There will be a period of 3 weeks (from 26/03 to 15/04/2020) during which the data will be distributed in parallel on the current channels and the new channels. For full details, see the URL provided below. |
| Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4880881.html |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-02-19 14:24:49.0 |
| Services: |
CrlS Level 1 - Suomi-NPP ATMS Level 1 - Suomi-NPP EARS-ATMS EARS-CrlS |
| Type: | Service Enhancement |
| Ann Nr: | 5699 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-04-22 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-04-22 09:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | product-change |
| Detail: | SNPP CrIS Sensor Data Records (SDRs) will switch to full spectral resolution (FSR) mode on 22/04/2020. This change will affect both the global and regional data. On the same date, the distribution of SNPP CrIS SDRs in the current nominal spectral resolution (NSR) mode will be stopped. For full details and for sample SNPP CrIS FSR data, see the URL provided below. |
| Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4901893.html |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-02-28 12:51:04.0 |
| Services: |
CrlS Level 1 - Suomi-NPP EARS-CrlS |
| 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 EUMETSAT’s 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: |
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 |
| Name: | EUMETSAT |
| Address: |
Eumetsat-Allee 1 D-64295 Darmstadt Germany |
| Telephone: | +49 6151 807 3660/3770 |
| Fax: | +49 6151 807 3790 |
| E-mail: | ops@eumetsat.int |
| Internet: | www.eumetsat.int |