Date/Time Issued: August 04, 2020 1349Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: See list below.
Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 04, 2020 1326Z (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: | 7138 |
| Message creation: | Tue Aug 04 13:26:49 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: | 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: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-04-19 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-15 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. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-04-02 15:06:03.0 |
| Services: |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 5894 |
| Rev: | 2 |
| Start Time: | 2020-06-09 00:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-16 00:00:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-A |
| Subsystem: | GRAS |
| Subject: | general-announcement |
| Impact: | risk-of-interruption |
| Detail: | During the indicated period, the GRAS receiver onboard Metop-A will undergo a series of tracking parameter tests aiming at extending the measurements in the ionosphere. During this period, the number of daily occultations from Metop-A as well as the penetration of rising occultations into the mid and lower troposphere might vary more than usual. Periodic outages of 1 orbit will be possible due to patch uplink to the instrument. [Rev. 2] Updated list of affected services. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-06-09 15:13:06.0 |
| Services: | GRAS Level 1 - Metop-A ROM SAF - Products |
| 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: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6140 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-03 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-03 10:00:00.0 |
| Satellites: | MET-10 |
| Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance |
| Impact: | risk-of-interruption |
| Detail: | Due to ground segment maintenance there is a risk of interruption of RSS Seviri data and meteorological products for one repeat cycle in the given time frame |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-30 13:52:01.0 |
| Services: | RSS SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data RSS Meteosat Meteorological Products |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6131 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-03 14:13:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-03 14:20:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-A |
| Subsystem: | ASCAT |
| Subject: | instrument-calibration |
| Impact: | data-unavailable |
| Detail: | Gain Compression |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-29 10:03:02.0 |
| Services: | ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A EARS-ASCAT ASCAT AHRPT Metop-A OSI SAF - Products |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6129 |
| Rev: | 2 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-04 08:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-16 16:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance |
| Impact: | data-delayed |
| Detail: | Data Centre archive servers maintenance. During this time the catalogue will not be updated and all orders will be stopped. Over one day following the maintenance, standing orders and catalogue updates may be delayed due to necessary recovery activities. For full details please follow the URL below. [REV 2] The maintenance takes longer than expected, therefore the end time was updated. |
| Url: | http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/EUMETSATDataCentre/OrderingFAQ/index.html?filter=interruptions |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-08-04 13:23:51.0 |
| Services: | EUMETSAT Data Centre |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6134 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-04 08:10:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-04 08:17:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-B |
| Subsystem: | SEM |
| Component: | MEPED |
| Subject: | instrument-calibration |
| Impact: | data-unavailable |
| Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-29 10:37:07.0 |
| Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6135 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-04 08:10:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-04 09:53:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-B |
| Subsystem: | SEM |
| Component: | TED |
| Subject: | instrument-calibration |
| Impact: | data-unavailable |
| Detail: | SEM TED in flight calibration. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-29 10:39:05.0 |
| Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6132 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-04 08:36:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-04 08:43:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-A |
| Subsystem: | SEM |
| Component: | MEPED |
| Subject: | instrument-calibration |
| Impact: | data-unavailable |
| Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-29 10:10:15.0 |
| Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-A SEM AHRPT Metop-A |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6139 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-04 09:04:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-04 09:11:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-C |
| Subsystem: | SEM |
| Component: | MEPED |
| Subject: | instrument-calibration |
| Impact: | data-unavailable |
| Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-29 11:24:54.0 |
| Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6141 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-04 10:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-04 15:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance |
| Impact: | risk-of-interruption |
| Detail: | Risk of interruption due to Data Link Maintenance |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-30 13:59:40.0 |
| 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: | 6138 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-05 05:12:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-05 09:12:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-C |
| Subsystem: | IASI |
| Subject: | instrument-calibration |
| Impact: | data-unavailable |
| Detail: | External Calibration |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-29 11:38:32.0 |
| Services: | IASI Level 1 - Metop-C IASI Sounding products- Metop-C EARS-IASI IASI AHRPT Metop-C OSI SAF - Products |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6136 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-05 07:30:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-05 17:30:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B |
| Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance |
| Impact: | risk-of-delay |
| Detail: | |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-29 10:49:26.0 |
| Services: | OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3A SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3B OLCI Level 1 Products - S3B SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3B SRAL Level 1 Products - S3B SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3B |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6143 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-05 08:30:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-05 09:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance |
| Impact: | risk-of-delay |
| Detail: | Data Centre servers maintenance. No impact to the services is expected, there may be delays cataloguing the products. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-31 10:30:21.0 |
| Services: | EUMETSAT Data Centre |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6137 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-05 08:50:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-05 08:51:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Sentinel-3B |
| Subsystem: | SLSTR |
| Subject: | instrument-special-operation |
| Impact: | data-unavailable |
| Detail: | FEE Offset Voltages for Channels S8 and S9 will be updated to mitigate effects on the Level-1 products dynamic range following the Cold Finger Target Temperature increase to 79.5 K in March 2020 (UNS Ann Nr 5752). The two detectors will be aligned and this will reduce the overall minimum BT, in particular for detector 1. The CPE will be placed into Heater Mode for approximately one minute during which IR Channel data will be unavailable. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-30 09:53:32.0 |
| Services: | SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3B |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 6142 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-07 10:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-07 15:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance |
| Impact: | risk-of-interruption |
| Detail: | Risk of interruption due to Data Link Maintenance |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-30 13:59:12.0 |
| 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: | 6130 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-09 04:50:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-09 08:50:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-A |
| Subsystem: | IASI |
| Subject: | instrument-calibration |
| Impact: | data-unavailable |
| Detail: | External Calibration |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-29 09:48:38.0 |
| Services: | IASI Level 1 - Metop-A IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A EARS-IASI OSI SAF - Products IASI AHRPT Metop-A |
| 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: | 6088 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2020-08-12 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2020-08-12 09:00:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-A |
| 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. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2020-07-15 13:42:16.0 |
| Services: | SEM L0 - Metop-A AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-A AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-A HIRS Level 1 - Metop-A ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-A MHS Level 1 - Metop-A IASI Level 1 - Metop-A GRAS Level 1 - Metop-A GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-A ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-A ATOVS Sounding products - Metop-A IASI Sounding Products - Metop-A Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-A AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-A A-DCS AHRPT Metop-A AMSU-A AHRPT Metop-A GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-A ASCAT AHRPT Metop-A AVHRR AHRPT Metop-A IASI AHRPT Metop-A GRAS AHRPT Metop-A HIRS AHRPT Metop-A MHS AHRPT Metop-A SEM AHRPT Metop-A |
| 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 |
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