Topic: Eumetsat  Weekly Operations Schedule - Week 35 Issue 4
Date/Time Issued: August 21, 2020 1919Z

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 25, 2020 1919 UTC  (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: 7185
Message creation: Tue Aug 25 09:19:42 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: 5894
Rev: 3
Start Time: 2020-06-09 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-11 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. [Rev. 3] End date updated.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-05 13:57:14.0
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: 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: 6157
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-11 06:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-01 12:00:00.0
Satellites: GOES17
Subject: instrument-special-operation
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: NOAA will conduct a GOES-West ABI Cooling Timeline test from 11 August to 1 September 2020, every day from 06:00 to 12:00 UTC. During this test phase, GOES-17 operations mode will change from MODE 6 to MODE 3, and this will affect the GOES-West ABI Level 1B data distribution on EUMETCast. For full details, see the URL provided below. Users wishing to receive the MODE 3 data should contact our User Helpdesk at ops@eumetsat.int.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_4930965.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-05 13:15:30.0
Services: GOES Products


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6167
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-19 07:30:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-19 15:30:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A,Sentinel-3B
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-delay
Detail:
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-12 13:59:06.0
Services: OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A
OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A
SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3A
SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
OLCI Level 1 Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3B
OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3B
SRAL Level 1 Products - S3B
SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3B


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6188
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-22 06:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-22 18:00:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Web Service maintenance. The following online services will not be available during the indicated period: EUMETSAT website, EUMEDS, EUMITS, Online application, Anomaly Processing Tool, CGMS (Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites) website.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-19 14:35:52.0
Services: Web Service


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6194
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-24 07:30:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-24 08:30:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Data Centre servers maintenance. No impact to the services is expected but there may be delays cataloguing the products.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-20 14:44:26.0
Services: EUMETSAT Data Centre


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6187
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-24 13:57:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-24 14:03:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: ASCAT
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: Gain Compression
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-19 12:59:06.0
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: 6192
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-25 08:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-25 15:00:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail:
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-20 08:45:59.0
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 1 Products - S3B
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B
SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3B


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6183
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-25 08:01:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-25 08:08:00.0
Satellites: Metop-A
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-19 12:54:03.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-A
SEM AHRPT Metop-A


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6185
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-25 08:28:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-25 08:35:00.0
Satellites: Metop-C
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-19 12:56:13.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-C
SEM AHRPT Metop-C


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6184
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-25 09:16:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-25 09:23:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: SEM
Component: MEPED
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: SEM MEPED in flight calibration.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-19 12:55:27.0
Services: SEM L0 - Metop-B
SEM AHRPT Metop-B


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6186
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-26 05:12:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-26 09:12:00.0
Satellites: Metop-B
Subsystem: IASI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail: External Calibration
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-19 12:57:19.0
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: 6193
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-26 09:04:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-26 09:07:00.0
Satellites: Sentinel-3A
Subsystem: OLCI
Subject: instrument-calibration
Impact: data-unavailable
Detail:
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-20 09:12:36.0
Services: OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A
OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6195
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-26 10:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-26 12:00:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: EO Portal maintenance. The system will not be available during the maintenance period.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-20 14:48:51.0
Services: Web Service


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6199
Rev: 2
Start Time: 2020-08-27 04:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-27 09:00:00.0
Satellites: Himawari-8
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-delay
Detail: Due to maintenance of the Himawari Cloud system there is a risk of delay of Himawari-8 products in the given time frame. [REV 2] The maintenance was postponed by 1 day. Date changed.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-25 08:04:50.0
Services: Himawari Products


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6190
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-27 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-27 09:00:00.0
Subject: new-product
Detail: Public release of the new Sentinel-3 SLSTR Near Real Time (NRT) Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) product. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5150095.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-19 16:17:51.0
Services: SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Atmospheric Products - S3B


Type: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6198
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-08-27 22:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-08-28 04:00:00.0
Subject: ground-segment-maintenance
Impact: risk-of-interruption
Detail: Due to ground segment maintenance at EUMETCast Europe uplink site there is a risk of a an interruption of up to 5 minutes in the given time period.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-21 11:20:20.0
Services: EUMETCast-Europe


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: 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: Planned Maintenance
Ann Nr: 6191
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-02 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-02 23:59:00.0
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.
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-20 08:40:12.0
Services: OLCI Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A
OLCI Level 1 Products - S3A
SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A
SRAL Level 1 Products - S3A
SRAL Level 2 Marine Products - S3A


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6173
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-02 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-02 09:00:00.0
Satellites: GOES17,GOES16
Subject: product-change
Detail: NOAA GOES-16/17 software patch installation would result in minor changes to GOES-16/17 ABI L1b and GOES-16 Space Weather L1b products disseminated by EUMETSAT. Full details and a sample of test products to be used for format testing can be found in the URL listed below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5149241.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-13 16:02:05.0
Services: GOES Products


Type: Service Enhancement
Ann Nr: 6189
Rev: 1
Start Time: 2020-09-03 09:00:00.0
End Time: 2020-09-03 09:00:00.0
Subject: new-product
Detail: NOAA-20 VIIRS Ocean Colour product to be available on EUMETCast, in the frame of Copernicus. For full details, see the URL provided below.
Url: https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_5152486.html
Status: scheduled
Issue Time: 2020-08-19 16:13:45.0
Services: SNPP - JPSS Copernicus data


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


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