| Message number: | 8571 |
| Message creation: | Fri Dec 17 14:37:12 UTC 2021 |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 7582 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2021-12-07 00:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2022-01-31 00:00:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-C |
| Subsystem: | ASCAT |
| Impact: | risk-of-interruption |
| Detail: | 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. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-11-17 14:58:54.0 |
| Services: |
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-C ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-C |
| Type: | Service Enhancement |
| Ann Nr: | 7681 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2021-12-16 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2021-12-16 09:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | new-product |
| Detail: | Release of ROM SAF atmospheric profile products generated from Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich radio occultation observations. For full details, see the URL provided below. |
| Url: | https://www.romsaf.org/previous_news.php#December16-21_168 |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-16 15:20:42.0 |
| Services: |
ROM SAF - Products |
| Type: | Service Enhancement |
| Ann Nr: | 7683 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2021-12-17 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2021-12-17 09:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | general-announcement |
| Detail: | Release of a new version of EPS-SG Microwave Sounder (MWS) L1B and L2 test data (V2) for format familiarisation. For full details, see the URL provided below. |
| Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/new-version-eps-sg-mws-test-data-released |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-17 13:32:14.0 |
| Services: |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 7682 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2021-12-20 18:26:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2021-12-22 00:14:00.0 |
| Subject: | ground-segment-maintenance |
| Impact: | data-delayed |
| Detail: | The enhanced timeliness achieved for Metop-B data through the Antarctic Data Acquisition (ADA) system will be impacted. There will be no data available during the following support periods: 20-Dec: 18:26-19:33 UTC and 20:07-21:13 UTC, 21-Dec: 23:11-00:14 UTC. |
| Orbits: | 48035,48036,48052 |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-17 13:27:56.0 |
| Services: |
SEM L0 - Metop-B AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-B AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-B HIRS Level 1 - Metop-B MHS Level 1 - Metop-B ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B IASI Level 1 - Metop-B GRAS Level 1 - Metop-B GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B ATOVS Sounding products - Metop-B IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-B Multi-Metop Wind Products |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 7675 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2021-12-21 08:35:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2021-12-21 08:42:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-C |
| Subsystem: | SEM |
| Component: | MEPED |
| Subject: | instrument-calibration |
| Impact: | data-unavailable |
| Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-15 14:50:44.0 |
| Services: |
SEM L0 - Metop-C SEM AHRPT Metop-C |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 7673 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2021-12-21 09:24:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2021-12-21 09:31:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-B |
| Subsystem: | SEM |
| Component: | MEPED |
| Subject: | instrument-calibration |
| Impact: | data-unavailable |
| Detail: | SEM MEPED in flight calibration. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-15 14:49:27.0 |
| Services: |
SEM L0 - Metop-B SEM AHRPT Metop-B |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 7676 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2021-12-21 19:15:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2021-12-21 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. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-15 14:51:44.0 |
| Services: |
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-C GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-C AC SAF - Products |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 7674 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2021-12-21 19:44:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2021-12-21 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. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-15 14:50:07.0 |
| Services: |
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B GOME-2 AHRPT Metop-B AC SAF - Products |
| Type: | Service Enhancement |
| Ann Nr: | 6944 |
| Rev: | 2 |
| Start Time: | 2022-01-17 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2022-01-17 09:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | general-announcement |
| Detail: | Change to DCP messages disseminated on EUMETCast. They will no longer be wrapped into LRIT files and, instead, will be disseminated as individual files. This will also involve a filename change and a change of EUMETCast channels. For full details, see the URL provided below. [Rev. 2] Date changed from 9 November 2021 to 17 January 2022. To facilitate user transition, there will be a period of parallel dissemination from 17 January to 17 March 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below. |
| Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/change-dcp-messages-disseminated-eumetcast |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-10-18 14:43:13.0 |
| Services: |
Meteosat 0° DCP Meteosat IODC DCP |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 7680 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2022-01-17 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2022-01-24 09:00:00.0 |
| Satellites: | MET-11 |
| Subject: | instrument-decontamination |
| Impact: | data-unavailable |
| Detail: | SEVIRI decontamination. Meteosat-9 will cover the Full Earth Scan service during the decontamination period. Meteosat-9 data will also be disseminated on EUMETCast Europe one week before and one week after Meteosat-11 decontamination, i.e. from 10/01 to 31/01/2022. An outage of up to two repeat cycles can be expected when switching to and from Meteosat-9. Users wishing to receive the parallel Meteosat data streams on EUMETCast should register with our User Helpdesk (ops@eumetsat.int). For full details, see the URL provided below. |
| Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/upcoming-meteosat-11-seviri-decontamination-2022 |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-16 14:33:33.0 |
| Services: |
0° SEVIRI Level 1.5 Image Data 0° Meteosat Meteorological Products |
| Type: | Service Enhancement |
| Ann Nr: | 7677 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2022-01-18 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2022-01-18 09:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | product-change |
| Detail: | Release of new Processing Baselines for Sentinel-3 SLSTR Level 1 and Level 2 SST products. For full details, see the URL provided below. |
| Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/new-processing-baselines-slstr-level-1-2-sst |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-16 10:07:26.0 |
| Services: |
SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3A SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3A SLSTR Level 1 Products - S3B SLSTR Level 2 Marine Products - S3B |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 7655 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2022-01-20 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2022-01-20 12:00:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-B,Metop-C |
| Subsystem: | IASI |
| Subject: | general-announcement |
| Impact: | no-impact |
| Detail: | Instrument-calibration – new IASI L1 processing version 8.4. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-09 14:20:45.0 |
| Services: |
IASI Level 1 - Metop-B IASI Level 1 - Metop-C EARS-IASI |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 7678 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2022-01-23 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2022-01-23 12:00:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-C |
| Subsystem: | IASI |
| Subject: | instrument-calibration |
| Impact: | no-impact |
| Detail: | Update of the on-board coding table for the scan mirror characterisation. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-16 11:43:21.0 |
| Services: |
IASI Level 1 - Metop-C EARS-IASI |
| Type: | Planned Maintenance |
| Ann Nr: | 7679 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2022-01-23 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2022-01-23 12:00:00.0 |
| Satellites: | Metop-B |
| Subsystem: | IASI |
| Subject: | instrument-calibration |
| Impact: | no-impact |
| Detail: | Update of the on-board coding table for the scan mirror characterisation. |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-12-16 11:39:43.0 |
| Services: |
IASI Level 1 - Metop-B EARS-IASI |
| Type: | Service Enhancement |
| Ann Nr: | 7533 |
| Rev: | 1 |
| Start Time: | 2022-02-01 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2022-03-22 09:00:00.0 |
| Subject: | general-announcement |
| Detail: | The EUMETCast Europe Basic Service channels will be reorganised in the first quarter of 2022. For full details, see the URL provided below. |
| Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/eumetcast-basic-service-channels-reorganisation |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-11-03 15:27:49.0 |
| Services: |
EUMETCast-Europe |
| Type: | Service Enhancement |
| Ann Nr: | 7033 |
| Rev: | 3 |
| Start Time: | 2022-03-31 09:00:00.0 |
| End Time: | 2022-03-31 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. |
| Url: | https://www.eumetsat.int/changes-pc-compressed-iasi-l1c-data |
| Status: | scheduled |
| Issue Time: | 2021-11-25 14:35:01.0 |
| Services: |
IASI Level 1 - Metop-A IASI Level 1 - Metop-B IASI Level 1 - Metop-C |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |