Topic: Metop-C In-Plane Maneuver

 

Date/Time Issued: January 08, 2025 0316Z

 

Product(s) Involved/Affected: All products from AMSU-A, ASCAT, GRAS, IASI, MHS, AVHRR in

the Metop Global Data Service and Regional Data Service will be temporarily degraded. GOME-2 and

SEM products will not be available.

     

Date/Time (UTC) Initial Implementation: Jan 8, 2025 (JDAY 8) ~08:07 UTC

 

Date/Time (UTC) Expected End: Jan 8, 2025 (JDAY 8) ~13:54 UTC

 

Length of Outage: ~ 6 hours

Details/Specifics of Change:  A Metop-C In-Plane Maneuver will be performed Jan 8, 2025.The SEM instrument will be placed into Maneuver Mode at 08:07 UTC on Jan 8, 2025 and returned back

to its Normal Operating Mode at 13:54 UTC that same day. The GOME instrument timeline ends and the mirror is parked before the burn at 11:30 UTC on Jan 8,2025. The GOME timeline is reactivated at 13:12 UTC that same day. Data from the outage period will not be recovered nor distributed.  

Web Site(s) for Applicable Information:
See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other satellite related messages. See http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/CurrentSatellites/Metop/index.html for more information Metop satellites


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