Correction: Scheduled for July 30, 2025 not June 30th.


Topic:  Metop-C In-Plane Maneuver

 

Date/Time Issued:  July 29, 2025 2349Z

 

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  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 of Initial Impact: July 30, 2025 0807Z JDAY 211

 

Date/Time of Expected End: July 30, 2025 1354Z JDay 211

 

Length of Event:  5 hours 47 minutes

 

Details/Specifics of Change:  A Metop-C In-Plane Maneuver will be performed Jul 30, 2025. The SEM instrument will be placed into Maneuver Mode at 08:07:16 UTC on Jul 30, 2025 and returned back to its Normal Operating Mode at 13:54:41 UTC that same day. The GOME instrument timeline ends and the mirror is parked before the burn at 11:15:50 UTC on Jul 30, 2025. The GOME timeline is reactivated at 12:58:16 UTC that same day. Data from the outage period will not be recovered nor distributed.

 

Contact Information for Further  Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880.    

 

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