Topic: Metop-B Ground Segment Anomaly

 

Date/Time Issued: January 9, 2026 2035Z

 

Product(s) or Data Impacted: Metop-B


Date/Time of Initial Impact: January 9, 2026 1833Z

 

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD


Details/Specifics: Due to a ground segment anomaly, the enhanced timeliness achieved through the availability of Antarctic Data Acquisition data has been interrupted. This has resulted in only nominal Arctic timeliness availability for Metop-B data from sensing time 18:12 UTC until further notice.


Message number:14008
Message creation:Fri Jan 09 20:18:18 UTC 2026


Type:Service Alert
Ann Nr:12967
Rev:0
Start Time:2026-01-09 18:33:00.0
Satellites:Metop-B
Subject:ground-segment-anomaly
Impact:data-delayed
Detail:The Antarctic Data Acquisition has been interrupted. ADA timeliness is no longer available for the indicated satellite.
Revision History:
Status:ongoing
Issue Time:2026-01-09 20:17:33.0
Services:AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-B
SEM L0 - Metop-B
AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-B
ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B
GRAS Level 1 - Metop-B
GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Level 1 - Metop-B
IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B
Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-B
AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B
ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B
MHS Level 1 - Metop-B


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