Topic:  GDS-Metop-B
 
Date/Time Issued: February 18, 2026 0120Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: Metop-B 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  February 17, 2026 2312Z J/DAY 048

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 23:12 UTC until further notice.

Message number:	14142
Message creation:	Wed Feb 18 01:08:45 UTC 2026

Type:	Service Alert
Ann Nr:	13115
Rev:	0
Start Time:	2026-02-17 23:12:00.0
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:	2026-02-18 01:07:43.0
Services:	AMSU-A Level 1 - Metop-B MHS Level 1 - Metop-B AVHRR Level 1 - Metop-B SEM L0 - Metop-B ASCAT Level 1 - Metop-B IASI Level 1 - Metop-B GOME-2 Level 1 - Metop-B GRAS Level 1 - Metop-B AVHRR Polar Winds - Metop-B IASI Sounding Products - Metop-B ASCAT Soil Moisture - Metop-B Multi-Sensor Products - Metop-B

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