Update #2: The 2026 PDA Failover to CBU COOP has been activated. The COOP exercise will begin on Monday, May 04, 2026 at 1230Z. The next update will indicate when the full failover has been complete. Please see the details below.

Update #1: This is a reminder that the 2026 Planned PDA Failover to CBU COOP will begin on Monday, May 04, 2026 at 1230Z. Please see the details below.

Topic: 2026 Planned PDA Failover to CBU COOP

Date/Time Issued: April 23, 2026 2026Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All products distributed from PDA. Most products will be available at both NSOF and CBU and some will be available only at NSOF. A list of available products and locations can be viewed at https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/temp/COOP2026_Product_LISTS_and_Location.txt .

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 4, 2026 1230Z

Date/Time of Expected End: May 6, 2026 1630Z

Length of Event: 52 hours

Details/Specifics:

The PDA Continuity of Operations (COOP) exercise will begin on Monday, May 4, 2026 at 1230Z. During this activity, PDA operations at NSOF will failover to the Consolidated Backup (CBU) site in Fairmont, WV. The scheduled failback to NSOF—marking the conclusion of the COOP exercise—will occur on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 1630Z. Both the failover and failback transitions are expected to take less than one hour.

DATA AVAILABILITY DURING THE COOP EXERCISE

1. Data Available from Both NSOF and CBU

All products that have transitioned to NCCF—including S‑NPP, NOAA‑20, NOAA‑21, GCOM‑W1, GOES L2 DMW BUFR, GOES L3 such as GOES ASOS, GOES FLS, and GOES ASR/CSR, Metop‑B/C products, non‑NOAA satellites such as OceanSAT‑3, etc., and most legacy products—will be accessible from both sites.

For PUSH Users:

Will receive data from CBU only during the COOP period.

For PULL Users:

May retrieve data from either site during the COOP period.

Pull users are strongly encouraged to retrieve all dual‑site data from CBU to validate their pull connections during the COOP exercise.

2. Data Available Only from NSOF

GOES L1b, other GOES L2, and some legacy products will remain available exclusively from NSOF throughout the exercise.

PUSH and PULL operations for these datasets will continue from NSOF without interruption.

3. The complete list of available products and locations can be viewed at:

https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/temp/COOP2026_Product_LISTS_and_Location.txt

POST‑COOP OPERATIONS

Upon completion of the COOP exercise and the failback on May 6, PDA operations will return to the nominal configuration at NSOF.

PDA staff will be available to help users with troubleshooting issues during the failover and failback. Email PDA_DHS@noaa.gov and a PDA Support team member will provide the Google Meet details or phone number.

A declaration of Critical Weather Day (CWD) before this event may change, postpone or cancel the date of the COOP. JPSS data will be available from either site as it is planned to be delivered via NCCF to both NSOF OPS and the CBU Backup sites.

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