Topic: Metop-C In Plane Maneuver
Date/Time Issued: July 14, 2026 2330Z
Product(s) Involved/Affected: Product(s) Involved/Affected: All products from AMSU-A, ASCAT, ATOVS, 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 15, 2026 (JDAY 196)
Date/Time of Expected End: July 15, 2026 (JDAY 196)
Length of Outage: 5 Hours 48 Minutes
Details/Specifics: A Metop-C In-Plane Maneuver will be performed July 15, 2026.The SEM instrument will be placed into Maneuver Mode at 07:23:12 UTC on July 15, 2026 and returned
to its Normal Operating Mode at 13:11:02 UTC that same day. The GOME instrument timeline ends, and the mirror is parked before the burn at 10:30:38 UTC on July
15, 2026. The GOME timeline is reactivated at 12:13:03 UTC that same day. Data from the outage period will not be recovered nor distributed. If you have any questions or concerns prior to the upcoming policy update, please feel free to contact the ESPC Operations Systems Admin Team [espc.ops.adm@noaa.gov].
This message was sent by ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.