Topic: EUMETSAT SGA1 In-Plane Maneuver on August 26, 2026, at 08:11:31 (UTC)

Date/Time Issued: August 24, 2026, 1537Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All EUMETSAT SG-A1 Data

Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 26th, 2026 08:03:51z (JDAY 238)

Date/Time of Expected End: August 26th, 2026 08:31::23z (JDAY 238)

Length of Outage: 592.208 seconds

Details/Specifics of Change: The SG-A1 Team is currently planning the In-Plane Maneuver as follows:

Maneuver dV start (UTC): 26-Aug-2026 08:03:51.139

Maneuver main burn:
Start time (UTC): 26-Aug 2026 08:11:31.139
End time (UTC): 26-Aug 1016 08:21:23.347
Duration (s): 592.208

Maneuver dV stop(UTC): 26-Aug-2026 08:31:23.347

Target dV:
• Delta-V radial (m/s): +0.0000
• Delta-V along-track (m/s): +0.0250
• Delta-V cross-track (m/s): +7.1000

Expected TOV (Time Offset Value):
• TOV (secs per day): .34 (if positive => earlier events)

The GSE team will ensure that the proper post-maneuver TLE gets loaded to the McMurdo receptor supporting SGA1 operations.

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