Subject: Administrative:MetOp-B's Operational Issued: April 24, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------000405000308080704060506 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *MetOp-B's Operational *Date/Time Issued: *April 24, 2013, 1200 *Date/Time of Initial Impact: *****April 24, 2013, 1200 UTC** *Date/Time of Expected End:*N/A *Length of Outage:*N/A *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*All MetOp's Products *Details/Specifics of Change:* On 24 April 2013 at 12:00UTC EUMETSAT will transition operational services from MetOp-A to MetOp-B. Metop-B (M01) will become the operational mission for the a.m orbit. Metop-B was launched on September 17, 2012. All NOAA payload data are operational. Data recovery from MetOp-B will occur at Svalbard and McMurdo (ADA). Timeliness benefit of McMurdo data recovery will be seem for MetOp-B. At this time data recovery for MetOp-A will be from Svalbard only. MetOp-A data will continue to NOAA on a best effort basis and with out the timeliness benefits of half orbit dumps at McMurdo. NOAA is receive all the higher level products for the MetOp-B unique instruments with the exception of GOME which will be available in July. Note: CRA has degraded service and the HIRS has degraded channels. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880* **Web Site(s) for applicable information:*http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/831919?l=en *Contact Information for Further Information:*ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 . *Web Site(s) for applicable information:*N/A 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. ** ** --------------000405000308080704060506 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic:  MetOp-B's Operational

Date/Time Issued:  April 24, 2013,  1200

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   April 24, 2013,  1200 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  N/A

Length of Outage:  N/A

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All MetOp's Products

Details/Specifics of Change:
On 24 April 2013 at 12:00UTC EUMETSAT will transition operational services from MetOp-A to MetOp-B.  Metop-B (M01) will become the operational mission for the a.m orbit.  Metop-B was launched on September 17, 2012.   All NOAA payload data are operational.  Data recovery from MetOp-B will occur at Svalbard and McMurdo (ADA).  Timeliness benefit of McMurdo data recovery will be seem for MetOp-B.  At this time data recovery for MetOp-A will be from Svalbard only.  MetOp-A data will continue to NOAA on a best effort basis and with out the timeliness  benefits of half orbit dumps at McMurdo.  NOAA is receive all the higher level products for the MetOp-B unique instruments with the exception of GOME which will be available in July.
Note: CRA has degraded service and the HIRS has degraded channels.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information:  http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880.

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

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.

 



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