Subject: Administrative, METOP MO2 ADMIN METOP M02 ADMIN 2009/06/15 20:47:18 Seq Nr: 1 ** Metop-A status: A-DCS/2: Nominal AMSUA: Channel 7 noise exceeds specifications ASCAT: Nominal AVHRR: Nominal GRAS: Nominal GOME: Nominal HIRS: Nominal IASI: Nominal MHS: Nominal S&R: Nominal SEM: Nominal ** Direct readout status: LRPT: Off A-HRPT: Regional service covering Europe and the North Atlantic ** A-HRPT scheduled activities: Orbit,Switch ON,Switch OFF Metop-A,13788,2009-06-16 05:19:24,2009-06-16 05:43:21 Metop-A,13789,2009-06-16 06:58:23,2009-06-16 07:09:48 Metop-A,13790,2009-06-16 08:37:31,2009-06-16 08:49:56 Metop-A,13791,2009-06-16 10:18:53,2009-06-16 10:33:00 Metop-A,13792,2009-06-16 12:00:30,2009-06-16 12:12:36 Metop-A,13793,2009-06-16 13:43:12,2009-06-16 13:56:23 Metop-A,13794,2009-06-16 15:30:11,2009-06-16 15:38:40 Metop-A,13802,2009-06-17 04:59:08,2009-06-17 05:22:22 Metop-A,13803,2009-06-17 06:38:51,2009-06-17 07:01:11 Metop-A,13804,2009-06-17 08:17:05,2009-06-17 08:29:22 Metop-A,13805,2009-06-17 09:57:54,2009-06-17 10:12:55 Metop-A,13806,2009-06-17 11:39:15,2009-06-17 11:52:39 Metop-A,13807,2009-06-17 13:21:57,2009-06-17 13:31:42 Metop-A,13808,2009-06-17 15:09:12,2009-06-17 15:18:11 Metop-A,13816,2009-06-18 04:39:14,2009-06-18 05:01:23 Metop-A,13817,2009-06-18 06:18:04,2009-06-18 06:41:47 Metop-A,13818,2009-06-18 07:56:57,2009-06-18 08:08:34 Metop-A,13819,2009-06-18 09:36:55,2009-06-18 09:51:59 Metop-A,13820,2009-06-18 11:18:17,2009-06-18 11:31:28 Metop-A,13821,2009-06-18 13:00:42,2009-06-18 13:09:25 Metop-A,13822,2009-06-18 14:48:13,2009-06-18 14:57:19 ** Manouevre: An in-plane manoeuvre is scheduled for 2009-06-18. Schedules for GOME, GRAS, SEM to follow Further details will follow on 2009-06-16 ** ASCAT monthly calibration Calibration activities foreseen between 2009-06-20 and 2009-06-22. Interrruptions scheduled: 2009-06-20 07:17:00 orbit 13846 2009-06-21 18:18:00 orbit 13867 2009-06-22 08:16:00 orbit 13875 ** ASCAT Gain compression. A short interruption will occur at: 2009-06-22 03:08:56