Subject: Administrative, METOP MO2 ADMIN METOP M02 ADMIN 2009/06/16 20:26:21 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,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 13:09:24 Metop-A,13822,2009-06-18 14:48:13,2009-06-18 14:57:19 Metop-A,13830,2009-06-19 04:20:06,2009-06-19 04:40:24 Metop-A,13831,2009-06-19 05:57:09,2009-06-19 06:21:46 Metop-A,13832,2009-06-19 07:36:32,2009-06-19 07:47:29 Metop-A,13833,2009-06-19 09:15:57,2009-06-19 09:29:46 Metop-A,13834,2009-06-19 10:57:18,2009-06-19 11:10:18 Metop-A,13835,2009-06-19 12:39:27,2009-06-19 12:48:08 Metop-A,13836,2009-06-19 14:27:15,2009-06-19 14:35:48 Metop-A,13837,2009-06-19 16:08:37,2009-06-19 16:15:19 ** Manouevre: A single burn in-plane manoeuvre is confirmed for 2009-06-18. Burn 1: 15:21:11 duration 1.80 seconds (duration=0 means no burn) Scheduled instrument activities during the manoeuvre are: GOME: The mirror will be placed in launch position from 2009-06-18 14:13:15 to 2009-06-18 15:55:10 SEM: science data packets will contain only MEPED valid data between 2009-06-18 10:34:21 and 2009-06-18 16:50:45 Reduced product quality should be expected for data sensed during this period Expected post-manoeuvre TLE: 1 29499U 06044A 09169.64027778 .00000000 00000+0 00000+0 0 00015 2 29499 98.6876 229.7795 0001231 105.9230 158.5905 14.21496176138227 ** ASCAT Gain compression. A short interruption will occur at: 2009-06-22 03:08:56 ** ASCAT monthly calibration Calibration activities are foreseen between 2009-06-20 and 2009-06-22. Interruptions scheduled: 2009-06-20 07:17 orbit 13846 2009-06-21 18:18 orbit 13867 2009-06-22 08:16 orbit 13875