Subject: Administrative, METOP MO2 ADMIN METOP M02 ADMIN 2009/06/18 20:43:31 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,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 Metop-A,13844,2009-06-20 04:11:33,2009-06-20 04:19:26 Metop-A,13845,2009-06-20 05:36:27,2009-06-20 06:00:48 Metop-A,13846,2009-06-20 07:16:03,2009-06-20 07:26:07 Metop-A,13847,2009-06-20 08:54:58,2009-06-20 09:06:51 Metop-A,13848,2009-06-20 10:36:20,2009-06-20 10:49:43 Metop-A,13849,2009-06-20 12:18:11,2009-06-20 12:28:21 Metop-A,13850,2009-06-20 14:00:53,2009-06-20 14:14:18 Metop-A,13851,2009-06-20 15:47:38,2009-06-20 15:55:28 Metop-A,13859,2009-06-21 05:15:58,2009-06-21 05:39:49 Metop-A,13860,2009-06-21 06:55:03,2009-06-21 07:06:33 Metop-A,13861,2009-06-21 08:34:00,2009-06-21 08:46:30 Metop-A,13862,2009-06-21 10:15:21,2009-06-21 10:29:38 Metop-A,13863,2009-06-21 11:56:56,2009-06-21 12:09:21 Metop-A,13864,2009-06-21 13:39:38,2009-06-21 13:52:46 Metop-A,13865,2009-06-21 15:26:40,2009-06-21 15:35:15 ** Manouevre: A single burn in-plane manoeuvre is confirmed for 2009-06-18. Burn 1: 15:20:57 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