Subject: Administrative: Weekly_Operations_Schedule_20130128134204.txt, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------010804000308090507060704 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Weekly Operations Schedule Issued on 14/02/13 at 15:12:52 Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 08/2013: GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION 25 February 2013 - 06 March 2013 Sun interference may affect the EUMETCast broadcast satellites. Users might experience lower signal margin or outages on EUMETCast. The exact times and durations of the signal degradation or outages depend on the reception location. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/828756?l=en METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE 19 February 2013 End of Meteosat-9 parallel dissemination. For current planning on the future Meteosat Second Generation spacecraft manoeuvres and relocations, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/SP_2012113011418367?l=en METEOSAT RSS 31 January 2013 07:30 UTC - 5 March 2013 09:00 UTC Meteosat-8 RSS yearly 1-month interruption. METEOSAT IODC 01 February 2013 - 27 March 2013 Meteosat-7 Spring 2013 eclipse season Slots 38 to 43 may not be available. METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE New ASCAT Level 1 products currently available on EUMETCast, in parallel to the operational ASCAT Level 1 products. Users wishing to receive the parallel data stream should register with the User Service Helpdesk (ops@eumetsat.int). For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/829109?l=en 15 February 2013 - 4 March 2013 Metop-B - GRAS Parameters Optimisation Outage of GRAS GDS Level 1 products during this period. 19 February 2013 09:00 ? 16:00 UTC Essential ground segment maintenance During this maintenance period there is a risk of short interruption or delay of all METOP and NOAA products. 19 February 2013 Metop-B HIRS instrument testing Outage of HIRS GDS Level 1B products of two orbits 09:12 UTC to 10:52 UTC orbit 2198 14:12 UTC to 15:52 UTC orbit 2201 20 February 2013 IASI Level 1C products from Metop-B available on EUMETCast. For full details, please see [http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/829126?l=en] 21 February 2013 05:12 - 09:12 UTC Metop-A - IASI External Calibration IASI GDS Level 1C and Level 2 products will not be available. 21 February 2013 17:00 UTC - 22 February 2013 12:00 UTC Metop-B - IASI External Calibration (Moon Intrusion) Short interruptions can be expected to IASI GDS Level 1C atmospheric temperature and water vapour, cloud parameters, ozone and trace gases and emissivity products. METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT For current information please see:http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17 FUTURE EVENTS METEOSAT RSS 5 March 2013 Start of RSS parallel dissemination on EUMETCast of SEVIRI image data from Meteosat-9. Details to follow. METEOSAT IODC 28 February 2013 Meteorological products from Meteosat First Generation available on EUMETCast. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/829111?l=en INFORMATION: For further information, please contact the EUMETSAT User Services Helpdesk Tel: +49 6151 807 366 Fax: +49 6151 807 379 Email:ops@eumetsat.int www.eumetsat.int *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. ** ** --------------010804000308090507060704 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Weekly Operations Schedule

Issued on 14/02/13 at 15:12:52

Seq Nr: 1

Planned activities for week 08/2013:

GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION
25 February 2013 - 06 March 2013
Sun interference may affect the EUMETCast broadcast satellites.
Users might experience lower signal margin or outages on EUMETCast.
The exact times and durations of the signal degradation or outages
depend on the reception location.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

METEOSAT 0 DEG SERVICE
19 February 2013
End of Meteosat-9 parallel dissemination.
For current planning on the future Meteosat Second Generation
spacecraft manoeuvres and relocations, please see:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/SP_2012113

METEOSAT RSS
31 January 2013 07:30 UTC - 5 March 2013 09:00 UTC
Meteosat-8 RSS yearly 1-month interruption.

METEOSAT IODC
01 February 2013 - 27 March 2013
Meteosat-7 Spring 2013 eclipse season
Slots 38 to 43 may not be available.

METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
New ASCAT Level 1 products currently available on EUMETCast, in
parallel to the operational ASCAT Level 1 products.
Users wishing to receive the parallel data stream should register
with the User Service Helpdesk (ops@eumetsat.int).
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

15 February 2013 - 4 March 2013
Metop-B - GRAS Parameters Optimisation
Outage of GRAS GDS Level 1 products during this period.

19 February 2013 09:00 ? 16:00 UTC
Essential ground segment maintenance
During this maintenance period there is a risk of short interruption
or delay of all METOP and NOAA products.

19 February 2013
Metop-B HIRS instrument testing
Outage of HIRS GDS Level 1B products of two orbits
09:12 UTC to 10:52 UTC orbit 2198
14:12 UTC to 15:52 UTC orbit 2201

20 February 2013
IASI Level 1C products from Metop-B available on EUMETCast.
For full details, please see [http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

21 February 2013 05:12 - 09:12 UTC
Metop-A - IASI External Calibration
IASI GDS Level 1C and Level 2 products will not be available.

21 February 2013 17:00 UTC - 22 February 2013 12:00 UTC
Metop-B - IASI External Calibration (Moon Intrusion)
Short interruptions can be expected to IASI GDS Level 1C atmospheric
temperature and water vapour, cloud parameters,
ozone and trace gases and emissivity products.

METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT
For current information please see: http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17

FUTURE EVENTS
METEOSAT RSS
5 March 2013
Start of RSS parallel dissemination on EUMETCast of SEVIRI image data
from Meteosat-9.
Details to follow.

METEOSAT IODC
28 February 2013
Meteorological products from Meteosat First Generation available
on EUMETCast.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

INFORMATION:
For further information, please contact the EUMETSAT User Services
Helpdesk
Tel: +49 6151 807 366
Fax: +49 6151 807 379
Email: ops@eumetsat.int
www.eumetsat.int

Contact Information for Further Information:ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

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