Subject: Administrative: Weekly_Operations_Schedule, Issued: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------000303050708030403060301 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Weekly_Operations_Schedule *Date/Time**Issued:* November 21, 2013 1519 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*METOP** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:*November 21, 2013 14:49:28 UTC ** *Date/Time of Expected End:*See table in detail for on and off switch times ** *Length of Outage:*N/A *Details/Specifics of Change:* Weekly Operations Schedule Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 48/2013: GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION The EUMETCast Europe service will be upgraded from DVB-S to the DVB-S2 standard in August 2014. For detailed information, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/TechnicalBulletins/EUMETCast/DAT_2082113.html NOTE: Significant updates have recently been made to this web page. A new version of the EUMETSAT Product Navigator is now available for mobiles and can be accessed via:http://navigator.eumetsat.int 19-29 November 2013 Due to essential maintenance, there is a risk of intermittent outages to the real-time imagery on EUMETSAT website. During this period, the available imagery will be limited to one day. 27 November 2013 09:00-09:30 UTC Server maintenance The following services will be unavailable: EO Portal, Product Navigator, Data Centre online ordering interface. 30 November 2013 07:00 - 11:00 UTC EUMETSAT firewall replacement During this timeframe and possibly during the following 48 hours, the below services will be impacted: - All web applications including the Operational Service Status Indicator will be unavailable - UNS email notifications will be affected - Data transfers between the SAFs and the EUMETSAT Data Centre will be affected - There is also a risk of outage to EUMETSAT products METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 26 November 2013 05:12 - 09:12 UTC Metop-B - IASI External Calibration IASI GDS Level 1C and Level 2 products will not be available. 30 November 2013 - 03 December 2013 Metop-A - ASCAT external calibration. Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global winds products can be expected. 30 November 2013 07:16 UTC orbit 36918 01 December 2013 18:17 UTC orbit 36939 02 December 2013 08:15 UTC orbit 36947 03 December 2013 19:15 UTC orbit 36968 THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS 22 October 2013 03:00 UTC - 19 December 2013 02:00 UTC JMA will switch operations from MTSAT-2 to MTSAT-1R due to ground segment maintenance. MTSAT-1R image data labelled as MTSAT-2 and rectified to 145 degree East will be disseminated. Operations will be switched back to MTSAT-2 on 19 December 2013. FUTURE EVENTS METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 03 December 2013 Metop-A In-plane manoeuvre SEM and GOME data will be unavailable. A temporary degradation of the quality of GRAS Level 1 products is to be expected starting at the time of the manoeuvre. All AMSU-A, ASCAT, ATOVS, AVHRR, HIRS, IASI and MHS products may have temporarily degraded quality geo-location data after the time of the manoeuvre. Exact outage times to be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre. 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 --------------000303050708030403060301 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Weekly_Operations_Schedule

Date/Time Issued: November 21, 2013 1519 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: METOP

Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 21, 2013 14:49:28 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: See table in detail for on and off switch times

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

Weekly Operations Schedule

Seq Nr: 1

Planned activities for week 48/2013:

GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION
The EUMETCast Europe service will be upgraded from DVB-S to the DVB-S2
standard in August 2014.
For detailed information, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Techn
NOTE: Significant updates have recently been made to this web page.

A new version of the EUMETSAT Product Navigator is now available for
mobiles and can be accessed via: http://navigator.eumetsat.int

19-29 November 2013
Due to essential maintenance, there is a risk of intermittent outages
to the real-time imagery on EUMETSAT website. During this period,
the available imagery will be limited to one day.

27 November 2013 09:00-09:30 UTC
Server maintenance
The following services will be unavailable: EO Portal, Product
Navigator, Data Centre online ordering interface.

30 November 2013 07:00 - 11:00 UTC
EUMETSAT firewall replacement
During this timeframe and possibly during the following 48 hours,
the below services will be impacted:
   -  All web applications including the Operational Service Status
   Indicator will be unavailable
   -  UNS email notifications will be affected
   -  Data transfers between the SAFs and the EUMETSAT Data Centre
   will be affected
   -  There is also a risk of outage to EUMETSAT products


METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
26 November 2013 05:12 - 09:12 UTC
Metop-B - IASI External Calibration
IASI GDS Level 1C and Level 2 products will not be available.

30 November 2013 - 03 December 2013
Metop-A - ASCAT external calibration.
Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global
winds products can be expected.
30 November 2013 07:16 UTC orbit 36918
01 December 2013 18:17 UTC orbit 36939
02 December 2013 08:15 UTC orbit 36947
03 December 2013 19:15 UTC orbit 36968


THIRD-PARTY DATA AND PRODUCTS
22 October 2013 03:00 UTC - 19 December 2013 02:00 UTC
JMA will switch operations from MTSAT-2 to MTSAT-1R due to ground
segment maintenance.
MTSAT-1R image data labelled as MTSAT-2 and rectified to 145 degree
East will be disseminated.
Operations will be switched back to MTSAT-2 on 19 December 2013.


FUTURE EVENTS
METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
03 December 2013
Metop-A In-plane manoeuvre
SEM and GOME data will be unavailable.
A temporary degradation of the quality of GRAS Level 1 products is
to be expected starting at the time of the manoeuvre.
All AMSU-A, ASCAT, ATOVS, AVHRR, HIRS, IASI and MHS products may
have temporarily degraded quality geo-location data after the time
of the manoeuvre.
Exact outage times to be announced closer to the day of the manoeuvre.



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

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