Subject: Administrative: EUMETSAT Weekly Operations Schedule Issued: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070801050507050201070209 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: * Weekly Operations Schedule *Date/Time Issued**:*April 27*,*2015 1225 UTC* * *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*See list below. ** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* April 27, 2015 11:38:05 UTC ** *Date/Time of Expected End:***See table in detail for on and off switch time****** *Length of Outage:*N/A* * *Details/Specifics of Change:* Weekly Operations Schedule Issued on 27/04/15 at 11:38:05 Seq Nr: 3 Planned activities for week 18/2015: GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION Meteosat Straylight. Meteosat Straylight Predictions for Winter/Spring 2015 are available on EUMETSAT website: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/ServiceStatus/index.html (See section Meteosat > Straylight Predictions (XML)) Effective immediately New training material available on EUMETCast Training Channel ('TRN-Africa', PID 301, Multicast Address 224.223.222.39): ASMET 7 modules on aviation forecasting in Africa (French version). For more info, see:https://www.meted.ucar.edu/communities/asmet/index.htm. The distribution of the modules is done in sub-sets. METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL AND REGIONAL DATA SERVICE 28 April 2015 Metop-A In-plane manoeuvre Burn time: 11:59:56.574 UTC duration 6.853 seconds. 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. METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 29 April 2015 12:19 - 12:34 UTC S-NPP - VIIRS Lunar Roll During this time ATMS and CrIS data from S-NPP may not be available. 30 April 2015 18:08 - 18:14 UTC S-NPP - Drag Make-Up manoeuvre (DMU) This will cause ATMS data to be unavailable and CrIS data to be degraded. 02 May 2015 05:12 - 09:12 UTC Metop-B - IASI External Calibration IASI GDS Level 1C and Level 2 products will not be available. METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT 28 April 2015 08:40 - 10:49 UTC Metop-B - SEM TED in flight calibration An outage of all SEM products can be expected at these times 28 April 2015 08:40 - 08:46 UTC (Metop-A) 28 April 2015 09:27 - 09:33 UTC (Metop-B) SEM MPED in flight calibration A short outage of all SEM products can be expected at these times. REGIONAL DATA SERVICE Scheduled for 22 April 2015, has been postponed until further notice. Metop-B data from the Canadian Gander HRPT station will be added to the EARS-ATOVS, - AVHRR, -ASCAT, -IASI and -NWC services. Metop-A data from the Canadian Gander HRPT station will be added to the EARS-ATOVS, - AVHRR, -ASCAT and -IASI services. Metop-B data from the Canadian Edmonton HRPT station will be added to the EARS-ATOVS and -IASI services. SAF PRODUCTS 28 April 2015 Discontinuation of OSI SAF Metop-A ASCAT 12.5 km Hamming window based winds. For full details, see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2568133.html DATA CENTRE 28 April 2015 08:00 UTC - 30 April 2015 15:00 UTC Data Centre Servers Major Upgrade During this time, no orders will be processed and the data set catalogue will not be updated. 01 May 2015 (***** UPDATE *****) Due to the maintenance of the Data Centre Servers from the 28-30 April 2015, longer delivery time of users' orders is expected. We kindly ask users to take this into consideration before contacting the User Service Helpdesk. FUTURE EVENTS METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 05 May 2015 - 07 May 2015 Essential ground segment maintenance During this maintenance period there is a risk of short interruption or delay of all METOP-B products. 11 May 2015 - 13 May 2015 Essential ground segment maintenance During this maintenance period there is a risk of short interruption or delay of all METOP-A products. 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 Any email message from EUMETSAT is sent in good faith but shall neither be binding nor construed as constituting a commitment by EUMETSAT, except where provided for in a written agreement or contract or if explicitly stated in the email. 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Date/Time Issued:  April 27, 2015  1225 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  See list below.

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  April  27, 2015  11:38:05 UTC 

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

Length of Outage:  N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

Weekly Operations Schedule

Issued on 27/04/15 at 11:38:05

Seq Nr: 3

Planned activities for week 18/2015:

GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION
Meteosat Straylight.
Meteosat Straylight Predictions for Winter/Spring 2015 are available
on EUMETSAT website:
http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/ServiceStatus/in
(See section Meteosat > Straylight Predictions (XML))

Effective immediately
New training material available on EUMETCast Training Channel
('TRN-Africa', PID 301, Multicast Address 224.223.222.39):
ASMET 7 modules on aviation forecasting in Africa (French version).
For more info, see: https://www.meted.ucar.edu/communities/asmet/index.htm.
The distribution of the modules is done in sub-sets.


METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL AND REGIONAL DATA SERVICE
28 April 2015
Metop-A In-plane manoeuvre
Burn time: 11:59:56.574 UTC duration 6.853 seconds.
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.


METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
29 April 2015 12:19 - 12:34 UTC
S-NPP - VIIRS Lunar Roll
During this time ATMS and CrIS data from S-NPP may not be available.

30 April 2015 18:08 - 18:14 UTC
S-NPP - Drag Make-Up manoeuvre (DMU)
This will cause ATMS data to be unavailable and CrIS data to be
degraded.

02 May 2015 05:12 - 09:12 UTC
Metop-B - IASI External Calibration
IASI GDS Level 1C and Level 2 products will not be available.


METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT
28 April 2015 08:40 - 10:49 UTC
Metop-B - SEM TED in flight calibration
An outage of all SEM products can be expected at these times

28 April 2015 08:40 - 08:46 UTC (Metop-A)
28 April 2015 09:27 - 09:33 UTC (Metop-B) SEM MPED in flight
calibration A short outage of all SEM products can be expected at
these times.


REGIONAL DATA SERVICE
Scheduled for 22 April 2015, has been postponed until further notice.
Metop-B data from the Canadian Gander HRPT station will be added to
the EARS-ATOVS, - AVHRR, -ASCAT, -IASI and -NWC services.
Metop-A data from the Canadian Gander HRPT station will be added to
the EARS-ATOVS, - AVHRR, -ASCAT and -IASI services.
Metop-B data from the Canadian Edmonton HRPT station will be added
to the EARS-ATOVS and -IASI services.


SAF PRODUCTS
28 April 2015
Discontinuation of OSI SAF Metop-A ASCAT 12.5 km Hamming window
based winds.
For full details, see: http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2568133.html


DATA CENTRE
28 April 2015 08:00 UTC - 30 April 2015  15:00 UTC
Data Centre Servers Major Upgrade
During this time, no orders will be processed and the data set
catalogue will not be updated.

01 May 2015    (***** UPDATE *****)
Due to the maintenance of the Data Centre Servers from the 28-30
April 2015, longer delivery time of users' orders is expected.
We kindly ask users to take this into consideration before contacting
the User Service Helpdesk.


FUTURE EVENTS
METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
05 May 2015 - 07 May 2015
Essential ground segment maintenance
During this maintenance period there is a risk of short interruption
or delay of all METOP-B products.

11 May 2015 - 13 May 2015
Essential ground segment maintenance
During this maintenance period there is a risk of short interruption
or delay of all METOP-A products.




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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