Subject: Administrative: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule Issued: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050604030604090702020506 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule *Date/Time Issued**:* May 28, 2015 1550 UTC* * *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*See list below. ** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* May 28, 2015 15:18:32 UTC (from theEumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule message) ** *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 28/05/15 at 15:18:32 Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 23/2015: GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION 28 May 2015 Launch of the new User Notification Service (UNS): http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/ServiceStatus/UserNotificationService/ The new UNS brings a number of functionality enhancements. A four-week parallel operations phase with the old UNS is planned. During this phase, UNS messages will be issued from both the new UNS and the old UNS. For more details, see:www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2626323.html METEOSAT RSS 01 June 2015 09:00 UTC - 03 June 2015 09:00 UTC Monthly RSS interruption Meteosat-9 Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) will be suspended for scheduled Full Earth Scanning and Ground Segment Maintenance. Meteosat-8 RSS image data, rectified to 9.5 deg E, replaces the Meteosat-9 service. The RSS meteorological product service is not available during this timeframe. An outage of up to 15 minutes can be expected when switching to and from Meteosat-8. METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 01 June 2015 15:13 UTC Metop-B - ASCAT Gain Compression A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected. 01 June - 14 July 2015 Metop-B - ASCAT Extensive Calibration Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global and regional winds products can be expected, during satellite passes over Turkey. METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL AND REGIONAL DATA SERVICE 02 June 2015 hh:mm Metop-B In-plane manoeuvre Burn time: 13:33:24.252 UTC duration 6.75 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 AHRPT DIRECT READOUT 02 June 2015 08:45 - 08:52 UTC (Metop-A) 02 June 2015 09:38 - 09:45 UTC (Metop-B) SEM MPED in flight calibration A short outage of all SEM products can be expected at these times. FUTURE EVENTS METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 25 June 2015 Update of GOME-2 level-1b processor to Version 6.1 For full details and test data, see:www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2633689.html 25 June 2015 Update to ASCAT Level 2 Soil Moisture Products at 12.5 km and 25 km swath grid. The main change consists in implementing a new model parameter database in the processing chain for Metop-A and B ASCAT soil moisture products. Another change relates to the EPS native format available from the EUMETSAT Data Centre. For full details and test data, see:www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2633340.html REGIONAL DATA SERVICES 23 June 2015 Update of the EARS-NWC processing software to PPS Version 2014 For full details and test data, see:http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2655295.html 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. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of EUMETSAT. This message and any attachments are intended for the sole use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, dissemination or distribution (in whole or in part) of its contents is not permitted. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system. --------------050604030604090702020506 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic:  Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued:   May 28, 2015  1550 UTC

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   May 28, 2015  15:18:32 UTC  (from the Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule message)

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 28/05/15 at 15:18:32

Seq Nr: 1

Planned activities for week 23/2015:
GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION
28 May 2015
Launch of the new User Notification Service (UNS):
http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/Se

The new UNS brings a number of functionality enhancements.
A four-week parallel operations phase with the old UNS is planned.
During this phase, UNS messages will be issued from both the new UNS
and the old UNS.
For more details, see: www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2626323.html


METEOSAT RSS
01 June 2015  09:00 UTC - 03 June 2015	09:00 UTC
Monthly RSS interruption
Meteosat-9 Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) will be suspended for scheduled
Full Earth Scanning and Ground Segment Maintenance.
Meteosat-8 RSS image data, rectified to 9.5 deg E, replaces the
Meteosat-9 service. The RSS meteorological product service is not
available during this timeframe.
An outage of up to 15 minutes can be expected when switching to and
from Meteosat-8.


METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
01 June 2015  15:13 UTC
Metop-B - ASCAT Gain Compression
A short outage of all ASCAT products can be expected.

01 June - 14 July 2015
Metop-B - ASCAT Extensive Calibration
Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global
and regional winds products can be expected, during satellite passes
over Turkey.


METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL AND REGIONAL DATA SERVICE
02 June 2015  hh:mm
Metop-B In-plane manoeuvre
Burn time: 13:33:24.252 UTC duration 6.75 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 AHRPT DIRECT READOUT
02 June 2015 08:45 - 08:52 UTC (Metop-A)
02 June 2015 09:38 - 09:45 UTC (Metop-B)
SEM MPED in flight calibration
A short outage of all SEM products can be expected at these times.


FUTURE EVENTS
METOP, S-NPP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
25 June 2015
Update of GOME-2 level-1b processor to Version 6.1 For full
details and test data, see: www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2633689.html

25 June 2015
Update to ASCAT Level 2 Soil Moisture Products at 12.5 km and 25 km
swath grid.
The main change consists in implementing a new model parameter
database in the processing chain for Metop-A and B ASCAT soil moisture
products. Another change relates to the EPS native format available
from the EUMETSAT Data Centre.
For full details and test data, see:
www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2633340.html


REGIONAL DATA SERVICES
23 June 2015
Update of the EARS-NWC processing software to PPS Version 2014
For full details and test data, see:  http://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/News/DAT_2655295.html



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. Please note that any views or
opinions presented in this email are solely those of the sender and
do not necessarily represent those of EUMETSAT. This message and any
attachments are intended for the sole use of the addressee(s) and may
contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised use,
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