Subject: METOP M02 ADMIN METOP M02 ADMIN 2009/04/23 19:09:39 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,13036,2009-04-24 06:55:28,2009-04-24 07:04:43 Metop-A,13037,2009-04-24 08:34:26,2009-04-24 08:46:55 Metop-A,13038,2009-04-24 10:15:47,2009-04-24 10:30:04 Metop-A,13039,2009-04-24 11:57:22,2009-04-24 12:09:47 Metop-A,13040,2009-04-24 13:40:04,2009-04-24 13:50:32 Metop-A,13050,2009-04-25 06:36:06,2009-04-25 06:42:08 Metop-A,13051,2009-04-25 08:14:18,2009-04-25 08:26:18 Metop-A,13052,2009-04-25 09:54:49,2009-04-25 10:09:58 Metop-A,13053,2009-04-25 11:36:10,2009-04-25 11:49:31 Metop-A,13054,2009-04-25 13:18:49,2009-04-25 13:28:21 Metop-A,13065,2009-04-26 07:53:56,2009-04-26 08:05:27 Metop-A,13066,2009-04-26 09:33:50,2009-04-26 09:48:45 Metop-A,13067,2009-04-26 11:15:11,2009-04-26 11:28:21 Metop-A,13068,2009-04-26 12:57:34,2009-04-26 13:06:17 ** ASCAT monthly calibration Calibration activities foreseen between 2009-04-23 and 2009-04-25. Interrruptions scheduled: 2009-04-24 18:17:00 orbit 13043 2009-04-25 08:15:00 orbit 13051