Topic: Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through December 22, 2018)

Date/Time Issued: December 13, 2018 1515 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: Himawari-8 AHI Imagery

Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 17, 2018 0340 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: December 22, 2018 2100 UTC

Length of Outage: See detailed Himawari-8 data impacts below.

From JMA/MSC:

North-South Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on December 17, 2018

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0330 UTC on December 17, 2018.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0340 UTC (P022) on December 17, 2018
East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on December 20, 2018

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1840 UTC on December 20, 2018.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1850 UTC (P113) on December 20, 2018
East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on December 21, 2018

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0640 UTC on December 21, 2018.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0650 UTC (P041) on December 21, 2018
Calibration of the Visible Channel of the AHI on December 22, 2018

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2040 UTC on December 22, 2018.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2050 UTC (P125) on December 22, 2018
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