Topic: Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through October 12, 2019)

Time Issued: October 3, 2019 1405 UTC

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 7, 2019 0820 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: October 11, 2019 0930 UTC

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

From JMA/MSC:

North-South Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on October 7, 2019

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0810 UTC on October 7, 2019.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0820 UTC (P050) on October 7, 2019
Calibration of the Visible Channel of the AHI on October 7, 2019

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2030 UTC on October 7, 2019.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2040 UTC(P124) on October 7, 2019
East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on October 10, 2019

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2110 UTC on October 10, 2019.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2120 UTC (P128) on October 10, 2019
East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on October 11, 2019

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0910 UTC on October 11, 2019.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0920 UTC (P056) on October 11, 2019
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