Topic: Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through December 7, 2019)

Time Issued: December 2, 2019 1725 UTC

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: December 5, 2019 2110 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: December 7, 2019 2050 UTC

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

From JMA/MSC:

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on December 5, 2019

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2100 UTC on December 5, 2019.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2110 UTC (P127) on December 5, 2019
East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on December 6, 2019

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0900 UTC on December 6, 2019.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0910 UTC (P055) on December 6, 2019
Calibration of the Visible Channel of the AHI on December 7, 2019

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

  • 2040 UTC (P124) on December 7, 2019
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