Topic: Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through May 25, 2019)

Date/Time Issued: May 16, 2019 1445 UTC

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 20, 2019 1640 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: May 24, 2019 0830 UTC

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

From JMA/MSC:

North-South Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on May 20, 2019

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1630 UTC on May 20, 2019.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1640 UTC (P100) on May 20, 2019
Calibration of the Visible Channel of the AHI on May 22, 2019

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2040 UTC on May 22, 2019.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2050 UTC (P125) on May 22, 2019
East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on May 23, 2019

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2010 UTC on May 23, 2019.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2020 UTC (P122) on May 23, 2019
East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on May 24, 2019

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0810 UTC on May 24, 2019.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0820 UTC (P050) on May 24, 2019
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