Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through March 27, 2020)

Time Issued:  March 19, 2020   1645 UTC

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  March 23, 2020   2120 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  March 27, 2020   0950 UTC

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

From JMA/MSC:

North-South Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on March 23, 2020

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2110 UTC on March 23, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2120 UTC (P128) on March 23, 2020

Maintenance of the Himawari Cloud Service on March 25, 2020

The HimawariCloud service will be temporarily suspended due to the maintenance of the network equipment.

As a result, a 30 minute AHI imagery interruption will occur during the period:

  • 0900-1000 UTC on March 25, 2020
HimawariCloud data not disseminated during the maintenance period will be uploaded after the maintenance is completed.

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on March 26, 2020

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2130 UTC on March 26, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2140 UTC (P130) on March 26, 2020

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on March 27, 2020

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0930 UTC on March 27, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0940 UTC (P058) on March 27, 2020
Point of Contact for Further Information:  ESPC Operations at:  ESPCOperations@noaa.gov; 301-817-3880

Website(s) for applicable information:  https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/bulletin_list_H8.html

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