Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through April 25, 2020)

Time Issued:  April 16, 2020   1620 UTC

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

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  April 20, 2020   1920 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  April 24, 2020   0550 UTC

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

From JMA/MSC:

North-South Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on April 20, 2020

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1910 UTC on April 20, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1920 UTC (P116) on April 20, 2020

Calibration of the Visible Bands of the AHI on April 22, 2020

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2040 UTC on April 22, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2050 UTC (P125) on April 22, 2020

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on April 23, 2020

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1730 UTC on April 23, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1740 UTC (P106) on April 23, 2020

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on April 24, 2020

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0530 UTC on April 24, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0540 UTC (P034) on April 24, 2020
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