Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through June 7, 2020)

Time Issued:  May 28, 2020   1800 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  June 1, 2020

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  June 7, 2020

Length of Outage:  See detailed information below for specific Himawari-8 AHI data periods affected.

From JMA/MSC:

North-South Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on June 1, 2020

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1630 UTC on June 1, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1640 UTC (P100) on June 1, 2020

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on June 4, 2020

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0410 UTC on June 4, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0420 UTC (P026) on June 4, 2020

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on June 4, 2020

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1610 UTC on June 4, 2020
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1620 UTC (P098) on June 4, 2020

Calibration of the Visible Bands of the AHI on June 7, 2020

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2040 UTC on June 7, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2050 UTC (P125) on June 7, 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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