Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through October 24, 2020)

Time Issued:  October 15, 2020   1515 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  October 19, 2020

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  October 23, 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 October 19, 2020

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0700 UTC on October 19, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0710 UTC (P043) on October 19, 2020

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

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2030 UTC on October 22, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2040 UTC (P124) on October 22, 2020

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on October 22, 2020

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2100 UTC on October 22, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2110 UTC (P127) on October 22, 2020

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

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0900 UTC on October 23, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0910 UTC (P055) on October 23, 2020
Point of Contact for Further Information:  ESPC Operations at:  ESPCOperations@noaa.gov; 301-817-3880


Schedule of Himawari-8 Equinox Season for Fall 2020:  https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/equinox/equinox_2020_autumn.html

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