Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through December 19, 2020)

Time Issued:  December 10, 2020   1600 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  December 14, 2020

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  December 18, 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 December 14, 2020

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0330 UTC on December 14, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0340 UTC (P022) on December 14, 2020

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on December 17, 2020

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2200 UTC on December 17, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2210 UTC (P133) on December 17, 2020

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on December 18, 2020

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1000 UTC on December 18, 2020.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1010 UTC (P061) on December 18, 2020
Point of Contact for Further Information:  ESPC Operations at:  ESPCOperations@noaa.gov; 301-817-3880


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