Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through March 27, 2021)

Time Issued:  March 18, 2021   1605 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  March 22, 2021

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  March 25, 2021

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

From JMA/MSC:

Calibration of the Visible Bands of the AHI on March 22, 2021

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2040 UTC on March 22, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2050 UTC (P125) on March 22, 2021

North-South Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on March 22, 2021

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2130 UTC on March 22, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2140 UTC (P130) on March 22, 2021

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on March 25, 2021

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0830 UTC on March 25, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0840 UTC (P052) on March 25, 2021

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on March 25, 2021

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2030 UTC on March 25, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2040 UTC (P124) on March 25, 2021
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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