Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through April 24, 2021)

Time Issued:  April 15, 2021   1325 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  April 19, 2021

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  April 23, 2021

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 April 19, 2021

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1940 UTC on April 19, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1950 UTC (P119) on April 19, 2021

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on April 22, 2021

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1730 UTC on April 22, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1740 UTC (P106) on April 22, 2021

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

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

  • 2050 UTC (P125) on April 22, 2021

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on April 23, 2021

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0530 UTC on April 23, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0540 UTC (P034) on April 23, 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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