Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through December 18, 2021)

Time Issued:  December 9, 2021  1545 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  December 13, 2021

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  December 17, 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 December 13, 2021

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0340 UTC on December 13, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0350 UTC (P023) on December 13, 2021

Maintenance of the JCSAT-2B Ground System on December 16, 2021 (for HimawariCast data users)

Related to the scheduled maintenance of the JCSAT-2B ground system, HimawariCast data provision will be interrupted during the following period:

  • 0230 UTC - 0250 UTC (P015-P017) on December 16, 2021

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on December 16, 2021

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1900 UTC on December 16, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1910 UTC  (P115) on December 16, 2021

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on December 17, 2021

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0700 UTC on December 17, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0710 UTC (P043) on December 17, 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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