Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through January 15, 2022)

Time Issued:  January 6, 2022  1520 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  January 7, 2022

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  January 14, 2022

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 January 7, 2022

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2040 UTC on January 7, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2050 UTC (P125) on January 7, 2022

North-South Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on January 10, 2022

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0140 UTC on January 10, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0150 UTC (P011) on January 10, 2022

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on January 13, 2022

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2200 UTC on January 13, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2210 UTC (P133) on January 13, 2022

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on January 14, 2022

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1000 UTC on January 14, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1010 UTC (P061) on January 14, 2022
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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