Update:  Maintenance of HimawariCloud service scheduled for February 5, 2022, has been postponed by JMA until further notice.

Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through February 12, 2022)

Time Issued:  February 4, 2022  1610 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  February 5, 2022

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  February 11, 2022

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

>From JMA/MSC:

Maintenance of HimawariCloud Service on February 5, 2022 -- (Postponed)

For users of HimawariCloud Service, maintenance of the system will be performed on February 5, 2022.

As a result, during the period from 0530 UTC - 0730 UTC, February 5, 2022, HimawariCloud data access maybe interrupted and data updates
maybe delayed.

Calibration of the Visible Bands of the AHI on February 7, 2022

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2100 UTC on February 7, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2110 UTC (P127) on February 7, 2022

North-South Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on February 7, 2022

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2340 UTC on February 7, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2350 UTC (P143) on February 7, 2022

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on February 10, 2022

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1910 UTC on February 10, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1920 UTC (P116) on February 10, 2022

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on February 11, 2022

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0710 UTC on February 11, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0720 UTC (P044) on February 11, 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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