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

Time Issued:  March 3, 2022  1520 UTC

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

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

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  March 11, 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 Himawari-8 AHI on March 7, 2022

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

  • 2110 UTC (P127) on March 7, 2022

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

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2200 UTC on March 7, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2210 UTC (P133) on March 7, 2022

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

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2000 UTC on March 10, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2010 UTC (P121) on March 10, 2022

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

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0800 UTC on March 11, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0810 UTC (P049) on March 11, 2022

Point of Contact for Further Information:  ESPC Operations -- ESPCOperations@noaa.gov; 301-817-3880

Webpage for Applicable Information:  https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/bulletin_list_H8.html

Webpage for Spring 2022 Equinox Season Schedule:  https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/equinox/equinox_2022_spring.html

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