Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through April 23, 2022)

Time Issued:  April 19, 2022  2030 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  April 21, 2022

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  April 22, 2022

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

From JMA/MSC:

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on April 21, 2022

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1840 UTC on April 21, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1850 UTC (P113) on April 21, 2022

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on April 22, 2022

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0640 UTC on April 22, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0650 UTC (P041) on April 22, 2022

Calibration of the Visible Bands of the AHI on April 22, 2022

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2040 UTC on April 22, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2050 UTC (P125) on April 22, 2022
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