Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through October 27, 2023)

Date/Time Issued:  October 19, 2023 1300 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  Himawari-9 AHI Imagery

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  October 19, 2023

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  October 27, 2023

Length of Outage:  See detailed information below for specific Himawari-9 AHI data periods affected.

From JMA/MSC:

Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on October 22, 2023.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:30 UTC on October 22, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:40 UTC(P124) on October 22, 2023.

North-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on October 23, 2023.
A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 07:00 UTC on October 23, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
07:10 UTC(P043) on October 23, 2023.

East-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on October 26, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 22:30 UTC on October 26, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
22:40 UTC(P136) on October 26, 2023.

East-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on October 27, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 10:30 UTC on October 27, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
10:40 UTC(P064) on October 27, 2023.

Contact Information:  ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information:  https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/bulletin_list_H9.html