Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through November 10, 2023)

Date/Time Issued:  November 2, 2023 1430 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  November 6, 2023

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  November 10, 2023

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

From JMA/MSC:

North-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on November 6, 2023.
A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 06:00 UTC on November 6, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
06:10 UTC(P037) on November 6, 2023.

Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on November 7, 2023.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:30 UTC on November 7, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:40 UTC(P124) on November 7, 2023.

East-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on November 9, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 22:40 UTC on November 9, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
22:50 UTC(P137) on November 9, 2023.

East-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on November 10, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 10:40 UTC on November 10, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
10:50 UTC(P065) on November 10, 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