Topic: Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through December 8, 2023)

Date/Time Issued: November 30, 2023 1600 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event): December 4, 2023

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event): December 8, 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 December 4, 2023.
A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 04:00 UTC on December 4, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
04:10 UTC(P025) on December 4, 2023.

Maintenance of Himawari-9 Satellite on December 5, 2023.
Maintenance of Himawari-9 satellite is scheduled from 02:40 UTC on December 5, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
02:50 UTC(P017) on December 5, 2023.

Maintenance of Himawari-9 Satellite on December 5, 2023.
Maintenance of Himawari-9 satellite is scheduled from 15:00 UTC to 16:20 UTC on December 5, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
15:10 - 16:20 UTC(P091 - P098) on December 5, 2023.

Maintenance of Himawari-9 Satellite on December 7, 2023.
Maintenance of Himawari-9 satellite is scheduled from 04:00 UTC to 04:40 UTC on December 7, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
04:10 - 04:40 UTC(P025 - P028) on December 7, 2023.

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

East-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on December 7, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 23:40 UTC on December 7, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
23:50 UTC(P143) on December 7, 2023.

East-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on December 8, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 11:40 UTC on December 8, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
11:50 UTC(P071) on December 8, 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

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