Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through March 1, 2024)

Date/Time Issued:  February 15, 2024 1400 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  February 22, 2024

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  March 1, 2024

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

From JMA/MSC:

Calibration of the visible band of the AHI on February 22, 2024.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 21:00 UTC on February 22, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
21:10 UTC(P127) on February 22, 2024.

North-south station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on February 26, 2024.
A north-south station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 22:30 UTC on February 26, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
22:40 UTC(P136) on February 26, 2024.

East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on February 29, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 23:00 UTC on February 29, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
23:10 UTC(P139) on February 29, 2024.

East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on March 1, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 11:00 UTC on March 1, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
11:10 UTC(P067) on March 1, 2024.

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