Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through March 22, 2024)

Date/Time Issued:  March 14, 2024 1900 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  March 14, 2024

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  March 22, 2024

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

From JMA/MSC:

East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on March 14, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 20:40 UTC on March 14, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:50 UTC(P125) on March 14, 2024.

East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on March 15, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 08:40 UTC on March 15, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
08:50 UTC(P053) on March 15, 2024.

Calibration of the visible band of the AHI on March 22, 2024.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:40 UTC on March 22, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:50 UTC(P125) on March 22, 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