Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through March 29, 2024)


Date/Time Issued:  March 21, 2024 1400 UTC


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


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


Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  March 29, 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 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.


North-south station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on March 25, 2024.
A north-south station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 20:30 UTC on March 25, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:40 UTC(P124) on March 25, 2024.


East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on March 28, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 20:10 UTC on March 28, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:20 UTC(P122) on March 28, 2024.


East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on March 29, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 08:10 UTC on March 29, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
08:20 UTC(P050) on March 29, 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 


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