Update #3: Technical restoration of Himawari-9 has been completed, and data acquisition is now possible. However, operational use remains suspended while the investigation and preventive measures are ongoing.
The anomaly was identified as a communication error within the satellite. Imagery from Himawari-8 will continue to be provided until further notice. The timing for switching back to Himawari-9 will be announced later based on the progress of the investigation and preventive measures.
Update #2: NCCF was able to transition to producing Himawari-8 data fully by 1700Z October 12, 2025. All PDA customers should make sure their subscriptions are enabled to receive the Himawari-8 data.
Update #1: JMA has switched operations to Himawari-8. Visible channels were available from 2300Z 10/11/2025, IR channels were available by 1300Z 10/12/2025. We
are receiving data and transitioning production rules as necessary to process H8 data.
Topic: Himawari-9 data outage
Date/Time Issued: October 28, 2025 1300Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: Himawari-9 Imagery and Derived Products
Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 11, 2025 1530Z
Date/Time of Expected End: TBD
Length of Event: TBD
Details/Specifics: Starting at around 1530, NOAA stopped receiving Himawari data from JMA. There is
also a notice from the JMA’s status page: Upload time: 2025-10-11 16:03) [Himawari-9 system]
Failure on the image observation of Himawari-9 has been continued. 1540Z on 2025-10-11. Until the issue is resolved, we have no Himawari imagery or Derived Products (Rain Rate, Cloud, Winds, Arctic Composite, Enterprise Rain Rate). This will also affect McIDAS distribution of Himawari data (HIM/ group). Blended
products using this data (Global HydroEstimator, Global Mosaic) will be degraded.
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