Topic: Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through April 10, 2026)

Date/Time Issued: April 3,  2026 1912 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event): April, 6, 2026

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event): April 10, 2026

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 April 6, 2026.

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 19:10 UTC on April 6, 2026.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on April 7, 2026.

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:40 UTC on April 7, 2026.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on April 9, 2026.

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 18:40 UTC on April 9, 2026.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on April 10, 2026.

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 06:40 UTC on April 10, 2026.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

A Web Site(s) for applicable information: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/bulletin_list_H9.html

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