Topic: Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through April 23, 2026)
Date/Time Issued: April 16, 2026 1740 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: Himawari-9 AHI Imagery
Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event): April, 20, 2026
Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event): April 23, 2026
Length of Outage: See detailed information below for specific Himawari-9 AHI data periods affected.
From JMA/MSC:
A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 18:10 UTC on April 20, 2026.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:
18:20 UTC(P110) on April 20, 2026.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:40 UTC on April 22, 2026.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:
20:50 UTC(P125) on April 22, 2026.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 06:10 UTC on April 23, 2026.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:
06:20 UTC(P038) on April 23, 2026.
A Web Site(s) for applicable information: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/bulletin_list_H9.html
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