Date/Time Issued: May 20, 2026 2100 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: Himawari-9 AHI Imagery
Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event): May 21, 2026
Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event): May 22, 2026
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 21 May, 2026.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 12:30 UTC on 21 May, 2026. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled: 12:40 UTC(P076) on 21 May, 2026.
East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on 22 May, 2026.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 00:30 UTC on 22 May, 2026.As a result, the following observation will be cancelled: 00:40 UTC(P004) on 22 May, 2026.
Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on 22 May, 2026.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:40 UTC on 22 May, 2026. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled: 20:50 UTC(P125) on 22 May, 2026.
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