Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through May 8, 2021)

Time Issued:  April 29, 2021   1430 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  Himawari-8 AHI Imagery

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  May 3, 2021

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  May 7, 2021

Length of Outage:  See detailed information below for specific Himawari-8 AHI data periods affected.

From JMA/MSC:

North-South Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on May 3, 2021

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1900 UTC on May 3, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1910 UTC (P115) on May 3, 2021
Maintenance of HimawariCloud Service on May 5, 2021

Maintenance of the HimawariCloud Service will be performed on May 5, 2021.  As a result, HimawariCloud users should expect either interruption of Himawari-8 data or the update of Himawari-8 data may be delayed for about 10 minutes for the following time period:
  • 1500 UTC - 1800 UTC on May 5, 2021

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on May 6, 2021

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2200 UTC on May 6, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2210 UTC (P133) on May 6, 2021

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on May 7, 2021

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1000 UTC on May 7, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 1010 UTC (P061) on May 7, 2021

Calibration of the Visible Bands of the AHI on May 7, 2021

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2040 UTC on May 7, 2021.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2050 UTC (P125) on May 7, 2021
Point of Contact for Further Information:  ESPC Operations at:  ESPCOperations@noaa.gov; 301-817-3880

Website(s) for applicable information:  https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/bulletin_list_H8.html

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