Topic:  Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through March 26, 2022)

Time Issued:  March 17, 2022  1535 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  March 21, 2022

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  March 25, 2022

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 March 21, 2022

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2100 UTC on March 21, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2110 UTC (P127) on March 21, 2022

Calibration of the Visible Bands of the AHI on March 22, 2022

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2040 UTC on March 22, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2050 UTC (P125) on March 22, 2022

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on March 24, 2022

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2140 UTC on March 24, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 2150 UTC (P131) on March 24, 2022

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on March 25, 2022

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0940 UTC on March 25, 2022.
As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

  • 0950 UTC (P059) on March 25, 2022
Point of Contact for Further Information:  ESPC Operations -- ESPCOperations@noaa.gov; 301-817-3880

Webpage for Applicable Information:  https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/bulletin_list_H8.html

Webpage for Spring 2022 Equinox Season Schedule:  https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/equinox/equinox_2022_spring.html

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