Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through February 9, 2023)


Date/Time Issued:  February 9, 2023  1640 UTC


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


Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  February 9, 2023


Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  February 16, 2023


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 February 13, 2023.

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 00:10 UTC on February 13, 2023. As a result, the following observation will be canceled:

00:20 UTC(P002) on February 13, 2023.

East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on February 16, 2023.

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 08:30 UTC on February 16, 2023. As a result, the following observation will be canceled:

08:40 UTC(P052) on February 16, 2023.


East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on February 16, 2023.

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 20:30 UTC on February 16, 2023. As a result, the following observation will be canceled:

20:40 UTC(P124) on February 16, 2023.



Contact Information:  ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or 301-817-3880


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


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