Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through September 7, 2023)


Date/Time Issued:  August 31, 2023 1400 UTC


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


Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  August 31, 2023


Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  September 7, 2023


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 August 31, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 20:30 UTC on August 31, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:40 UTC(P124) on August 31, 2023.

East-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on September 1, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 08:30 UTC on September 1, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
08:40 UTC(P052) on September 1, 2023.


Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on September 7, 2023.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:40 UTC on September 7, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:50 UTC(P125) on September 7, 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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