Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through September 29, 2023)


Date/Time Issued:  September 22, 2023 1400 UTC


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


Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  September 22, 2023


Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  September 29, 2023


Length of Outage:  See detailed information below for specific Himawari-9 AHI data periods affected.


From JMA/MSC:


Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on September 22, 2023.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:30 UTC on September 22, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:40 UTC(P124) on September 22, 2023.

North-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on September 25, 2023.
A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 08:40 UTC on September 25, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
08:50 UTC(P053) on September 25, 2023.

East-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on September 28, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 23:30 UTC on September 28, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
23:40 UTC(P142) on September 28, 2023.

East-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on September 29, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 11:30 UTC on September 29, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
11:40 UTC(P070) on September 29, 2023.



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