Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through December 22, 2023)

Date/Time Issued:  December 21, 2023 1815 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  December 21, 2023

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  December 22, 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 December 21, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 18:30 UTC on December 21, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
18:40 UTC(P112) on December 21, 2023.

East-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on December 22, 2023.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 06:30 UTC on December 22, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
06:40 UTC(P040) on December 22, 2023.

Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on December 22, 2023.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 02:40 UTC on December 22, 2023.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
02:50 UTC(P125) on December 22, 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