Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through November 8, 2024)

Date/Time Issued:  October 31, 2024 1700 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  November 4, 2024

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  November 8, 2024

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 November 4, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 5:30 UTC on November 4, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
5:40 UTC(P034) on November 4, 2024.

East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on November 7, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 19:00 UTC on November 7, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
19:10 UTC(P115) on November 7, 2024.

Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on November 7, 2024.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:30 UTC on November 7, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:40 UTC(P124) on November 7, 2024.

East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on November 8, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 07:00 UTC on November 8, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
07:10 UTC(P043) on November 8, 2024.

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