Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through December 7, 2024)


Date/Time Issued:  November 29, 2024 1230 UTC


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


Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  December 2, 2024


Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  December 7, 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 December 2, 2024.
A north-south station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 03:40 UTC on December 2, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
03:50 UTC(P023) on December 2, 2024.


East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on December 5, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 16:40 UTC on December 5, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
16:50 UTC(P101) on December 5, 2024.


East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on December 6, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 04:40 UTC on December 6, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
04:50 UTC(P029) on December 6, 2024.


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




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

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