Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through December 22, 2024)


Date/Time Issued:  December 12, 2024 1330 UTC


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


Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  December 16, 2024


Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  December 22, 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 16, 2024.
A north-south station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 03:00 UTC on December 16, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
03:10 UTC(P019) on December 16, 2024.


East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on December 19, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 23:30 UTC on December 19, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
23:40 UTC(P142) on December 19, 2024.


East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on December 20, 2024.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 11:30 UTC on December 20, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
11:40 UTC(P070) on December 20, 2024.


Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on December 22, 2024.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:40 UTC on December 22, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:50 UTC(P125) on December 22, 2024.



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