Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through January 7, 2025)

Date/Time Issued:  December 26, 2024 1700 UTC

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

Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  December 30, 2024

Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  January 7, 2025

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 30, 2024.
A north-south station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 02:00 UTC on December 30, 2024.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
02:10 UTC(P013) on December 30, 2024.

East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on January 2, 2025.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 21:00 UTC on January 2, 2025.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
21:10 UTC(P127) on January 2, 2025.

East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on January 3, 2025.
An east-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 09:00 UTC on January 3, 2025.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
09:10 UTC(P055) on January 3, 2025.

Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on January 7, 2025.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:40 UTC on January 7, 2025.
As a result, the following observation will be canceled:
20:50 UTC(P125) on January 7, 2025.

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