Topic: Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through December 19, 2025)
Date/Time Issued: December 11, 2025 1550 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: Himawari-9 AHI Imagery
Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event): December 15, 2025
Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event): December 19, 2025
Length of Outage: See detailed information below for specific Himawari-9 AHI data periods affected.
From JMA/MSC:
A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 02:40 UTC on December 15, 2025. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled: 02:50 UTC(P017) on 15 December, 2025.
East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on December 18, 2025.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 20:00 UTC on December 18, 2025. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled: 20:10 UTC(P121) on 18 December, 2025.
East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on December 19, 2025.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 08:00 UTC on December 19, 2025. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled: 08:10 UTC(P049) on 19 December, 2025.
Web Site(s) for applicable information: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/bulletin_list_H9.html
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