Date/Time Issued: August 20, 2026 1700 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: Himawari-9 AHI Imagery
Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event): August 22, 2026
Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event): August 27, 2026
Length of Outage: See detailed information below for specific Himawari-9 AHI data periods affected.
From JMA/MSC:
Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on 22 August, 2026.
A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:40 UTC on 22 August, 2026. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:
20:50 UTC(P125) on 22 August, 2026.
North-south station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on 24 August, 2026.
A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 10:30 UTC on 24 August, 2026. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:
10:40 UTC(P064) on 24 August, 2026.
East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on 27 August, 2026.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 08:40 UTC on 27 August, 2026. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:
08:50 UTC(P053) on 27 August, 2026.
East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on 27 August, 2026.
An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 20:40 UTC on 27 August, 2026. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:
20:50 UTC(P125) on 27 August, 2026.
Web Site(s) for applicable information: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/bulletin_list_H9.html
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