Topic:  Himawari-9 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through June 22, 2025)


Date/Time Issued:  June 12, 2025 1807 UTC


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


Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event):  June 16, 2025


Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event):  June 22, 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 16 June, 2025.

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 15:00 UTC on 16 June, 2025. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:


East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on 19 June, 2025.

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 18:30 UTC on 19 June, 2025. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:


East-west station keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 on 20 June, 2025.

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-9 is scheduled from 06:30 UTC on 20 June, 2025. As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:


Calibration of the visible bands of the AHI on 22 June, 2025.

A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 20:40 UTC on 22 June, 2025.

As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:


Web Site(s) for applicable information:  https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/bulletin_list_H9.html 


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