Topic: Himawari-8 Weekly Special Satellite Operations Schedule (through April 9, 2022)
Time Issued: March 31, 2022 1350 UTC
Product(s) or Data Impacted: Himawari-8 AHI Imagery
Date of Initial Impact (start date of first scheduled event): April 4, 2022
Date of Expected End (end date of last scheduled event): April 8, 2022
Length of Outage: See detailed information below for specific Himawari-8 AHI data periods affected.
From JMA/MSC:
North-South Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on April 4, 2022
A north-south station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 2000 UTC on April 4, 2022

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As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

- 2010 UTC (P121) on April 4, 2022

### The Maintenance of HimawariCast ground system on April 5, 2022

### For related the maintenance, HimawariCast data provision will be interrupted for up to 30 minutes during the following period:

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- 1600 UTC - 1800 UTC on April 5, 2022

### East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on April 7, 2022

### An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 1930 UTC on April 7, 2022.

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As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

- 1940 UTC (P118) on April 7, 2022

### Calibration of the Visible Bands of the AHI on April 7, 2022

### A calibration of the visible bands of the AHI is scheduled from 2040 UTC on April 7, 2022

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As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

- 2050 UTC (P125) on April 7, 2022

East-West Station Keeping Maneuver for Himawari-8 on April 8, 2022

An east-west station-keeping maneuver for Himawari-8 is scheduled from 0730 UTC on April 8, 2022.

As a result, the following observation will be cancelled:

- 0740 UTC (P046) on April 8, 2022

Point of contact for further Information: ESPC Operations -- ESPCOperations@noaa.gov; 301-817-3880

Webpage for applicable information: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/bulletin_list_H8.html
Webpage for spring 2022 equinox season schedule: https://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/oper/equinox/equinox_2022_spring.html
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