Subject: Administration: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_0gdyyM4NpT9cgkOvtelzZA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT **Topic: ****MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule** *Date/Time Issued**:*August 21, 2014 2245 UTC ***Date/Time of Initial Impact:* August 25, 2014 1500 UTC ***Date/Time of Expected End:*August 28, 2014 1930 UTC *Length of Outage:*N/A* * _Details/Specifics of Scheduled Activities (From JMA/MSC):_* * *Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on August 25, 2014* Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1417 UTC to 1617 UTC on August 25, 2014 to avoid lunar intrusion. As a result, positional gaps may appear in all images of MTSAT-2 observations made during the following period, and image quality may be adversely affected: 1500-1600 UTC on August 25, 2014 *North-South Station-Keeping Maneuver for MTSAT-2 on August 26, 2014* A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1002 UTC on August 26, 2014. As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled: August 26, 2014 -- HRIT: N10 LRIT: PS-N10 *Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on August 26, 2014** * Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1317 UTC to 1917 UTC on August 26, 2014 to avoid lunar intrusion. As a result, positional gaps may appear in all images of MTSAT-2 observations made during the following period, and image quality may be adversely affected: 1400-1900 UTC on August 26, 2014 *Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on August 28, 2014** * Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1417 UTC to 1917 UTC on August 28, 2014 to avoid lunar intrusion. As a result, positional gaps may appear in all images of MTSAT-2 observations made during the following period, and image quality may be adversely affected: 1500-1900 UTC on August 28, 2014 *Point of Contact for Further Information:***ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 *Web Site(s) for applicable information**:*http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/operation/bulletin_list.htm You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Boundary_(ID_0gdyyM4NpT9cgkOvtelzZA) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Topic:   MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued:  August 21, 2014   2245 UTC 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   August 25, 2014   1500 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:   August 28, 2014   1930 UTC

Length of Outage:  N/A

Details/Specifics of Scheduled Activities (From JMA/MSC):

Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on August 25, 2014

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1417 UTC to 1617 UTC on August 25, 2014 to avoid lunar intrusion.  As a result, positional gaps may appear in all images of MTSAT-2 observations made
during the following period, and image quality may be adversely affected:

1500-1600 UTC on August 25, 2014

North-South Station-Keeping Maneuver for MTSAT-2 on August 26, 2014

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1002 UTC on August 26, 2014.  As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled:

August 26, 2014 --
HRIT:  N10
LRIT:  PS-N10

Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on August 26, 2014

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1317 UTC to 1917 UTC on August 26, 2014 to avoid lunar intrusion.  As a result,
positional gaps may appear in all images of MTSAT-2 observations made during the following period, and image quality may be adversely affected:

1400-1900 UTC on August 26, 2014

Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on August 28, 2014

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1417 UTC to 1917 UTC on August 28, 2014 to avoid lunar intrusion.  As a result,
positional gaps may appear in all images of MTSAT-2 observations made during the following period, and image quality may be adversely affected:

1500-1900 UTC on August 28, 2014

Point of Contact for Further Information:  ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880
Web Site(s) for applicable information:  http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/operation/bulletin_list.htm

You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.

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