Subject: Administrative: Administrative: MTSAT-2 Weekly Operations This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030703040201060904070009 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic:***MTSAT-2 Weekly Operations Schedule *Date/Time**Issued:***August 22, 2013 1750 UTC *Date/Time of Initial Impact: *August 23, 2013, 0500 UTC *Time of Expected End:*See "Details/Specifics of Change" for all data periods affected below. ** *Length of Outage:*N/A *Details/Specifics of Change:* _From JMA/MSC_: *North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 on August 23, 2013* North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled from 0417 UTC to 0717 UTC on August 23 to avoid Lunar intrusion. In connection with this operation, some position gaps might occur on all images of the following MTSAT-2 observations, and the quality of the images might be temporarily deteriorated: 05-07 UTC on August 23, 2013 *North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 on August 24, 2013* North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled from 0217 UTC to 0717 UTC on August 24 to avoid Lunar intrusion. In connection with this operation, some position gaps might occur on all images of the following MTSAT-2 observations, and the quality of the images might be temporarily deteriorated: 03-07 UTC on August 24, 2013 *North-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 on August 28, 2013* A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled from 1002 UTC on August 28, 2013. In this operation, the following data dissemination is cancelled: HRIT: 1000 UTC Northern Hemisphere on August 28, 2013 LRIT: PS-N10 on August 28, 2013 *North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 from September 1 to September 22, 2013 *North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled from 1017 UTC to 1617 UTC from September 1 to September 22 to avoid Solar intrusion. In connection with this operation, some position gaps might occur on all images of the following MTSAT-2 observations, and the quality of the images might be temporarily deteriorated: 11-16 UTC from September 1 to September 22, 2013 * ** Contact Information for Further Information**:*ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:*N/A This message was sent by ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. 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. ** ** ** ** --------------030703040201060904070009 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: MTSAT-2 Weekly Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued: August 22, 2013 1750 UTC

Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 23, 2013, 0500 UTC

Time of Expected End: See "Details/Specifics of Change" for all data periods affected below.

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

From JMA/MSC:

North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 on August 23, 2013

North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled from 0417 UTC to 0717 UTC on August 23 to avoid Lunar intrusion. In connection with this operation, some position gaps might occur on all images of the following MTSAT-2 observations, and the quality of the images might be temporarily deteriorated:

05-07 UTC on August 23, 2013

North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 on August 24, 2013

North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled from 0217 UTC to 0717 UTC on August 24 to avoid Lunar intrusion. In connection with this operation, some position gaps might occur on all images of the following MTSAT-2 observations, and the quality of the images might be temporarily deteriorated:

03-07 UTC on August 24, 2013

North-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 on August 28, 2013

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled from 1002 UTC on August 28, 2013. In this operation, the following data dissemination is cancelled:

HRIT: 1000 UTC Northern Hemisphere on August 28, 2013
LRIT: PS-N10 on August 28, 2013

North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 from September 1 to September 22, 2013

North-earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled from 1017 UTC to 1617 UTC from September 1 to September 22 to avoid Solar intrusion. In connection with this operation, some position gaps might occur on all images of the following MTSAT-2 observations, and the quality of the images might be temporarily deteriorated:

11-16 UTC from September 1 to September 22, 2013

Contact Information for Further Information:ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

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