Subject: Administrative: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070107060805010003000208 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit **Topic: ****MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule** *Date/Time Issued**:*May 1, 2014 1430 UTC ** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* May 7, 2014 1600 UTC ** *Date/Time of Expected End:*May 11, 2014 2000 UTC *Length of Outage:*N/A* * *Details/Specifics of Change:* From JMA/MSC: *North-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 on May 7, 2014* A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1602 UTC on May 7, 2014. As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled: May 7, 2014 - HRIT: N16 LRIT: PS-N16 * Inhibition of north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 from May 8-9, 2014 * Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1917 UTC on May 8 to 0117 UTC on May 9, 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: 2000 UTC May 8 - 0100 UTC May 9, 2014 * Inhibition of south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 from May 10-11, 2014* Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2117 UTC on May 10 to 0117 UTC on May 11, 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: 2002 UTC May 10 - 0100 UTC May 11, 2014 *Interruption of HRIT/LRIT distribution on May 11, 2014* Maintenance of the MTSAT-2 system is scheduled to take place from 2014 UTC on May 11, 2014. As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled: May 11, 2014 - HRIT: N20 LRIT: PS-N20* Point of Contact for Further Information:*ESPC Operations atESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 *Web Site(s) for applicable information:*N/A 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. --------------070107060805010003000208 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued: May 1, 2014 1430 UTC

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 7, 2014 1600 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: May 11, 2014 2000 UTC

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change:

From JMA/MSC:

North-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 on
      May 7, 2014

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled
to take place from 1602 UTC on May 7, 2014.
As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled:

May 7, 2014 -
HRIT: N16
LRIT: PS-N16

Inhibition of north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 from May
8-9, 2014

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled
to take place from
1917 UTC on May 8 to 0117 UTC on May 9, 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:

2000 UTC May 8 - 0100 UTC May 9, 2014

Inhibition of south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 from May
10-11, 2014

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled
to take place from
2117 UTC on May 10 to 0117 UTC on May 11, 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:

2002 UTC May 10 - 0100 UTC May 11, 2014

Interruption of HRIT/LRIT distribution on May 11, 2014

Maintenance of the MTSAT-2 system is scheduled to take place from
2014 UTC on May 11, 2014.
As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled:

May 11, 2014 -
HRIT: N20
LRIT: PS-N20

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

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

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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