Subject: Administration: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_7CtmcP/fUK060mBahcDSNw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT **Topic: ****MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule** *Date/Time Issued**:*September 4, 2014 1425 UTC ***Date/Time of Initial Impact:* September 8, 2014 2300 UTC ***Date/Time of Expected End:*September 11, 2014 0430 UTC *Length of Outage:*N/A*. *See below for details of special data schedule. _Details/Specifics of Scheduled Activities (From JMA/MSC):_* * *Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from September 8 - September 9, 2014* Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2217 UTC on September 8 to 0217 UTC on September 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: From 2300 UTC, September 8 to 0200 UTC, September 9, 2014 *Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on September 10, 2014* Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0417 to 0717 UTC on September 10, 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: 0500 UTC - 0700 UTC on September 10, 2014 *Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on September 11, 2014* Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0217 UTC to 0417 UTC on September 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: 0300 UTC - 0400 UTC on September 11, 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_7CtmcP/fUK060mBahcDSNw) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Topic: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued: September 4, 2014   1425 UTC

Date/Time of Initial Impact:   September 8, 2014 2300 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:   September 11, 2014 0430 UTC

Length of Outage: N/A. See below for details of special data schedule.

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

Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from September 8 - September 9, 2014

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2217 UTC on September 8 to 0217 UTC on September 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:

From 2300 UTC, September 8 to 0200 UTC, September 9, 2014

Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on September 10, 2014

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0417 to 0717 UTC on September 10, 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:

0500 UTC - 0700 UTC on September 10, 2014

Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on September 11, 2014

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0217 UTC to 0417 UTC on September 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:

0300 UTC - 0400 UTC on September 11, 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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