Subject: Administrative: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_mZLyANuQkyZE5tF2wmVO0w) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT **Topic: **MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule *Date/Time Issued**: *April 9, 2015 2125 UTC ***Date/Time of Initial Impact:* April 11, 2015 1100 UTC ***Date/Time of Expected End: *April 17, 2015 1530 UTC *Length of Outage/Impacts: *See detailed data impact schedules below. _Details/Specifics of Scheduled Activities (From JMA/MSC):_ *Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on April 11, 2015* Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1017 UTC to 1417 UTC on April 11, 2015 to avoid solar 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: * 1100-1400 UTC on April 11, 2015 *North-South Station-Keeping Maneuver for MTSAT-2 on April 11, 2015* A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1902 UTC on April 11, 2015. As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled: _April 11, 2015_ * HRIT: N19 * LRIT: PS-N19 *Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on April 15, 2015* Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0917 UTC to 1317 UTC on April 15, 2015 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: * 1000 UTC - 1300 UTC on April 15, 2015 *Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on April 17, 2015* Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1017 UTC to 1517 UTC April 17, 2015 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: * 1100 UTC - 1500 UTC on April 17, 2015 *Point of Contact for **Further Information:***ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 * Web Site(s) for applicable information**:*http://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/operation/bulletin_list.html 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_mZLyANuQkyZE5tF2wmVO0w) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Topic: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued: April 9, 2015 2125 UTC

Date/Time of Initial Impact: April 11, 2015 1100 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: April 17, 2015 1530 UTC

Length of Outage/Impacts: See detailed data impact schedules below.

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

Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on April 11, 2015

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1017 UTC to 1417 UTC on April 11, 2015 to avoid solar 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:

1100-1400 UTC on April 11, 2015

North-South Station-Keeping Maneuver for MTSAT-2 on April 11, 2015

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1902 UTC on April 11, 2015.
As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled:

April 11, 2015

HRIT: N19
LRIT: PS-N19

Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on April 15, 2015

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0917 UTC to 1317 UTC on April 15, 2015 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:

1000 UTC - 1300 UTC on April 15, 2015

Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on April 17, 2015

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1017 UTC to 1517 UTC April 17, 2015 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:

1100 UTC - 1500 UTC on April 17, 2015

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

Web Site(s) for applicable information: http://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/en/operation/bulletin_list.html
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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