Subject: Administrative: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_sPYKSKWsN8y76y3cV3cZjA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT **Topic: **MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule *Date/Time Issued**: *May 21, 2015 1630 UTC ***Date/Time of Initial Impact:* May 25, 2015 1700 UTC ***Date/Time of Expected End: *May 29, 2015 0130 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 May 25, 2015* Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1617 UTC to 2217 UTC on May 25, 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: * 1700-2200 UTC on May 25, 2015 *Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from May 26 to May 27, 2015* Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1917 UTC on May 26 to 0117 UTC on May 27, 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: * 2000 UTC on May 26 - 0100 UTC on May 27, 2015 *Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from May 28 to May 29, 2015 * Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2017 UTC on May 28 to 0117 UTC on May 29, 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: * 2100 UTC on May 28 - 0100 UTC on May 29, 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_sPYKSKWsN8y76y3cV3cZjA) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Topic: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued: May 21, 2015 1630 UTC

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 25, 2015 1700 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: May 29, 2015 0130 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 May 25, 2015

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1617 UTC to 2217 UTC on May 25, 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:

1700-2200 UTC on May 25, 2015

Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from May 26 to May 27, 2015

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1917 UTC on May 26 to 0117 UTC on May 27, 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:

2000 UTC on May 26 - 0100 UTC on May 27, 2015

Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from May 28 to May 29, 2015

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2017 UTC on May 28 to 0117 UTC on May 29, 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:

2100 UTC on May 28 - 0100 UTC on May 29, 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<
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