Subject: Administrative: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_eEzhOV1DZ/McM64AjiMcpg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT **Topic: **MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule *Date/Time Issued**: *June 18, 2015 1930 UTC ***Date/Time of Initial Impact:* June 22, 2015 1700 UTC ***Date/Time of Expected End: *June 26, 2015 1430 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 June 22, 2015* Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1617 UTC to 2117 UTC on June 22, 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: * 1700-2100 UTC on June 22, 2015 *Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on June 24, 2015* Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1617 UTC to 2217 UTC on June 24, 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 June 24, 2015 *Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from June 25-26, 2015* Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1917 UTC on June 25 to 0117 UTC on June 26, 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 June 2 - 0100 UTC on June 26, 2015 *North-South Station-Keeping Maneuver for MTSAT-2 on June 26, 2015* A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1402 UTC on June 26, 2015. As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled: _June 26, 2015_ * HRIT: N14 * LRIT: PS-N14 *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_eEzhOV1DZ/McM64AjiMcpg) Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Topic:  MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued:  June 18, 2015  1930 UTC 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  June 22, 2015  1700 UTC

 Date/Time of Expected End:  June 26, 2015  1430 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 June 22, 2015

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1617 UTC to 2117 UTC on June 22, 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:

  • 1700-2100 UTC on June 22, 2015
Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on June 24, 2015

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1617 UTC to 2217 UTC on June 24, 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 June 24, 2015                                                              

Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from June 25-26, 2015

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1917 UTC on June 25 to 0117 UTC on June 26, 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 June 2 - 0100 UTC on June 26, 2015
North-South Station-Keeping Maneuver for MTSAT-2 on June 26, 2015

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1402 UTC on June 26, 2015.

As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled:

June 26, 2015

  • HRIT: N14
  • LRIT: PS-N14
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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