Subject: Administrative: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule__ This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_S69zo6T8xquQZw5A38JWJQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic**: *MTSAT-2 (JMA's back-up to Himawari-8) Weekly Special Operations Schedule *Date/Time Issued: *September 24, 2015 1350 UTC *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* September 24, 2015 1100 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End: *September 27, 2015 0330 UTC *Length of Outage/Impacts: *See detailed data impact schedules below. _Details/Specifics of Scheduled Activities (From JMA/MSC):_ /(Following Himawari-8 becoming JMA's primary operational geostationary satellite at 140E on July 7, 2015, MTSAT-2 will now provide back-up data in parallel with Himawari-8 until about November 2015/) Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from September 24 to October 4, 2015 Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1017 UTC to 1617 UTC from September 24 to October 4, 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: * 1100-1600 UTC from September 24 to October 4, 2015 *Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from September 26 to September 27, 2015* Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2217 UTC to 0317 UTC from September 26 to September 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: * 2300-0300 UTC from September 26 to September 27, 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.govor (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --Boundary_(ID_S69zo6T8xquQZw5A38JWJQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Topic:  MTSAT-2 (JMA's back-up to Himawari-8) Weekly Special Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued:  September 24, 2015  1350 UTC 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  September 24, 2015  1100 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  September 27, 2015  0330 UTC 

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

Details/Specifics of Scheduled Activities (From JMA/MSC):  (Following Himawari-8 becoming JMA's primary operational geostationary satellite at 140E on July 7, 2015, MTSAT-2 will now provide back-up data in parallel with Himawari-8 until about November 2015)

Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from September 24 to October 4, 2015

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1017 UTC to 1617 UTC from September 24 to October 4, 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:

  • 1100-1600 UTC from September 24 to October 4, 2015
Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from September 26 to September 27, 2015

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2217 UTC to 0317 UTC from September 26 to September 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:

  • 2300-0300 UTC from September 26 to September 27, 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. style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">

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