Subject: Administrative: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule__ This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_ec7E0ZCt4t6TCMaYeV0Bpg) 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: *October 15, 20151645UTC *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* October 23,2015 2000 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End: *October 26, 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 provide back-up data in parallel with Himawari-8 until December 4, 2015/) Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from October 23-24, 2015 Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2117 UTC, October 23 to 0117 UTC, October 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: * 2200 UTC, October 23 - 0100 UTC, October 24, 2015 Interruption of HRIT/LRIT Distribution on October 24, 2015 Maintenance of the MTSAT-2 system is scheduled to take place from 2002 UTC on October 24, 2015. As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled: * October 24, 2015 o HRIT: N20 o LRIT: PS-N20 Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from October 25-26, 2015 Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2217 UTC on October 25 to 0317 UTC, October 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: * 2300 UTC, October 25 - 0300 UTC, October 26, 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_ec7E0ZCt4t6TCMaYeV0Bpg) 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:  October 15, 2015  1645 UTC 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  October 23, 2015  2000 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  October 26, 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 provide back-up data in parallel with Himawari-8 until December 4, 2015)

Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from October 23-24, 2015

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2117 UTC, October 23 to 0117 UTC, October 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:

  • 2200 UTC, October 23 - 0100 UTC, October 24, 2015

Interruption of HRIT/LRIT Distribution on October 24, 2015

Maintenance of the MTSAT-2 system is scheduled to take place from 2002 UTC on October 24, 2015.
As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled:

  • October 24, 2015
    • HRIT: N20
    • LRIT: PS-N20

Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 from October 25-26, 2015

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2217 UTC on October 25 to 0317 UTC, October 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:

  • 2300 UTC, October 25 - 0300 UTC, October 26, 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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