Subject: Administrative: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule__ This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_qnKGVoazosiQKr9CeQHzgA) 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: *November 5, 20151305UTC *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* November 6,2015 0800 UTC *Date/Time of Expected End: *November 13, 2015 2030 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 direct broadcast data (via MTSAT-1R) until December 4, 2015. However, MTSAT-2 derived CSR and AMV products will be accessible from the GTS until March 2016)/ *Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on November 6, 2015 * Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0817 UTC to 1317 UTC on November 6, 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: * 0800-1300 UTC on November 6, 2015 Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on November 8, 2015 Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0917 UTC to 1417 UTC on November 8, 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: * 0900-1400 UTC on November 8, 2015 Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on November 9, 2015 Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1017 UTC to 1417 UTC on November 9, 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: * 0900-1400 UTC on November 9, 2015 Interruption of HRIT/LRIT Distribution on November 13, 2015 Maintenance of the MTSAT-2 system is scheduled to take place from 2003 UTC on November 13, 2015. As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled: * November 13, 2015 o HRIT: N20 o LRIT: PS-N20 *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_qnKGVoazosiQKr9CeQHzgA) 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:  November 5, 2015  1305 UTC 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  November 6, 2015  0800 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  November 13, 2015  2030 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 direct broadcast data (via MTSAT-1R) until December 4, 2015.  However, MTSAT-2 derived CSR and AMV products will be accessible from the GTS until March 2016)


Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on November 6, 2015

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0817 UTC to 1317 UTC on November 6, 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:

  • 0800-1300 UTC on November 6, 2015

Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on November 8, 2015

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0917 UTC to 1417 UTC on November 8, 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:

  • 0900-1400 UTC on November 8, 2015

Inhibition of South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on November 9, 2015

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1017 UTC to 1417 UTC on November 9, 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:

  • 0900-1400 UTC on November 9, 2015

Interruption of HRIT/LRIT Distribution on November 13, 2015

Maintenance of the MTSAT-2 system is scheduled to take place from 2003 UTC on November 13, 2015.
As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled:

  •  November 13, 2015
    • HRIT: N20
    • LRIT: PS-N20
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/bull style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">

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