Subject: Administrative: MTSAT-2 Weekly Special Operations Schedule__ This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_Iq5m0lBzZygOcIOH5fNPLQ) 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 12,20151855UTC *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* November 20,2015 1900UTC *Date/Time of Expected End: *November 23, 20150130 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 South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on November 20, 2015 Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1917 UTC on November 20 to 0117 UTC on November 21, 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: * 1900 UTC on November 20 - 0100 UTC on November 21, 2015 *North-South Station-Keeping Maneuver for MTSAT-2 on November 21, 2015* A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0702 UTC on November 21, 2015. As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled: * November 21, 2015 o HRIT: N04 o LRIT: PS-N04 *Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on November 22, 2015* Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2117 UTC on November 22 to 0117 UTC on November 23, 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: * 2100 UTC on November 22 - 0100 UTC on November 23, 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_Iq5m0lBzZygOcIOH5fNPLQ) 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 12, 2015  1855 UTC 

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  November 20, 2015  1900 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End:  November 23, 2015  0130 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 South-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on November 20, 2015

Inhibited south-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 1917 UTC on November 20 to 0117 UTC on November 21, 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:

  • 1900 UTC on November 20 - 0100 UTC on November 21, 2015
North-South Station-Keeping Maneuver for MTSAT-2 on November 21, 2015

A north-south station-keeping maneuver for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 0702 UTC on November 21, 2015.
As a result, the following dissemination will be cancelled:

  •   November 21, 2015
    • HRIT: N04
    • LRIT: PS-N04
Inhibition of North-Earth-Sensor-Scan Operation for MTSAT-2 on November 22, 2015

Inhibited north-earth-sensor-scan operation for MTSAT-2 is scheduled to take place from 2117 UTC on November 22 to 0117 UTC on November 23, 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:

  • 2100 UTC on November 22 - 0100 UTC on November 23, 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/bulleti style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">

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