Current MTSAT Schedule
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MTSAT HRIT MANAM
by Meteorological Satellite Center, Japan Meteorological Agency
Dissemination schedule from 09/27/2013 to 10/06/2013
Updated on 09/26/2013
OBSERVATION SATELLITE:
(Current) MTSAT-2 : 12/26/2012 F03 - 10/22/2013 N02
(Next) MTSAT-1R : 10/22/2013 F03 - 12/19/2013 N02
ATTENTION:
1. JMA plans to conduct the maintenance of the MTSAT's ground system from October to December 2013.
During the system maintenance, MTSAT-1R will be brought back into meteorological observation
from F03 on October 22 to N02 on December 19.
2. The following MTSAT-2 images may be affected by stray light.
14-15 UTC from August 17 to October 23
OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:
1. An MTSAT-2 earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation to avoid lunar intrusion is
scheduled as follows:
10:15 - 13:15 UTC on October 2
This operation may cause distortion of satellite imagery.
2. The MTSAT-2 operation for autumnal equinox season is scheduled as follows:
(1) The dissemination of N02 images may be interupted due to sun outage from
October 3 to 12, and the following dissemination will be cancelled because
they are strongly affected.
N02 from October 6 to October 9
(2) Earth-sensor-scan inhibit operation to avoid solar intrusion is
scheduled as follows:
10:17 UTC - 16:17 UTC from September 23 to October 13
This operation may cause distortion of satellite imagery.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. Meteorological Observation by MTSAT-1R for maintenance of MTSAT's ground system:
http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/operation/information/maintenance_h25_e.htm
2. Schedule for equinox season in 2013:
http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/operation/equinox/plan.htm
3. The latest information on dissemination:
http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/operation/dissem_info.htm
SCHEDULE:
TIME(UTC) HRIT TYPE 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
2334-0000 F00 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
0003-0015 S00 South O O O O O O O O O O
0018-0030 S00W South O O O O O O O O O O
0034-0100 F01 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
0103-0115 N01 North O O O O O O O O O O
0134-0200 F02 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
0203-0215 N02 North O O O O O O O O O X
0234-0300 F03 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
0303-0315 N03 North O O O O O O O O O O
0334-0400 F04 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
0403-0415 N04 North O O O O O O O O O O
0434-0500 F05 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
0503-0515 N05 North O O O O O O O O O O
0518-0530 N05W North O O O O O O O O O O
0534-0600 F06 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
0603-0615 S06 South O O O O O O O O O O
0618-0630 S06W South O O O O O O O O O O
0634-0700 F07 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
0703-0715 N07 North O O O O O O O O O O
0734-0800 F08 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
0803-0815 N08 North O O O O O O O O O O
0834-0900 F09 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
0903-0915 N09 North O O O O O O O O O O
0934-1000 F10 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
1003-1015 N10 North O O O O O O O O O O
1034-1100 F11 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
1103-1115 N11 North O O O O O O O O O O
1118-1130 N11W North O O O O O O O O O O
1134-1200 F12 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
1203-1215 S12 South O O O O O O O O O O
1218-1230 S12W South O O O O O O O O O O
1234-1300 F13 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
1303-1315 N13 North O O O O O O O O O O
1334-1400 F14 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
1403-1415 N14 North O O O O O O O O O O
1434-1500 F15 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
1503-1515 N15 North O O O O O O O O O O
1534-1600 F16 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
1603-1615 N16 North O O O O O O O O O O
1634-1700 F17 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
1703-1715 N17 North O O O O O O O O O O
1718-1730 N17W North O O O O O O O O O O
1734-1800 F18 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
1803-1815 S18 South O O O O O O O O O O
1818-1830 S18W South O O O O O O O O O O
1834-1900 F19 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
1903-1915 N19 North O O O O O O O O O O
1934-2000 F20 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
2003-2015 N20 North O O O O O O O O O O
2034-2100 F21 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
2103-2115 N21 North O O O O O O O O O O
2134-2200 F22 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
2203-2215 N22 North O O O O O O O O O O
2234-2300 F23 Full-Disk O O O O O O O O O O
2303-2315 N23 North O O O O O O O O O O
2318-2330 N23W North O O O O O O O O O O
ABBREVIATIONS:
Fxx: Full Disk observation (xx denotes UTC hour: 00,01,02,..,23)
Nxx: Northern hemisphere observation
NxxW: Northern hemisphere observation for wind extraction
Sxx: Southern hemisphere observation
SxxW: Southern hemisphere observation for wind extraction
O: Observation and dissemination are scheduled.
X: HRIT dissemination is not scheduled.
NOTES:
1) Satellite imagery from all channels is disseminated each time.
2) In the equinox season, some disseminations are not scheduled because of
sun outages or sun avoidance operation.
3) The dissemination schedule is subject to change without prior notice.
4) MTSAT-1R continues to provide HRIT/LRIT dissemination services after
the switchover.
5) Dissemination of Manual Amendment (MANAM) is scheduled at 02 and 08 UTC.
6) More information about MANAM:
http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/operation/type/MANAM/index.htm
MTSAT HRIT MANAM END:
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