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MTSAT HRIT MANAM
BY METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE CENTER, JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY

DISSEMINATION SCHEDULE FROM 03/05/2010 TO 03/14/2010
UPDATED ON 03/04/2010

NOTE:
1. MTSAT-1R SPRING ECLIPSE OPERATIONS ARE SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS:
  (1) DISSEMINATION TO BE CANCELLED
        F15 : APRIL 9 - APRIL 18
        N15 : APRIL 2 - APRIL 10
  (2) IN ADDITION TO THE DISSEMINATION ABOVE, PARTS OF SOME IMAGES AT N14, F15
     AND N15 FROM FEBRUARY 18 TO APRIL 20 WILL BE CHIPPED TO AVOID THE INFLUENCE
     OF SOLAR LIGHT ON THE IMAGER.
  (3) CERTAIN PARTS OF F03 DISSEMINATION DATA MAY BE MISSING DUE TO SOLAR OUTAGE.
        F03 : MARCH 3 - MARCH 9
  (4) EARTH-SENSOR-SCAN INHIBIT OPERATIONS TO AVOID SOLAR INTRUSION ARE SCHEDULED
     AS FOLLOWS:
        10:14 UTC - 19:14 UTC FROM MARCH  1 - MARCH 19
        10:14 UTC - 19:14 UTC FROM MARCH 21 - APRIL  8
      THESE OPERATIONS MAY CAUSE OFFSETS IN MTSAT-1R'S OBSERVED IMAGES.
2. AN MTSAT-1R STATION-KEEPING MANEUVER WILL BE PERFORMED AS FOLLOWS:
     07:14 UTC ON MARCH 5 (EAST-WEST MANEUVER)
   MISREGISTRATION OF SATELLITE IMAGERY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN THE SIX-HOUR
   PERIOD AFTER THE MANEUVER.
3. JMA PLANS TO SWITCH THE METEOROLOGICAL MISSION OVER TO MTSAT-2 FROM MTSAT-1R
  IN SUMMER 2010. FOR DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT THE OPERATIONAL INFORMATION PAGE:
  http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/notice/switch_over_e.htm
4. FOR NEAR-REAL-TIME INFORMATION ON MTSAT-1R OPERATION,
  PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
  http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/operation/dissem_info.htm

SCHEDULE:
TIME(UTC)  HRIT                    5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14
2336-2356  F00   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0003-0012  S00   SOUTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0019-0028  S00W  SOUTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0036-0056  F01   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0103-0112  N01   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0136-0156  F02   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0203-0212  N02   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0236-0256  F03   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0303-0312  N03   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0336-0356  F04   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0403-0412  N04   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0436-0456  F05   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0503-0512  N05   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0519-0528  N05W  NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0536-0556  F06   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0603-0612  S06   SOUTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0619-0628  S06W  SOUTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0636-0656  F07   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0703-0712  N07   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0736-0756  F08   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0803-0812  N08   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0836-0856  F09   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0903-0912  N09   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
0936-0956  F10   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1003-1012  N10   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1036-1056  F11   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1103-1112  N11   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1119-1128  N11W  NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1136-1156  F12   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1203-1212  S12   SOUTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1219-1228  S12W  SOUTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1236-1256  F13   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1303-1312  N13   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1336-1356  F14   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1403-1412  N14   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1436-1456  F15   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1503-1512  N15   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1536-1556  F16   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1603-1612  N16   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1636-1656  F17   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1703-1712  N17   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1719-1728  N17W  NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1736-1756  F18   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1803-1812  S18   SOUTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1819-1828  S18W  SOUTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1836-1856  F19   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1903-1912  N19   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
1936-1956  F20   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
2003-2012  N20   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
2036-2056  F21   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
2103-2112  N21   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
2136-2156  F22   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
2203-2212  N22   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
2236-2256  F23   FULL-DISK         O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
2303-2312  N23   NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
2319-2328  N23W  NORTH             O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O

ABBREVIATIONS:
IMAGERY IN ALL WAVELENGTH WILL BE DISSEMINATED EACH TIME
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   :SCHEDULED HRIT WILL BE CANCELED

REMARKS:
1) IN THE EVENT OF SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, IMAGE DISSEMINATION WILL BE CANCELED.
2) IN THE EVENT OF ECLIPSE OR SOLAR INTERFERENCE, IMAGE DISSEMINATION
   WILL BE CHANGED.
3) THE PLANNED DISSEMINATION SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

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