Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) of JMA

As an auxiliary organ of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) operates specialized services concerning satellite observation.
MSC is responsible for operating geostationary meteorological satellites, including:

• Acquisition of satellite images
• Processing and dissemination of satellite images
• Making products such as satellite image-derived winds
• Receiving meteorological and tsunami reports from Data Collection Platforms (DCPs) via geostationary meteorological satellites

MSC is also responsible for receiving images and data from low earth orbit (LEO) meteorological satellites such as NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi-NPP, Metop-B, and Metop-C.

Organization

• Administration Department
• Administration Division
• Finance and Accounting Division

• Data Processing Department
• System Engineering Division
• Data processing Division
• Satellite Application and Analysis Division
• Senior Coordinator for Satellite Data Quality
• Senior Coordinator for Information Security