Operational and Observation Information

• Current Operational Status
• Himawari-8 Operational and Observation Schedule
• Himawari-9 Operational and Observation Schedule
• Impacts of the Eclipse and Spacecraft Events on images

Current Operational Status

Himawari Operational Status
• Notification of Himawari-8/9 observation/ground system failure


DCS Status
• Notification of Himawari DCS failure


Scheduled Observation Outages due to Spacecraft Events
• Observation pauses associated with satellite orbit control and related events


Himawari-8/9 Imaging Schedule (PDF)
• Regular Himawari-8/9 imaging schedule

Himawari-8 Imaging Schedule and Change/Pause Plans

Himawari-8 Operational Schedule
• Schedule for satellite orbit control, satellite/ground system maintenance and related observation plan (with Himawari-8 currently in standby operation rather than observational status).
• The observation plan for the following week is added every Thursday (or the business day before if Thursday is a holiday). Any urgent updates will be posted as necessary.
• The content of HimawariCast MANAM is as per this page.


Pause of Himawari-8 Observation
• Information on pause of observation from the Himawari-8 Operational Schedule
• The observation plan for the following week is added every Thursday (or the business day before if Thursday is a holiday). Any urgent updates will be posted as necessary.


Observation Information of "Target Area"
※This page is as indicated in the Himawari-9 Observation Information.
• Target observation history is summarized in tabular form.
• Observation plans are not described, as observation locations depend closely on typhoon timing.

Himawari-9 Imaging Schedule and Change/Pause Plans

Himawari-9 Operational Schedule
• Schedule for satellite orbit control and satellite/ground system maintenance and related observation plans changes.
• The observation plan for the following week is added every Thursday (or the business day before if Thursday is a holiday). Any urgent updates will be posted as necessary.


Pause of Himawari-9 Observation
• Information on pause of observation from the Himawari-9 Operational Schedule
• The observation plan for the following week is added every Thursday (or the business day before if Thursday is a holiday). Any urgent updates will be posted as necessary.


Observation Information of "Target Area"
※This page is as indicated in the Himawari-8 Observation Information.
• Target observation history is summarized in tabular form.
• Observation plans are not described, as observation locations depend closely on typhoon timing.

Impacts of Eclipses and Spacecraft Events on Himawari-8/9 Imagery

Operation for Eclipse Periods
• Prediction of image chipping based on Himawari-8/9 AHI's automatic sun avoidance function during spring and autumn eclipse periods


Impacts of Spacecraft Events and Calibration on Himawari-8/9 Images
AHI's automatic sun avoidance function
Stray light
• Examples and overview of image chipping and other image quality issues caused by the AHI's automatic sun avoidance function and spacecraft events