512 MTSAT HRIT MANAM by Meteorological Satellite Center, Japan Meteorological Agency Dissemination schedule from 10/12/2012 to 10/21/2012 Updated on 10/11/2012 OBSERVATION SATELLITE: (Current) MTSAT-2 : 12/26/2011 F05 - 10/18/2012 N02 (Next) MTSAT-1R : 10/18/2012 F03 - 12/26/2012 N02 ATTENTION: 1. JMA plans to conduct the maintenance of the MTSAT's ground system from October to December 2012. During the system maintenance, MTSAT-1R will be brought back into meteorological observation from F03 on 18 October to N02 on 26 December. 2. The following MTSAT-2 images may be affected by stray light. 14-15 UTC from August 16 to October 17 OPERATIONAL INFORMATION: 1. The MTSAT-2 operations for autumnal equinox season are scheduled as follows: 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. 2. An MTSAT-2 earth-sensor-scan inhibit operations to avoid lunar intrusion are scheduled as follows: 09:17 - 13:17 UTC on October 12 10:17 - 14:17 UTC on October 14 These operations 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_h24_e.htm 2. Schedule for equinox season in 2012: 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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 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: 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. (observed by MTSAT-1R) O: Observation and dissemination are scheduled. (observed by MTSAT-2) 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: