563 MTSAT HRIT MANAM by Meteorological Satellite Center, Japan Meteorological Agency Dissemination schedule from 09/13/2013 to 09/22/2013 Updated on 09/12/2013 OBSERVATION SATELLITE: (Current) MTSAT-2 : 12/26/2012 F03 - (Next) MTSAT-1R : - ATTENTION: 1. 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 operations to avoid lunar intrusion are scheduled as follows: 22:17 UTC on September 17 - 03:17 UTC on September 18 22:17 UTC on September 19 - 07:17 UTC on September 20 These operations may cause distortion of satellite imagery. 2. Due to system maintenance, the following dissemination will be canceled. N20 on September 22 3. 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 operations to avoid solar intrusion are scheduled as follows: 10:17 UTC - 16:17 UTC from September 1 to September 21 10:17 UTC - 14:17 UTC on September 22 10:17 UTC - 16:17 UTC from September 23 to October 13 These operations may cause distortion of satellite imagery. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 1. Schedule for equinox season in 2013: http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/operation/equinox/plan.htm 2. The latest information on dissemination: http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/operation/dissem_info.htm SCHEDULE: TIME(UTC) HRIT TYPE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 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 O 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 X 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: ¯x