Contents

What's new

• Maintenance for the MTSAT-DCS (23 February 2012)
• Maintenance for the MTSAT-DCS (22 February 2012)
• Maintenance for the MTSAT-DCS (9 February 2012)
• Schedule for Equinox Season(Spring 2012 Equinox Operations) (2 February 2012)
• Data distribution stop of MTSAT-DCS (2 February 2012)
• Maintenance for the MTSAT-DCS (13 January 2012)
• Meteorological Observation by MTSAT-1R for maintenance of MTSAT's ground system (14 October 2011)
• Resume of MTSAT-2 imagery data dissemination (15 August 2011)
• Backup Observation by MTSAT-1R (3 August 2011)
• Schedule for Equinox Season(Autumn 2011 Equinox Operations) (21 July 2011)
• Schedule for Equinox Season(Spring 2011 Equinox Operations) (4 February 2011)
• Continuation of MTSAT-1R's Observation (13 October 2010)
• Backup Observation by MTSAT-1R (7 October 2010)
• Schedule for Equinox Season (Autumn 2010 Equinox Operations) (12 August 2010)
• Test Dissemination Data are uploaded [HRIT] [LRIT] (15 June 2010)
• Test Dissemination Data are uploaded [HRIT] [LRIT] (25 May 2010)
• Plan of Operation for MTSAT-2 (20 May 2010)
• Switchover of Meteorological Observing Function from MTSAT-1R to MTSAT-2 (23 April 2010)
• Schedule for Equinox Season (Spring 2010 Sun Avoidance Operations) (15 February 2009)
• Resume of MTSAT-1R imagery data dissemination (26 November 2009)
• Failure of image data processing on MTSAT-1R ground system from 15-16 November 2009 (16 November 2009)
• Failure of the observation by MTSAT-1R occurred on 11 November 2009 (12 November 2009)
• Plan for Switchover of Meteorological Mission from MTSAT-1R to MTSAT-2 (30 July 2009)
• HiRID and WEFAX were terminated on 12 March 2008 (JMA website)
• New Timetable for MTSAT-1R direct broadcast (JMA website)

Information

• MTSAT Staus
• MTSAT Dissemination Status
• MTSAT DCS Status
• MTSAT Orbit Information

Plan

• Schedule for Equinox Season
• Timetable for MTSAT-2 Imaging and Dissemination Schedule
• Timetable for MTSAT-1R Imaging and Dissemination Schedule (JMA website)
• Operational Plan
• Weekly Operational Plan (MANAM)
• Monthly Operational Plan
• Pause of MTSAT Dissemination

Report

• Monthly Operations Report

Reference

• Dissemination through MTSAT
• HRIT Dissemination
• LRIT Dissemination
• MANAM

Sample Data

• Explanatory Notes
• Sample Data of HRIT
• Sample Data of LRIT

Response Functions

• Currently operational satellites
  • MTSAT-1R(Provided by Raytheon and SS/L)
  • MTSAT-2 [ASCII text: 255 KB](Standby satellite) (Provided by ITT and MELCO)
• Successive satellites
  • GMS (Sep.8,1977 - Dec.20,1981, Jan.21,1984 - Jun.29,1984) [ASCII text]
  • GMS-2 (Dec.21,1981 - Jan.20,1984, Jun.29,1984 - Sep.26,1984) [ASCII text]
  • GMS-3 (Sep.27,1984 - Dec. 3,1989) [ASCII text]
  • GMS-4 (Dec. 4,1989 - Jun.12,1995) [ASCII text]
  • GMS-5 (Jun.13,1995 - May 21,2003) [ASCII text]

Calibration Table

MTSAT-1R	MTSAT-2
HRIT Calibration Table [.xls]	HRIT Calibration Table [.xls] (～2010.03.14) HRIT Calibration Table [.xls] (2010.03.15～)

Note:The table of MTSAT-2 was updated for ground system modification on March 15,2010.