Temporary transition from Himawari-8 to Himawari-9
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Himawari-9 temporarily took over for Himawari-8 beginning at 0250 UTC on 13 February 2018, as Himawari-8 underwent a 2-day scheduled maintenance. “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images of Category 4 Cyclone Gita in the South Pacific Ocean during the satellite transition is shown above.Himawari-9 was launched on 02 November 2016. ... Read More