The new Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite - Multi-functional Transport Satellite (MTSAT-1R) has been operational since 03 UTC on 28 June 2005.

Japan’s Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) has prepared for the transition of the production of cloud track winds from GOES-9 AMVs to MTSAT-1R AMVs.  The transition is anticipated to occur in the middle of July 2005.  MSC will send out information by email as soon as the transition is made.  GOES-9 AMVs products have been disseminated until that time.

For the present time the bulletins WMO headers will stay the same.

The changes in the bulletins after the transition are as follows:

(1) Satellite identifier (WMO code table 0 01 007; 253(GOES-9) à 171(MTSAT-1R))
(2) Satellite classification (WMO code table 0 02 020; 241(GOES) à 272(MTSAT))
(3) Satellite channel centre frequency (WMO descriptor 0 02 153)
(4) Satellite channel band width (WMO descriptor 0 02 154)

ARGOS monthly status report  (unavailable at present due to technical difficulties)

National Programmes:

Australia  [current status] 

Canada  [current status] 

New Zealand  [current status] 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  [current status] 

United States of America   [current status] 

 

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