Weather satellite images recorded at Kochi, Japan.

Latitude: 33.600, Longitude: 133.700

Receiver: RX-134141

The hours of sunshine became long in summertime, so I do a time resumption of APT reception.
I think it'll be a renewal in a holiday mainly, but please take care.
Click on any image below for a full sized image.
Times are shown in JST.

Note: All NOAA-18 MIMU laser gyros have failed; operating RGYRO GYE mode since August 9, 2017 (17/229). Estimated yaw errors } 0.5 degrees. AVHRR imagery at scan edges will show geolocation errors but usable. On May 31, 2025 NOAA-18 STX-4 S-Band XMTR power reduction resulted in degraded imagery and data drop outs. On June 6, 2025 at 17:40 UTC, NOAA-18 was Decommissioned.

NOAA 15 MCIR
NOAA 15 MCIR
17 Aug 2025 18:21

NOAA 15 Pristine
NOAA 15 Pristine
17 Aug 2025 18:21

NOAA 15 sea
NOAA 15 sea
17 Aug 2025 18:21

NOAA 15 MCIR-precip
NOAA 15 MCIR-precip
17 Aug 2025 18:21

NOAA 15 therm
NOAA 15 therm
17 Aug 2025 18:21

NOAA 15 MCIR
NOAA 15 MCIR
15 Aug 2025 19:13

Next Scheduled Satellite Passes over Kochi, Japan

Satellite
Name
Start of Pass Time Available Direction Maximum Elevation
Degrees (East or West)
Frequency
MHz
UTC Local Time* UTC Local Time*
NOAA 15 17 Aug 11:03 17 Aug 20:03 17 Aug 11:12 17 Aug 20:12 137.62
NOAA 15 17 Aug 21:39 18 Aug 06:39 17 Aug 21:50 18 Aug 06:50 137.62
NOAA 15 17 Aug 23:18 18 Aug 08:18 17 Aug 23:30 18 Aug 08:30 137.62
NOAA 15 18 Aug 08:55 18 Aug 17:55 18 Aug 09:07 18 Aug 18:07 137.62
NOAA 15 18 Aug 10:35 18 Aug 19:35 18 Aug 10:47 18 Aug 19:47 137.62
NOAA 15 18 Aug 21:14 19 Aug 06:14 18 Aug 21:22 19 Aug 06:22 137.62
NOAA 15 18 Aug 22:52 19 Aug 07:52 18 Aug 23:05 19 Aug 08:05 137.62
NOAA 15 19 Aug 08:31 19 Aug 17:31 19 Aug 08:40 19 Aug 17:40 137.62

* local time is jst.