About us
The Japan Meteorological Agency has been operating geostationary
meteorological satellites since 1977. Below is a brief introduction
to our organization as it applies to meteorological satellites.
1 Headquarters: Planning
The Satellite Program Division belongs to the Observations Department
of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), and is located in the
HQ building in Tokyo.
The Division supervises matters on meteorological satellites, including:
- Planning of future meteorological satellites
- Procurement of meteorological satellites
- Budget requests and contracts
- International and interagency affairs
- Telecommunication systems and radio frequencies.
Please contact us with any issues or questions:
Japan Meteorological Agency
Satellite Program Division
Address: 1-3-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8122, Japan
Phone: +81-(0)3-3201-8677
Fax: +81-(0)3-3217-1036.
2 Meteorological Satellite Center: Operations and Development
The Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) was established in April
1977 as an auxiliary organ of the Japan Meteorological Agency
(JMA). MSC is located in the city of Kiyose in suburban Tokyo, except the
Command and Data Acquisition Station (CDAS), which is based in the town of
Hatoyama in Saitama Prefecture, 60km northwest of Tokyo.
MSC is in charge of geostationary meteorological satellite
(MTSAT) operational matters, including:
- Satellite control
- Acquisition of satellite imagery
- Processing and dissemination of satellite imagery
- Analysis of satellite imagery including typhoon tracking
- Making products such as satellite imagery-derived wind
- Receiving meteorological/tsunami reports from Data Collection
Platforms (DCPs) through geostationary meteorological satellites.
MSC is also in charge of receiving imagery and data from NOAA's polar-
orbiting meteorological satellites (POES).
Meteorological Satellite Center
Address: 3-235 Nakakiyoto, Kiyose, Tokyo 204-0012, Japan
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