Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) of JMA

As auxiliary organs of Japan meteorological Agency (JMA), the Meteorological satellite center (MSC) operates specialized services on satellite observation.
MSC is in charge of operating geostationary meteorological satellite, such as

• acquisition of satellite image,
• processing and dissemination of satellite image,
• making products such as satellite image-derived winds, and
• receiving meteorological/tsunami reports from Data Collection Platforms (DCPs) through geostationary meteorological satellite.

MSC is also in charge of receiving image and data from polar orbiting meteorological satellites such as NOAA-18/19/20, Suomi-NPP and Metop-A/B.

Organization

• Administration Department
• Administration Division
• Finance and Accounting Division

• Data Processing Department
• System Engineering Division
• Data processing Division
• Satellite Application and Analysis Division
• Senior Coordinator for Satellite Data Quality
• Senior Coordinator for Information Security