Chris Velden from the Univ. of Wisconsin posted a note to the tstorms list regarding the new Himawari-8 satellite now undergoing a testing phase in orbit. It uses the same imager as next March's GOES-R satellite. Chris says that the satellite will initially be positioned to view the East Pac and western Atlantic.
Here's a link to a great WV shot it took. I'll just post the URL as the image is rather large.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/150422_himawari8_water_vapor_anim.gif
New Japanese Weather Satellite in Orbit
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