Spacecraft information: HIMAWARI-2

Launch Details
Launched 9 August 1981
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 12677
COSPAR ID 1981-076A
Alternative names GMS-2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 7.745°
Eccentricity 0.00122
RA ascending node 20.227 hr
Argument perigee 324.142°
Mean anomaly 225.715°
Orbital period 1446.459 min
Epoch of osculation 09 Oct 2026, 05:49

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35944.5 km
Mean Altitude 35996.3 km
Peak Altitude 36048.1 km

Launched alongside

N-2 R/B(1) N-2 R/B(2)

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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