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 8.930°
Eccentricity 0.00099
RA ascending node 20.491 hr
Argument perigee 321.744°
Mean anomaly 41.280°
Orbital period 1446.457 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Apr 2025, 06:12

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35954.2 km
Mean Altitude 35996.3 km
Peak Altitude 36038.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

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

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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