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 8.505°
Eccentricity 0.00120
RA ascending node 20.390 hr
Argument perigee 312.581°
Mean anomaly 61.002°
Orbital period 1446.507 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Oct 2025, 04:10

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35946.6 km
Mean Altitude 35997.3 km
Peak Altitude 36047.9 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

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

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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