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 7.971°
Eccentricity 0.00102
RA ascending node 20.275 hr
Argument perigee 328.779°
Mean anomaly 237.302°
Orbital period 1446.451 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Jun 2026, 19:20

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35953.1 km
Mean Altitude 35996.2 km
Peak Altitude 36039.2 km

Launched alongside

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

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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