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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 | 9.488° |
Eccentricity | 0.00081 |
RA ascending node | 20.631 hr |
Argument perigee | 294.476° |
Mean anomaly | 77.787° |
Orbital period | 1446.404 min |
Epoch of osculation | 15 Jul 2024, 03:08 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 35961.0 km |
Mean Altitude | 35995.2 km |
Peak Altitude | 36029.5 km |
Orbital History
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