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 8.074°
Eccentricity 0.00108
RA ascending node 20.298 hr
Argument perigee 333.429°
Mean anomaly 218.860°
Orbital period 1446.546 min
Epoch of osculation 05 May 2026, 13:17

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35952.3 km
Mean Altitude 35998.0 km
Peak Altitude 36043.7 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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