Spacecraft information: HIMAWARI-3

Launch Details
Launched 1 August 1984
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 15152
COSPAR ID 1984-080A
Alternative names GMS-3
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.762°
Eccentricity 0.00043
RA ascending node 21.616 hr
Argument perigee 123.212°
Mean anomaly 52.075°
Orbital period 1442.299 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Mar 2026, 21:57

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35896.9 km
Mean Altitude 35915.0 km
Peak Altitude 35933.2 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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