HIMAWARI-4

Launch Details
Launched 4 September 1989
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 20217
COSPAR ID 1989-070A
Alternative names GMS-4
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 14.930°
Eccentricity 0.00469
RA ascending node 23.251 hr
Argument perigee 142.597°
Mean anomaly 269.002°
Orbital period 1478.273 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Sep 2025, 20:32

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36413.8 km
Mean Altitude 36615.3 km
Peak Altitude 36816.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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