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 14.965°
Eccentricity 0.00474
RA ascending node 23.286 hr
Argument perigee 138.804°
Mean anomaly 122.774°
Orbital period 1478.250 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Jul 2025, 13:03

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36411.0 km
Mean Altitude 36614.8 km
Peak Altitude 36818.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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