HIMAWARI-6

Launch Details
Launched 25 February 2005
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 28622
COSPAR ID 2005-006A
Alternative names MTSAT-1R
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.539°
Eccentricity 0.00117
RA ascending node 4.143 hr
Argument perigee 281.869°
Mean anomaly 57.339°
Orbital period 1455.784 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 08:30

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36128.4 km
Mean Altitude 36178.2 km
Peak Altitude 36228.0 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

H-2 R/B

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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