Spacecraft information: 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 8.940°
Eccentricity 0.00134
RA ascending node 4.030 hr
Argument perigee 266.297°
Mean anomaly 107.642°
Orbital period 1455.850 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Dec 2025, 06:09

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36122.3 km
Mean Altitude 36179.5 km
Peak Altitude 36236.7 km

Launched alongside

H-2 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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