Spacecraft information: HIMAWARI-7

Launch Details
Launched 17 February 2006
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 28937
COSPAR ID 2006-004A
Alternative names MTSAT-2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.527°
Eccentricity 0.00086
RA ascending node 4.949 hr
Argument perigee 184.094°
Mean anomaly 24.929°
Orbital period 1453.393 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Mar 2026, 07:00

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36095.3 km
Mean Altitude 36131.6 km
Peak Altitude 36168.0 km

Launched alongside

H-2A R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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