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Spacecraft information: HIMAWARI-8
Launch Details
| Launched | 6 October 2014 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Status | Operational |
| Categories |
Weather
Geostationary Active satellites |
| Launch site | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan |
| Owner | Japan |
| NORAD ID | 40267 |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-060A |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 0.039° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00009 |
| RA ascending node | 9.207 hr |
| Argument perigee | 157.521° |
| Mean anomaly | 140.856° |
| Orbital period | 1436.108 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 20 Dec 2025, 13:45 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 35790.3 km |
| Mean Altitude | 35793.9 km |
| Peak Altitude | 35797.6 km |
Launched alongside
H-2A R/BOrbital History
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