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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 | 0.019° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00013 |
| RA ascending node | 7.915 hr |
| Argument perigee | 172.372° |
| Mean anomaly | 128.611° |
| Orbital period | 1436.132 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 03 Jan 2026, 11:43 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 35788.8 km |
| Mean Altitude | 35794.4 km |
| Peak Altitude | 35800.1 km |
Launched alongside
H-2A R/BOrbital History
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