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 0.004°
Eccentricity 0.00009
RA ascending node 16.666 hr
Argument perigee 224.284°
Mean anomaly 298.528°
Orbital period 1436.097 min
Epoch of osculation 13 Jul 2025, 22:40

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35789.9 km
Mean Altitude 35793.7 km
Peak Altitude 35797.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

H-2A R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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