Orbital elements of HIMAWARI-2
| Launched | 9 August 1981 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan |
| Owner | Japan |
| NORAD ID | 12677 |
| Alternative names |
GMS-2 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2026 Mar 22 18:56 | 2026 Mar 20 09:11:09 | 8.1725 | 0.00117 | 20.3180 | 333.5469 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 21 19:05 | 2026 Mar 20 09:11:09 | 8.1725 | 0.00117 | 20.3180 | 333.5469 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 20 18:57 | 2026 Mar 20 09:11:09 | 8.1725 | 0.00117 | 20.3180 | 333.5469 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 19 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 07:16:38 | 8.1833 | 0.00119 | 20.3202 | 333.2087 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 18 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 07:16:38 | 8.1833 | 0.00119 | 20.3202 | 333.2087 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 17 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 07:16:38 | 8.1833 | 0.00119 | 20.3202 | 333.2087 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 16 18:57 | 2026 Mar 15 07:16:38 | 8.1833 | 0.00119 | 20.3202 | 333.2087 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 15 18:56 | 2026 Mar 15 07:16:38 | 8.1833 | 0.00119 | 20.3202 | 333.2087 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 14 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 10:01:58 | 8.1936 | 0.00120 | 20.3224 | 332.7263 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 13 18:57 | 2026 Mar 10 10:01:58 | 8.1936 | 0.00120 | 20.3224 | 332.7263 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 12 18:57 | 2026 Mar 10 10:01:58 | 8.1936 | 0.00120 | 20.3224 | 332.7263 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 11 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 10:01:58 | 8.1936 | 0.00120 | 20.3224 | 332.7263 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 10 18:56 | 2026 Mar 10 10:01:58 | 8.1936 | 0.00120 | 20.3224 | 332.7263 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 09 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 06:32:38 | 8.2068 | 0.00121 | 20.3252 | 332.1696 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 08 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 06:32:38 | 8.2068 | 0.00121 | 20.3252 | 332.1696 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 07 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 06:32:38 | 8.2068 | 0.00121 | 20.3252 | 332.1696 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 06 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 06:32:38 | 8.2068 | 0.00121 | 20.3252 | 332.1696 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 05 18:56 | 2026 Mar 04 06:32:38 | 8.2068 | 0.00121 | 20.3252 | 332.1696 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 04 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 06:32:38 | 8.2068 | 0.00121 | 20.3252 | 332.1696 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 03 18:56 | 2026 Feb 26 15:12:01 | 8.2185 | 0.00122 | 20.3278 | 331.7900 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 02 18:57 | 2026 Feb 26 15:12:01 | 8.2185 | 0.00122 | 20.3278 | 331.7900 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Mar 01 18:57 | 2026 Feb 26 15:12:01 | 8.2185 | 0.00122 | 20.3278 | 331.7900 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Feb 28 18:56 | 2026 Feb 26 15:12:01 | 8.2185 | 0.00122 | 20.3278 | 331.7900 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Feb 27 19:05 | 2026 Feb 26 15:12:01 | 8.2185 | 0.00122 | 20.3278 | 331.7900 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Feb 26 20:45 | 2026 Feb 26 15:12:01 | 8.2185 | 0.00122 | 20.3278 | 331.7900 | 230.5903 | 0.99556 | – |