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 Feb 05 18:58 | 2026 Feb 02 02:57:24 | 8.2709 | 0.00127 | 20.3393 | 328.9702 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Feb 04 18:57 | 2026 Feb 02 02:57:24 | 8.2709 | 0.00127 | 20.3393 | 328.9702 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Feb 03 18:56 | 2026 Feb 02 02:57:24 | 8.2709 | 0.00127 | 20.3393 | 328.9702 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Feb 02 18:56 | 2026 Feb 02 02:57:24 | 8.2709 | 0.00127 | 20.3393 | 328.9702 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Feb 01 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 03:14:28 | 8.2835 | 0.00128 | 20.3423 | 328.3408 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 31 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 03:14:28 | 8.2835 | 0.00128 | 20.3423 | 328.3408 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 30 18:57 | 2026 Jan 27 03:14:28 | 8.2835 | 0.00128 | 20.3423 | 328.3408 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 29 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 03:14:28 | 8.2835 | 0.00128 | 20.3423 | 328.3408 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 28 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 03:14:28 | 8.2835 | 0.00128 | 20.3423 | 328.3408 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 27 18:56 | 2026 Jan 22 01:46:03 | 8.2944 | 0.00129 | 20.3448 | 327.6324 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 26 18:57 | 2026 Jan 22 01:46:03 | 8.2944 | 0.00129 | 20.3448 | 327.6324 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 25 18:57 | 2026 Jan 22 01:46:03 | 8.2944 | 0.00129 | 20.3448 | 327.6324 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 24 18:58 | 2026 Jan 22 01:46:03 | 8.2944 | 0.00129 | 20.3448 | 327.6324 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 22 18:56 | 2026 Jan 22 01:46:03 | 8.2944 | 0.00129 | 20.3448 | 327.6324 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 21 18:56 | 2026 Jan 16 02:03:05 | 8.3073 | 0.00130 | 20.3476 | 326.4760 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 20 19:06 | 2026 Jan 16 02:03:05 | 8.3073 | 0.00130 | 20.3476 | 326.4760 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 19 18:57 | 2026 Jan 16 02:03:05 | 8.3073 | 0.00130 | 20.3476 | 326.4760 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 18 18:57 | 2026 Jan 16 02:03:05 | 8.3073 | 0.00130 | 20.3476 | 326.4760 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 17 18:56 | 2026 Jan 16 02:03:05 | 8.3073 | 0.00130 | 20.3476 | 326.4760 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 16 18:57 | 2026 Jan 16 02:03:05 | 8.3073 | 0.00130 | 20.3476 | 326.4760 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 15 18:56 | 2026 Jan 11 00:34:27 | 8.3185 | 0.00130 | 20.3501 | 325.5410 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 13 18:56 | 2026 Jan 11 00:34:27 | 8.3185 | 0.00130 | 20.3501 | 325.5410 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 11 18:57 | 2026 Jan 11 00:34:27 | 8.3185 | 0.00130 | 20.3501 | 325.5410 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 10 18:57 | 2026 Jan 06 00:46:38 | 8.3293 | 0.00130 | 20.3525 | 324.7676 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |
| 2026 Jan 09 18:57 | 2026 Jan 06 00:46:38 | 8.3293 | 0.00130 | 20.3525 | 324.7676 | 215.9066 | 0.99554 | – |