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 |
| 2025 Oct 20 17:56 | 2025 Oct 18 04:10:38 | 8.5048 | 0.00120 | 20.3905 | 312.5809 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 19 17:56 | 2025 Oct 18 04:10:38 | 8.5048 | 0.00120 | 20.3905 | 312.5809 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 18 17:56 | 2025 Oct 18 04:10:38 | 8.5048 | 0.00120 | 20.3905 | 312.5809 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 17 17:56 | 2025 Oct 07 13:04:28 | 8.5273 | 0.00117 | 20.3955 | 311.7861 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 16 17:56 | 2025 Oct 07 13:04:28 | 8.5273 | 0.00117 | 20.3955 | 311.7861 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 15 17:56 | 2025 Oct 07 13:04:28 | 8.5273 | 0.00117 | 20.3955 | 311.7861 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 14 17:56 | 2025 Oct 07 13:04:28 | 8.5273 | 0.00117 | 20.3955 | 311.7861 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 12 17:56 | 2025 Oct 07 13:04:28 | 8.5273 | 0.00117 | 20.3955 | 311.7861 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 11 17:57 | 2025 Oct 07 13:04:28 | 8.5273 | 0.00117 | 20.3955 | 311.7861 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 09 17:56 | 2025 Oct 07 13:04:28 | 8.5273 | 0.00117 | 20.3955 | 311.7861 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 08 17:56 | 2025 Oct 07 13:04:28 | 8.5273 | 0.00117 | 20.3955 | 311.7861 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 07 17:56 | 2025 Oct 07 13:04:28 | 8.5273 | 0.00117 | 20.3955 | 311.7861 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 05 17:56 | 2025 Sep 26 01:28:01 | 8.5518 | 0.00114 | 20.4009 | 310.6966 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 04 17:57 | 2025 Sep 26 01:28:01 | 8.5518 | 0.00114 | 20.4009 | 310.6966 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 03 17:57 | 2025 Sep 26 01:28:01 | 8.5518 | 0.00114 | 20.4009 | 310.6966 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Oct 02 17:56 | 2025 Sep 26 01:28:01 | 8.5518 | 0.00114 | 20.4009 | 310.6966 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Sep 30 17:56 | 2025 Sep 26 01:28:01 | 8.5518 | 0.00114 | 20.4009 | 310.6966 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Sep 29 17:56 | 2025 Sep 26 01:28:01 | 8.5518 | 0.00114 | 20.4009 | 310.6966 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Sep 28 17:56 | 2025 Sep 26 01:28:01 | 8.5518 | 0.00114 | 20.4009 | 310.6966 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Sep 27 17:56 | 2025 Sep 26 01:28:01 | 8.5518 | 0.00114 | 20.4009 | 310.6966 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Sep 26 17:56 | 2025 Sep 26 01:28:01 | 8.5518 | 0.00114 | 20.4009 | 310.6966 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Sep 25 17:56 | 2025 Sep 20 01:39:55 | 8.5647 | 0.00112 | 20.4037 | 310.1189 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |
| 2025 Sep 24 17:56 | 2025 Sep 20 01:39:55 | 8.5647 | 0.00112 | 20.4037 | 310.1189 | 61.0017 | 0.99550 | – |