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 Aug 08 17:57 | 2026 Aug 06 11:31:01 | 7.8773 | 0.00106 | 20.2547 | 324.3840 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Aug 07 17:57 | 2026 Aug 06 11:31:01 | 7.8773 | 0.00106 | 20.2547 | 324.3840 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Aug 06 17:57 | 2026 Aug 01 07:47:19 | 7.8879 | 0.00105 | 20.2571 | 324.8050 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Aug 05 17:56 | 2026 Aug 01 07:47:19 | 7.8879 | 0.00105 | 20.2571 | 324.8050 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Aug 04 17:57 | 2026 Aug 01 07:47:19 | 7.8879 | 0.00105 | 20.2571 | 324.8050 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Aug 03 17:56 | 2026 Aug 01 07:47:19 | 7.8879 | 0.00105 | 20.2571 | 324.8050 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Aug 02 17:57 | 2026 Aug 01 07:47:19 | 7.8879 | 0.00105 | 20.2571 | 324.8050 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Aug 01 17:57 | 2026 Aug 01 07:47:19 | 7.8879 | 0.00105 | 20.2571 | 324.8050 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 31 17:56 | 2026 Jul 27 10:53:40 | 7.8981 | 0.00105 | 20.2592 | 325.0943 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 30 17:57 | 2026 Jul 27 10:53:40 | 7.8981 | 0.00105 | 20.2592 | 325.0943 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 29 17:57 | 2026 Jul 27 10:53:40 | 7.8981 | 0.00105 | 20.2592 | 325.0943 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 28 17:57 | 2026 Jul 27 10:53:40 | 7.8981 | 0.00105 | 20.2592 | 325.0943 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 27 17:57 | 2026 Jul 27 10:53:40 | 7.8981 | 0.00105 | 20.2592 | 325.0943 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 26 17:56 | 2026 Jul 21 07:07:23 | 7.9111 | 0.00104 | 20.2620 | 325.5296 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 25 17:57 | 2026 Jul 21 07:07:23 | 7.9111 | 0.00104 | 20.2620 | 325.5296 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 24 17:56 | 2026 Jul 21 07:07:23 | 7.9111 | 0.00104 | 20.2620 | 325.5296 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 23 17:57 | 2026 Jul 21 07:07:23 | 7.9111 | 0.00104 | 20.2620 | 325.5296 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 22 17:57 | 2026 Jul 21 07:07:23 | 7.9111 | 0.00104 | 20.2620 | 325.5296 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 21 17:57 | 2026 Jul 21 07:07:23 | 7.9111 | 0.00104 | 20.2620 | 325.5296 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 20 17:57 | 2026 Jul 15 09:23:45 | 7.9232 | 0.00102 | 20.2648 | 326.1941 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 19 19:06 | 2026 Jul 15 09:23:45 | 7.9232 | 0.00102 | 20.2648 | 326.1941 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 19 17:57 | 2026 Jul 15 09:23:45 | 7.9232 | 0.00102 | 20.2648 | 326.1941 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 18 17:57 | 2026 Jul 15 09:23:45 | 7.9232 | 0.00102 | 20.2648 | 326.1941 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 17 17:57 | 2026 Jul 15 09:23:45 | 7.9232 | 0.00102 | 20.2648 | 326.1941 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 16 17:56 | 2026 Jul 15 09:23:45 | 7.9232 | 0.00102 | 20.2648 | 326.1941 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 15 17:57 | 2026 Jul 11 08:59:33 | 7.9313 | 0.00102 | 20.2667 | 326.7766 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 14 17:56 | 2026 Jul 11 08:59:33 | 7.9313 | 0.00102 | 20.2667 | 326.7766 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 13 17:56 | 2026 Jul 11 08:59:33 | 7.9313 | 0.00102 | 20.2667 | 326.7766 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |
| 2026 Jul 12 17:56 | 2026 Jul 11 08:59:33 | 7.9313 | 0.00102 | 20.2667 | 326.7766 | 52.7338 | 0.99556 | – |