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 Aug 29 17:56 | 2025 Aug 26 23:00:16 | 8.6149 | 0.00105 | 20.4154 | 309.2190 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 28 17:57 | 2025 Aug 26 23:00:16 | 8.6149 | 0.00105 | 20.4154 | 309.2190 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 27 17:56 | 2025 Aug 22 21:24:50 | 8.6235 | 0.00103 | 20.4174 | 309.2403 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 26 17:56 | 2025 Aug 22 21:24:50 | 8.6235 | 0.00103 | 20.4174 | 309.2403 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 25 17:56 | 2025 Aug 22 21:24:50 | 8.6235 | 0.00103 | 20.4174 | 309.2403 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 24 17:56 | 2025 Aug 22 21:24:50 | 8.6235 | 0.00103 | 20.4174 | 309.2403 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 23 17:56 | 2025 Aug 22 21:24:50 | 8.6235 | 0.00103 | 20.4174 | 309.2403 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 22 17:56 | 2025 Aug 17 21:33:50 | 8.6338 | 0.00101 | 20.4200 | 309.5774 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 20 17:56 | 2025 Aug 17 21:33:50 | 8.6338 | 0.00101 | 20.4200 | 309.5774 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 19 17:56 | 2025 Aug 17 21:33:50 | 8.6338 | 0.00101 | 20.4200 | 309.5774 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 18 17:56 | 2025 Aug 17 21:33:50 | 8.6338 | 0.00101 | 20.4200 | 309.5774 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 16 17:56 | 2025 Aug 11 21:44:38 | 8.6461 | 0.00100 | 20.4230 | 309.9000 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 15 17:57 | 2025 Aug 11 21:44:38 | 8.6461 | 0.00100 | 20.4230 | 309.9000 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 14 17:56 | 2025 Aug 11 21:44:38 | 8.6461 | 0.00100 | 20.4230 | 309.9000 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 13 17:58 | 2025 Aug 11 21:44:38 | 8.6461 | 0.00100 | 20.4230 | 309.9000 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 12 17:56 | 2025 Aug 11 21:44:38 | 8.6461 | 0.00100 | 20.4230 | 309.9000 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 11 17:56 | 2025 Aug 06 20:10:42 | 8.6566 | 0.00100 | 20.4256 | 310.0667 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 10 17:57 | 2025 Aug 06 20:10:42 | 8.6566 | 0.00100 | 20.4256 | 310.0667 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 09 17:56 | 2025 Aug 06 20:10:42 | 8.6566 | 0.00100 | 20.4256 | 310.0667 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 08 17:56 | 2025 Aug 06 20:10:42 | 8.6566 | 0.00100 | 20.4256 | 310.0667 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 07 17:56 | 2025 Aug 06 20:10:42 | 8.6566 | 0.00100 | 20.4256 | 310.0667 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 05 17:56 | 2025 Jul 31 20:21:12 | 8.6693 | 0.00098 | 20.4286 | 310.0773 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 04 17:56 | 2025 Jul 31 20:21:12 | 8.6693 | 0.00098 | 20.4286 | 310.0773 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 03 17:56 | 2025 Jul 31 20:21:12 | 8.6693 | 0.00098 | 20.4286 | 310.0773 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |
| 2025 Aug 02 17:56 | 2025 Jul 31 20:21:12 | 8.6693 | 0.00098 | 20.4286 | 310.0773 | 70.1322 | 0.99557 | – |