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Himawari-9
H-IIA · Earth Science
2016Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center
Mission
Himawari-9 is a geostationary weather satellite operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency. It will be placed at 140 degrees East and will replace Himawari-8 in 2022. The satellite is about 3,500 kilograms and has a design life of around 15 years with operational life lasting 8 years.The main instrument aboard is a 16 channel multispectral imager to capture visible light and infrared images of the Asian-Pacific region.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- MHI
- Rocket
- H-IIA
- Orbit
- GTO
- Pad
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2