HIMAWARI-8

NORAD 40267 · COSPAR 2014-060A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4409 @ 35780 x 35794 km x 0.0106 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 20:48 UTC Â· 22.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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HIMAWARI-8
1 40267U 14060A 26300.86734234 -.00000265 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 40267 0.0106 276.9493 0001643 328.7586 243.4339 1.00269087044099

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 7th 2014

Spacecraft age

12 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Japan Meteorological Agency/Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center

Launch vehicle

H2A

Contractor

Mitsubishi Electric

Launch mass

3,500 kg

Power

2,600.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0106Â°

Period

1436.14 min

Perigee

35780 km

Apogee

35794 km

Eccentricity

0.0001643

RAAN

276.9493Â°

Arg of Perigee

328.7586Â°

Mean Motion

1.00269087 rev/d