HIMAWARI-9

NORAD 41836 · COSPAR 2016-064A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3649 @ 35778 x 35797 km x 0.0108 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 12:28 UTC Â· 51.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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HIMAWARI-9
1 41836U 16064A 26296.51975160 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 41836 0.0108 293.9818 0002307 327.9510 97.8520 1.00269549036491

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 2nd 2016

Spacecraft age

9 years, 11 months

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

0.0108Â°

Period

1436.13 min

Perigee

35778 km

Apogee

35797 km

Eccentricity

0.0002307

RAAN

293.9818Â°

Arg of Perigee

327.951Â°

Mean Motion

1.00269549 rev/d