HIMAWARI-9

NORAD 41836 · COSPAR 2016-064A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3671 @ 35783 x 35791 km x 0.044 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-14 12:03 UTC Â· 18.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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HIMAWARI-9
1 41836U 16064A 26318.50247977 -.00000263 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 41836 0.0440 59.5951 0000899 195.1340 120.5719 1.00270300036710

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 2nd 2016

Spacecraft age

10 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

0.044Â°

Period

1436.12 min

Perigee

35783 km

Apogee

35791 km

Eccentricity

8.99E-5

RAAN

59.5951Â°

Arg of Perigee

195.134Â°

Mean Motion

1.002703 rev/d