2005 · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)
successH-IIA 2022 | Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)
Multi-functional satellite providing communications and navigational services for aircraft, and provide weather data to users throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region, as far south as Australia / New Zealand.
Overview
- Date / time
- February 26, 2005 at 09:25 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
- Mission
- Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit