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1977 · United States Air Force

Himawari

successDelta 2914 | Himawari

Japanese meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company

Overview

Date / time: July 14, 1977 at 10:39 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission: Himawari
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Orbit

Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

HIMAWARI-1 (GMS-1)