Weather
HIMAWARI-6 (MTSAT-1R)
NonoperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- February 26, 2005 at 09:25 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Tanegashima, Japan
- Launched by
- H-IIA 2022 →
- Operator
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Mission
- Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)
- Launch record
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Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 36,225 km
- Periapsis
- 36,120 km
- Inclination
- 9.37°
- Orbital period
- 1455.86 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2005-006A
- NORAD catalog №
- 28622
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Japan- Radar cross-section
- 20 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational