Geostationary meteorological satellite
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Himawari orGeostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS), was a series of Japan
ese weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency
. The first GMS satellite was launched 14 July 1977 from Cape Canaveral
. The fifth and final satellite was launched 18 March 1995 from Tanegashima
. The satellites were replaced by the Multifunctional Transport Satellite series.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency
Japan Meteorological Agency
The or JMA, is the Japanese government's weather service. Charged with gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan, it is a semi-autonomous part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport...
. The first GMS satellite was launched 14 July 1977 from Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is an installation of the United States Air Force Space Command's 45th Space Wing, headquartered at nearby Patrick Air Force Base. Located on Cape Canaveral in the state of Florida, CCAFS is the primary launch head of America's Eastern Range with four launch pads...
. The fifth and final satellite was launched 18 March 1995 from Tanegashima
Tanegashima Space Center
The is one of Japan's space development facilities. It is located on Tanegashima, an island located 115 km south of Kyūshū. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan was formed...
. The satellites were replaced by the Multifunctional Transport Satellite series.
Launch history
| Name | Launch date (UTC) |
Rocket | Launch site | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himawari 1 | 1977-07-14 | Delta 2914 Delta 2000 The Delta 2000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct forty-four orbital launches between 1974 and 1981. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by a four digit numerical code.The first stage was an... |
Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is an installation of the United States Air Force Space Command's 45th Space Wing, headquartered at nearby Patrick Air Force Base. Located on Cape Canaveral in the state of Florida, CCAFS is the primary launch head of America's Eastern Range with four launch pads... |
325kg |
| Himawari 2 | 1981-08-11 | N-II N-II (rocket) The N-II or N-2 was a derivative of the American Delta rocket, produced under licence in Japan. It used a Thor-ELT first stage, a Delta-F second stage, nine Castor SRMs, and on most flights either a Star-37E or Burner-2 upper stage, identical to the US Delta 0100 series configurations... (N8F) |
Tanegashima Tanegashima Space Center The is one of Japan's space development facilities. It is located on Tanegashima, an island located 115 km south of Kyūshū. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan was formed... |
296kg |
| Himawari 3 | 1984-08-03 | N-II (N13F) | Tanegashima | 303kg |
| Himawari 4 | 1989-09-06 | H-I H-I The H-I or H-1 was a Japanese liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, consisting of a licence-produced American first stage and set of booster rockets, and all-Japanese upper stages. It was launched nine times between 1986 and 1992... (H20F) |
Tanegashima | 325kg |
| Himawari 5 | 1995-03-18 | H-II H-II The H-II rocket was a Japanese satellite launch system, which flew seven times between 1994 and 1999, with five successes. It was developed by NASDA in order to give Japan a capability to launch larger satellites in the 1990s. It was the first two-stage liquid-fuelled rocket Japan made using only... (3F) |
Tanegashima | 344kg |