Himawari (satellite)
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Himawari orGeostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS), was a series of Japanese 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.[1]
Launch history
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Launch date
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Rocket |
Launch site |
Mass |
| Himawari 1 |
1977-07-14 |
Delta 2914 |
Cape Canaveral |
325kg |
| Himawari 2 |
1981-08-11 |
N-II (N8F) |
Tanegashima |
296kg |
| Himawari 3 |
1984-08-03 |
N-II (N13F) |
Tanegashima |
303kg |
| Himawari 4 |
1989-09-06 |
H-I (H20F) |
Tanegashima |
325kg |
| Himawari 5 |
1995-03-18 |
H-II (3F) |
Tanegashima |
344kg |
References
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| Weather observation |
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Completed
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Himawari (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5)
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In operation
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In orbit
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Planned
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Himawari-8 · Himawari-9
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| Earth observation |
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Completed
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Kyokko · Jikiken · Denpa · Ohozora · Ume (1 · b) · Fuyo-1 · Momo (1 · 1b) · Midori (I · II) · Daichi
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In operation
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Planned
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Communications,
broadcasting and
positioning |
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Completed
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Sakura (1 · 2a · 2b · 3a · 3b) · Yuri (1 · 2a · 2b · 3a · 3b) · BS（2X · 3H · 3N) · Kakehashi · Superbird (A · A1 · B1 · A2) · JCSAT(1・2・3・R) · N-STAR (a · b) · Kirari · MBSat
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In operation
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Planned
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QZSS (QZS-2 · QZS-3) · B-SAT(3c) · JCSAT(12 · 110R · 13)
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| Engineering tests |
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Completed
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Ohsumi · Shinsei · Kiku (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7) · Tansei (1 · 2 · 3 · 4) · Myojo · Ryusei · Orizuru · Jindai · EXPRESS · SFU · DASH · USERS · SERVIS-1 · SERVIS-2 · Ayame (1 · 2) · LRE · Tsubasa · LDREX (1 · 2) · Micro LabSat-1 · SDS-1
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In operation
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Planned
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PETSAT · SDS-4
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Cancelled
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SmartSat-1
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| Private miniaturized satellites |
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Completed
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In operation
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Fuji-3 · CUTE (1・1.7+APDII) · XI (IV · V) · SEEDS · Raijin · Kiseki · Hitomi
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Planned
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WNI satellite · Horyu (1 · 2) · SPROUT · PROITERES · TSUBAME · QSAT-EOS · SOMESAT · RAIKO · FITSAT1 · WE WISH
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| Astronomical observation |
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Completed
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In operation
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Planned
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Unmanned lunar and
planetary exploration |
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Completed
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In operation
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Failed
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Planned
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Cancelled
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| Reconnaissance |
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Completed
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IGS-Optical (Experimentally 3) · IGS-Radar (1 · 2)
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In operation
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IGS-Optical (1 · 2 · 3 · 4) · IGS-Rader (3)
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Planned
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IGS-Optical (Experimentally 5 · 5 · 6) · IGS-Rader (4 · 5 · 6)
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| Human spaceflight |
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Completed
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In operation
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Planned
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Italics indicates projects in development. Superscripts indicate joint development with 1NASA, 2ESA, 3ASI, 4CSA, 5RKA, 6AEB and 7INPE.
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