Mission description
Himawari-8 is a geostationary weather satellite, collecting weather imagery over the East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
Launch index
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H-IIA 202 | Himawari-8
October 7, 2014 at 5:16 AM UTC
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Launch details
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October 7, 2014 at 5:16 AM UTC
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Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · 30.4008, 130.9778
- Rocket
- H-IIA 202
- Launch probability
- -1%
- Window opens
- October 7, 2014 at 5:16 AM UTC
- Window closes
- October 7, 2014 at 5:16 AM UTC
- Feed updated
- June 14, 2023 at 3:53 AM UTC
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静止気象衛星「ひまわり8号」打ち上げ中継（H-IIAロケット25号機）
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H-IIA 202
H-II · 202
Height
53 m
Diameter
4 m
LEO capacity
10,000 kg
Successful launches
35
Launch complex
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
The Tanegashima Space Center is the largest rocket-launch complex in Japan. It is located on the southeastern tip of Tanegashima, an island located south of Kyushu, an island and region and Japan. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed, and is now run by JAXA. The activities that take place at TNSC include assembly, testing, launching, and tracking satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests.
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