November 2, 2016 at 6:20 AM UTC
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
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November 2, 2016 at 6:20 AM UTC
Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · 30.4008, 130.9778
Himawari-9 is a geostationary weather satellite operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency. It will be placed at 140 degrees East and will replace Himawari-8 in 2022. The satellite is about 3,500 kilograms and has a design life of around 15 years with operational life lasting 8 years.The main instrument aboard is a 16 channel multispectral imager to capture visible light and infrared images of the Asian-Pacific region.
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静止気象衛星「ひまわり9号」/H-IIAロケット31号機 打ち上げライブ中継 ｜The live broadcast of the Himawari-9/H-IIA F31 launch
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Height
53 m
Diameter
4 m
LEO capacity
10,000 kg
Successful launches
35
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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