Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Himawari-8
H-IIA 202
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 · 05:16 UTC
Mission
/01Himawari-8 is a geostationary weather satellite, collecting weather imagery over the East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
H-IIA 202
Variant: 202
Launch Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
30.401° N, 130.978° E
32
Pad Launches
60
Location Launches
22
Agency Launches
62
Orbital This Year