Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)

H-IIA 2022

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, February 26, 2005 · 09:25 UTC

Mission

/01

Multi-functional satellite providing communications and navigational services for aircraft, and provide weather data to users throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region, as far south as Australia / New Zealand.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

H-IIA 2022

Variant: 2022

Launch Pad

Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1

Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

30.401° N, 130.978° E

14

Pad Launches

38

Location Launches

14

Agency Launches

6

Orbital This Year

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