Himawari 2

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Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padTanegashima Space Center, Japan
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Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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Rocket and boosterN-2
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N-2

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MissionEarth Science · Direct-GEO

Earth Science · Direct-GEO

What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
HIMAWARI-2 (GMS-2) 1981-076A Payload 35934 × 36042 km · 7.7° Globe
N-2 R/B(1) 1981-076B Rocket body re-entered 1981-08-24
N-2 R/B(2) 1981-076C Rocket body re-entered 1990-11-23

COSPAR ID 1981-076. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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