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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Himawari-9
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Full Name
Himawari-9
Status
Currently being flown
Mission Agencies
JMA
Launch Date
2016
Mission Links
mission site
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data access portal
EOL Date
2031
EO Portal Info
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
-140.7 deg
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications
Meteorology, environmental monitoring
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Aerosols
AHI
Atmospheric Humidity Fields
AHI
Atmospheric Winds
AHI
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature
AHI
Liquid water and precipitation rate
AHI
Atmospheric Temperature Fields
AHI
Ocean
Surface temperature (ocean)
AHI
Snow & Ice
Snow cover, edge and depth
AHI
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness
AHI
Mission Instruments
AHI - Advanced Himawari Imager
Himawari Comms - Communications package for Himawari
Himawari DCS - Data Collection System for Himawari
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