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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – AGENCY SUMMARY - JMA

Agency Name Full

Japan - JMA

Japan Meteorological Agency

CEOS Member

yes

Agency Country

Japan

Agency Website

http://www.jma.go.jp

Agency Mission Timeline

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Agency Series

Series	Missions
Himawari	MTSAT-1R, MTSAT-2, Himawari-8, Himawari-9
MTSAT	MTSAT-1, MTSAT-2, MTSAT-1R

Current Missions
timeline

Mission	Launch	EOL		Instrument(s)
Himawari-8	07 Oct 2014	Mar 2030		AHI, Himawari Comms, Himawari DCS
Himawari-9	02 Nov 2016	Mar 2030		AHI, Himawari Comms, Himawari DCS

Approved Missions
timeline

Mission	Launch	EOL		Instrument(s)
Himawari-10	Mar 2029	Mar 2045		GHMI, GHMS, Himawari Comms, Himawari DCS, RMS

Planned Missions

None.

Considered Missions

None.

Completed Missions

Mission	Launch	EOL		Instrument(s)
MTSAT-1	15 Nov 1999	15 Nov 1999		IMAGER, MTSAT Comms
MTSAT-1R	26 Feb 2005	04 Dec 2015		JAMI, MTSAT Comms, MTSAT DCS
MTSAT-2	18 Feb 2006	10 Mar 2017		IMAGER, MTSAT Comms, MTSAT DCS

Operational Instruments

Instrument	Mission(s)
AHI	Himawari-8, Himawari-9
Himawari Comms	Himawari-8, Himawari-9, Himawari-10
Himawari DCS	Himawari-8, Himawari-9, Himawari-10

Prototype Instruments

None.

Instruments Being Developed

None.

Approved Instruments

Instrument	Mission(s)
GHMI	Himawari-10
GHMS	Himawari-10
RMS	Himawari-10

Proposed Instruments

None.

TBD Instruments

None.

No Longer Operational Instruments

Instrument	Mission(s)
GMS Comms	GMS-4, GMS-5
IMAGER	MTSAT-3, MTSAT-1, MTSAT-2
JAMI	MTSAT-1R
MTSAT Comms	MTSAT-1, MTSAT-2, MTSAT-1R
MTSAT DCS	MTSAT-2, MTSAT-1R
VISSR (GMS-5)	GMS-5