Objectives and Applications
Meteorology, aeronautical applications. MTSAT-2 was replaced by Himawari-8 in 2015, and remains in a standby role.
Full Name
Multi-functional Transport Satellite-2
aka Himawari-7
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
18 Feb 2006
Mission Links
EOL Date
2017
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
-145 deg
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
IMAGER - Imager/MTSAT |
| MTSAT Comms - Communications package for MTSAT |
| MTSAT DCS - Data Collection System for MTSAT |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Atmospheric Humidity Fields | IMAGER |
| Atmospheric Winds | IMAGER |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | IMAGER |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | IMAGER |
| Ocean | Surface temperature (ocean) | IMAGER |