Himawari-8 Mission

Identifierhimawari-8NamesHimawari-8 About identifiers
SeriesHimawarihimawari

Objectives and Applications

Meteorology, environmental monitoring, data collection platform

Mission Summary

Full Name
Himawari-8
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
JMA
Launch Date
07 Oct 2014
Mission Links
mission site | data access portal
EOL Date
Mar 2030
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
140.7 deg
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
40267
International Designator
2014-060A

Mission Instruments

AHI - Advanced Himawari Imager himawari-8_ahi
Himawari Comms - Communications package for Himawari himawari-8_himawari-comms
Himawari DCS - Data Collection System for Himawari himawari-8_himawari-dcs

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols AHI
Atmospheric Humidity Fields AHI
Atmospheric Winds AHI
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature AHI
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) AHI
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth AHI
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness AHI
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