Objectives and Applications
Meteorology, environmental monitoring, data collection platform
Full Name
Himawari-8
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
07 Oct 2014
Mission Links
EOL Date
Mar 2030
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
140.7 deg
NORAD Catalog #s
International Designators
AHI - Advanced Himawari Imager |
| Himawari Comms - Communications package for Himawari |
| Himawari DCS - Data Collection System for Himawari |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | AHI |
| Atmospheric Humidity Fields | AHI |
| Atmospheric Winds | AHI |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | AHI |
| Ocean | Surface temperature (ocean) | AHI |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | AHI |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | AHI |