Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
H-IIA 202 | Himawari-8
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Launch Successful
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 22nd launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 5,411th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 7, 05:16 – Oct 7, 05:16 UTC
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Himawari-8
Himawari-8 is a geostationary weather satellite, collecting weather imagery over the East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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