National Space Development Agency of JapanN-2Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Himawari 2
Launched
August 10, 1981
Summary
Himawari 2 launched on a National Space Development Agency of Japan N-2 from Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on August 10, 1981. It was National Space Development Agency of Japan's 8th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,469th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd N-2 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Himawari 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 36,850 km orbit inclined 28.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd N-2 flightNational Space Development Agency of Japan's 8th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,469th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Himawari 2 · NORAD 12677 · 1981-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HIMAWARI 2 (GMS 2)
- Object ID
- 1981-076A
- Epoch
- 1981-08-10 15:05:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.21160388 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7368466
- Inclination
- 28.7984°
- Ascending node
- 296.6548°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.8672°
- Mean anomaly
- 180.7016°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 9.999e-7
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Himawari 2 · NORAD 12677 · in orbit
N-II-8F Stage 2 · re-entered August 24, 1981
N-II-8F Stage 3 · re-entered November 23, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications
Pad
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
8th launch from Osaki Launch Complex, 2nd this year · 8th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
24 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
180 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Himawari 2 launch?
Himawari 2 launched on August 10, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Himawari 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Himawari 2?
N-2, flown by National Space Development Agency of Japan. N-2 spec sheet
Where did Himawari 2 launch from?
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Himawari 2 reach?
Himawari 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 36,850 km orbit inclined 28.8°.
How many satellites did Himawari 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).