National Space Development Agency of JapanN-2Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Himawari 3
Launched
August 2, 1984
Summary
Himawari 3 launched on a National Space Development Agency of Japan N-2 from Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on August 2, 1984. It was National Space Development Agency of Japan's 13th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,855th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th N-2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Himawari 3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 35,737 × 36,434 km orbit inclined 1.9°. 5 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
- 6th N-2 flight · 2nd this yearNational Space Development Agency of Japan's 13th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,855th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Himawari 3 · NORAD 15152 · 1984-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HIMAWARI 3 (GMS 3)
- Object ID
- 1984-080A
- Epoch
- 1984-08-04 10:44:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99238746 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0082069
- Inclination
- 1.8888°
- Ascending node
- 283.2654°
- Arg. of perigee
- 189.9702°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.3509°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Himawari 3 · NORAD 15152 · in orbit
N-II-13F Stage 2 · re-entered October 11, 1984
N-II-13F Stage 3 · re-entered April 29, 1994
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
13th launch from Osaki Launch Complex, 2nd this year · 13th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
24 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
192 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Himawari 3 launch?
Himawari 3 launched on August 2, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Himawari 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Himawari 3?
N-2, flown by National Space Development Agency of Japan. N-2 spec sheet
Where did Himawari 3 launch from?
Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Himawari 3 reach?
Himawari 3, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 35,737 × 36,434 km orbit inclined 1.9°.
How many satellites did Himawari 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).