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Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IOsaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Himawari 4

Launched

September 5, 1989

Launch Successful

Summary

Himawari 4 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-I from Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on September 5, 1989. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,445th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th H-I flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Himawari 4, one of 3 catalogued objects, from September 8, 1989, was 35,266 × 37,104 km inclined 1.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
H-I · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Milestone
5th H-I flight · 1st this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,445th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

1.7°Inclination
35266 × 37104 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
1456.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
285.1°Ascending node
13552 d agoElement epoch1989-09-08 10:36 UTC · stale

Himawari 4 · NORAD 20217 · 1989-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

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Object
HIMAWARI 4 (GMS 4)
Object ID
1989-070A
Epoch
1989-09-08 10:36:15 UTC
Mean motion
0.98893175 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0215986
Inclination
1.7131°
Ascending node
285.0526°
Arg. of perigee
230.6403°
Mean anomaly
127.0253°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
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

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit

  • Himawari 4 · NORAD 20217 · in orbit

H-I-6R Stage 3 · re-entered April 5, 2019

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications

Pad

Map of Osaki Launch Complex

Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

20th launch from Osaki Launch Complex, 1st this year · 20th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

24 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

354 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Himawari 4 launch?

Himawari 4 launched on September 5, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Himawari 4?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Himawari 4?

H-I, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-I spec sheet

Where did Himawari 4 launch from?

Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.

What orbit did Himawari 4 reach?

The tracked orbit of Himawari 4, one of 3 catalogued objects, from September 8, 1989, was 35,266 × 37,104 km inclined 1.7°.

How many satellites did Himawari 4 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).