Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyH-IIA 2022Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)
Launched
February 26, 2005
Image: JAXA
Summary
Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R) launched on a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H-IIA 2022 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on February 26, 2005. It was Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 14th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,700th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st H-IIA 2022 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Himawari-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 35,316 km orbit inclined 29.1°. 2 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 Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 1st H-IIA 2022 flightJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 14th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,700th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Himawari-6 · NORAD 28622 · 2005-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MTSAT-1R
- Object ID
- 2005-006A
- Epoch
- 2005-02-26 15:07:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.31872782 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.728883
- Inclination
- 29.0551°
- Ascending node
- 332.0228°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.2764°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.2815°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00010611
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Himawari-6 · NORAD 28622 · in orbit
H-2A F7 Stage 2 · re-entered July 18, 2008
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Multi-functional satellite providing communications and navigational services for aircraft, and provide weather data to users throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region, as far south as Australia / New Zealand.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
14th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 1st this year · 38th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
455 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Tanegashima Space Center, JapanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R) launch?
Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R) launched on February 26, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)?
H-IIA 2022, flown by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. H-IIA 2022 spec sheet
Where did Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R) reach?
Himawari-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 35,316 km orbit inclined 29.1°.
How many satellites did Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).