Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyH-IIA 2024Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2)
Launched
February 18, 2006
Image: JAXA
Summary
Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2) launched on a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency H-IIA 2024 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on February 18, 2006. It was Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 17th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,754th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th H-IIA 2024 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Himawari-7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 34,921 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 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
- 5th H-IIA 2024 flight · 1st this yearJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 17th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,754th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Himawari-7 · NORAD 28937 · 2006-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-004A
- Epoch
- 2006-02-18 12:07:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.34142321 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7236726
- Inclination
- 28.5169°
- Ascending node
- 278.9709°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.0565°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.0485°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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; 2 still in orbit
- Himawari-7 · NORAD 28937 · in orbit
H-2A F9 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The MTSAT-2 (Multifunctional Transport Satellite) is a multi-functional satellite with a dual purpose. On the one hand, it is an integral part of a next-generation global-scale air traffic safety system comprised of communications, navigation, tracking and air traffic control. The purpose is to improve traffic congestion and safety in the Asia Pacific region. On the other hand, the MTSAT-2 is designed to take on a meteorological mission to capture, collect and deliver meteorological images and/or data. In this capacity it inherits and expands the mission of a previous satellite.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
16th launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 2nd this year · 40th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2) launch?
Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2) launched on February 18, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2)?
H-IIA 2024, flown by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. H-IIA 2024 spec sheet
Where did Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2) launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2) reach?
Himawari-7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 34,921 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did Himawari-7 (MTSAT-2) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).