Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesH-IIA 202Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Himawari-8
Launched
October 7, 2014
Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Summary
Himawari-8 launched on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 202 from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan on October 7, 2014. It was Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's 22nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,411th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th H-IIA 202 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Himawari-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 35,889 km orbit inclined 22.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- 静止気象衛星「ひまわり8号」打ち上げ中継（H-IIAロケット25号機）JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構
- Vehicle
- H-IIA 202 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 14th H-IIA 202 flight · 3rd this yearMitsubishi Heavy Industries's 22nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,411th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Himawari-8 · NORAD 40267 · 2014-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-060A
- Epoch
- 2014-10-07 00:34:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27179947 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.728908
- Inclination
- 22.3253°
- Ascending node
- 133.1366°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.7693°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.1109°
- 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-8 · NORAD 40267 · in orbit
H-2A F25 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Himawari-8 is a geostationary weather satellite, collecting weather imagery over the East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
Pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
32nd launch from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, 3rd this year · 60th from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
57 launches from this pad · 99 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
136 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Himawari-8 launch?
Himawari-8 launched on October 7, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Himawari-8?
Coverage: 静止気象衛星「ひまわり8号」打ち上げ中継（H-IIAロケット25号機）. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Himawari-8?
H-IIA 202, flown by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. H-IIA 202 spec sheet
Where did Himawari-8 launch from?
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
What orbit did Himawari-8 reach?
Himawari-8, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 35,889 km orbit inclined 22.3°.
How many satellites did Himawari-8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).