United States Air ForceDelta 2914Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Himawari
Launched
July 14, 1977
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Himawari launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2914 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 14, 1977. It was United States Air Force's 693rd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 1,981st orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Delta 2914 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Himawari, one of 184 catalogued objects, from July 18, 1977, was 35,783 × 35,819 km inclined 1.2°. 184 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2914 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 19th Delta 2914 flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 693rd launch13th this yearhumanity's 1,981st orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Himawari · NORAD 10143 · 1977-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 184 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1)
- Object ID
- 1977-065A
- Epoch
- 1977-07-18 09:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00245316 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000429
- Inclination
- 1.201°
- Ascending node
- 271.98°
- Arg. of perigee
- 277.93°
- Mean anomaly
- 21.4547°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
184 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 179 debris, 2 components; 51 still in orbit
- Himawari · NORAD 10143 · in orbit
Delta 132 · broke up July 14, 1977
Delta 132 Stage 3 · re-entered November 6, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
59th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 326th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Himawari launch?
Himawari launched on July 14, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Himawari?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Himawari?
Delta 2914, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2914 spec sheet
Where did Himawari launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Himawari reach?
The tracked orbit of Himawari, one of 184 catalogued objects, from July 18, 1977, was 35,783 × 35,819 km inclined 1.2°.
How many satellites did Himawari launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).