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HIMAWARI 9, 41836

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HIMAWARI 9, 41836 is a payload satellite owned by JMA (JP) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 02 Nov 2016 UTC via an H-IIA 202 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

41836, 2016-064A

Orbit

GEO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Japan Meteorological Agency (JP)

Manufacturer

MELCO

Mission

Operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

DS-2000, R-4D

Mass

3,500 kg wet, 1,300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-11-02 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 202

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan + 1 Rod, 15.0 m

Radar Cross Section

63.551 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 HIMAWARI 9
1 41836U 16064A   25271.88663589  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 41836   0.0201 157.4760 0003185  92.6692 217.7126  1.00277571 32593

Epoch: 2025-09-28T21:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-28T21:16:45.340Z)

Latitude

-0.03155°

Longitude

140.72506°

Altitude

35,795.046 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 11m 14s

True Declination

0° 01' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:45:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,799.473 km

Perigee altitude

35,772.614 km

Semi-major axis

42,164.18 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

0.0201°

RAAN

157.476°

Arg. of periapsis

92.6692°

True anomaly

217.69028°

Mean anomaly

217.7126°

Eccentric anomaly

217.70144°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.07 mins

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HIMAWARI 9, 41836

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-28T21:16:45.340Z)

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