Satellite
Himawari-9
Japan’s geostationary weather satellite, watching East Asia and the western Pacific, the world’s typhoon factory, with a new full-disc image every 10 minutes.
- Catalogue name
- HIMAWARI-9
- NORAD ID
- 41836
- Owner
- Japan
- Launched
- November 2, 2016
- Altitude (perigee – apogee)
- 35,789 – 35,798 km
- Orbital period
- 1,436.1 min
- Inclination
- 0°