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NORAD 28937

HIMAWARI 7

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.2 hours, on an orbit tilted 6.1° from the equator, between 36,083 and 36,182 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About HIMAWARI 7

HIMAWARI 7 is a satellite from Japan, launched on Feb 18, 2006 from Tanegashima Space Center.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 58°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

MTSat-2 · decommissioned Japanese geostationary navigation satellite

Operated by
Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, Japan Meteorological Agency
Built by
Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Mitsubishi Electric
Mass
4,650 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 365 days its lowest point went from 36,076 km to 36,076 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
36,10036,150Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.