2005 · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)

successH-IIA 2022 | Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)

Multi-functional satellite providing communications and navigational services for aircraft, and provide weather data to users throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region, as far south as Australia / New Zealand.

Overview

Date / time: February 26, 2005 at 09:25 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Mission: Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Launch vehicle

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Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 1

HIMAWARI-6 (MTSAT-1R)

GEO