Himawari (satellites)

Geostationary Meteorological Satellite

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GMS, the first generation of Himawari

The Himawari (ひまわり; “sunflower”) geostationary satellites, operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), support weather forecasting, tropical cyclone tracking, and meteorology research. Most meteorological agencies in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand use the satellites for their own weather monitoring and forecasting operations.

Originally also named Geostationary Meteorological Satellites (GMS),[1] since the launch of GMS-1 (Himawari 1) in 1977, there have been three generations, including GMS, MTSAT, and Himawari 8/9. Himawari 8/9 satellites are currently available for operational use.

## Status

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Name  | Launch date
(UTC)  | Retirement  | Rocket  | Launch site

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GMS-1 [ja; pt] (Himawari 1)  | 14 Jul 1977  | 30 Jun 1989  | Delta 2914 | Cape Canaveral
GMS-2 [ja; pt] (Himawari 2)  | 11 Aug 1981  | 20 Nov 1987  | N-II (N8F)  | Tanegashima
GMS-3 [ja; pt] (Himawari 3)  | 3 Aug 1984  | 23 Jun 1995  | N-II (N13F)  | Tanegashima
GMS-4 [ja; pt] (Himawari 4)  | 6 Sep 1989  | 24 Feb 2000  | H-I (H20F)  | Tanegashima
GMS-5 [ja; pt] (Himawari 5)  | 18 Mar 1995  | 21 Jul 2005  | H-II (F3)  | Tanegashima
MTSAT-1 (Mirai 1)  | 15 Nov 1999  | Launch failure  | H-II (F8)  | Tanegashima
GOES-9 (Pacific GOES) [2] | 23 May 1995  | 14 Jun 2007  | Atlas I (AC-77)  | Cape Canaveral
MTSAT-1R (Himawari 6)  | 26 Feb 2005  | 4 Dec 2015  | H-IIA (F7)  | Tanegashima
MTSAT-2 (Himawari 7)  | 18 Feb 2006  | 10 Mar 2017  | H-IIA (F9)  | Tanegashima
Himawari 8 | 7 Oct 2014  | Stand-by  | H-IIA (F25)  | Tanegashima
Himawari 9 | 2 Nov 2016  | Operational  | H-IIA (F31)  | Tanegashima
Himawari 10  | 2028  | 2045[3] | H3 | TBD

## History

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In March 2023, Mitsubishi Electric announced that they had won the contract to build Himawari 10.[4] Himawari 10 is scheduled to be launched in 2028.[5]

## See also

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* Spaceflight portal

* Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

## References

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1. ^ "Exchange of Letters constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan concerning Co-operation on the Project for the Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-4 System ATS 28 of 1990” Archived 16 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
2. ^ Usually excluded from Himawari series
3. ^ "WMO OSCAR | Details for Satellite Programme: Himawari 4th Generation". space.oscar.wmo.int. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
4. ^ "Mitsubishi Electric Wins New Japanese Meteorological Satellite Contract". www.businesswire.com. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
5. ^ Bessho, K. (26 April 2023). Status of Himawari-8/9 and their follow-on satellite Himawari-10. CGMS-51. JMA. p. 5. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

## External links

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* Satellite Imagery from the Japan Meteorological Agency
* Meteorological Satellite Center of JMA

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Japanese weather satellites (Himawari)

Generations|

| Geostationary Meteorological Satellites (GMS)|

* GMS-1 (Himawari 1)
* GMS-2 (Himawari 2)
* GMS-3 (Himawari 3)
* GMS-4 (Himawari 4)
* GMS-5 (Himawari 5)

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Multi-Functional Transport Satellites (MTSAT)|

* ~~MTSAT-1~~
* MTSAT-1R (Himawari 6)
* MTSAT-2 (Himawari 7)

Himawari|

* Himawari 8
* Himawari 9
* Himawari 10

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Japanese space program

* Italics indicates projects in development.
* Symbol † indicates failed projects.
* ~~Strikethrough lines~~ indicate cancelled projects.

Space agencies

| National space agencies|

* JAXA
* former ISAS
* NAL
* NASDA
* NICT
* JSS

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Joint development partners|

*  United States NASA1
* ESA2
*  Italy ASI3
*  Canada CSA4
*  Russia Roscosmos5
*  Brazil AEB6
* INPE7
*  India ISRO8

Astronomical observation

| Past|

* Akari
* ASCA
* ASTRO-E†
* ~~Astro-G~~
* CORSA†
* Ginga
* Hakucho
* HALCA
* Hinotori
* Hitomi†
* ~~SPICA~~
* Suzaku
* Tenma
* Yohkoh

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Active|

* Hinode
* Hisaki
* XRISM1

Future|

* ATHENA2
* SOLAR-C1
* GREX-PLUS [ja]
* HiZ-GUNDAM [ja]
* LAPYUTA
* LiteBIRD
* Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope1
* JASMINE

Communications satellites, broadcasting satellites and satellite navigation systems

| Past|

* BS
* 2X
* 3H
* 3N
* Kakehashi
* Kirari
* Kizuna
* Kodama
* MBSat
* N-STAR
* a
* b
* Sakura (1
* 2a
* 2b
* 3a
* 3b)
* Yuri
* 1
* 2a
* 2b
* 3a
* 3b

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Active|

* Kirameki
* 1
* 2
* Michibiki
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 1R
* MTSAT
* N-STAR
* c
* d
* JDRS

Future|

* DSN
* 3
* QZS
* 5
* 6
* 7

Earth observation

| Past|

* Akebono
* Daichi
* 1
* 3†
* Denpa
* Fuyo-1
* Jikiken
* Kyokko
* Midori
* I
* II
* Momo
* 1
* 1b
* Ohozora
* Taiyo
* TRMM1
* Ume
* 1
* b
* Geotail1

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Active|

* Aqua1,7
* Arase
* ASNARO
* 1
* 2
* Daichi
* 2
* 4
* EarthCARE2
* GPM1
* Himawari
* Ibuki
* original
* 2
* Shikisai
* Shizuku

Future|

* GOSAT-GW
* PMM

Engineering tests

| Past|

* Ayame
* 1
* 2
* DASH
* EXPRESS
* IKAROS
* Jindai
* Kiku
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* LDREX
* 1
* 2
* LRE
* Micro LabSat-1
* Myojo
* Ohsumi
* Orizuru
* RAISE
* 2
* 3†
* ~~PETSAT~~
* RAPIS-1
* Ryusei
* SERVIS-1
* SERVIS-2
* SDS-1
* SFU
* Shinsei
* ~~SmartSat-1~~
* Tansei
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* Tasuki
* Tsubame
* Tsubasa
* USERS

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Active|

* Ajisai
* Reimei
* SDS-4

Future|

* BEAK
* ETS-IX
* G-SATELLITE
* SERVIS-3

Human spaceflight

| Past|

* ~~Fuji crewed spacecraft~~
* ~~HOPE-X~~
* H-II Transfer Vehicle

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Active|

* International Space Station (ISS) & Japanese Experiment Module (Kibō)1,2,3,4,5,6

Future|

* HTV-X
* Japanese Space Station Module (Mitsui)
* Lunar Gateway1,2,4

Space probes

| The Moon|

| Past|

* Hakuto-R Mission 1†
* Hiten
* ~~Lunar-A~~
* Kaguya (SELENE)
* OMOTENASHI†
* ~~SELENE-2~~
* Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)
* Hakuto-R Mission 2†

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Active|

* EQUULEUS

Future|

* HERACLES2,4
* Lunar Cruiser
* Lunar Polar Exploration Mission8 (LUPEX)
* Yaoki

Others|

| Past|

* Hayabusa
* ~~Hayabusa Mk2~~
* Nozomi†
* PROCYON†
* Sakigake
* Shin'en†
* Suisei

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Active|

* Akatsuki
* BepiColombo (MMO/Mio)2
* Hayabusa2
* Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer2
* Hera2

Future|

* Comet Interceptor2
* DESTINY+
* Dragonfly1
* MELOS
* Martian Moons eXploration
* Next Generation Small-Body Sample Return
* TEREX

Reconnaissance satellites

| Past|

* IGS-Optical
* 1
* 2
* Experimentally 3
* IGS-Radar
* 1
* 2

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Active|

* IGS-Optical
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* Experimentally 5
* IGS-Radar
* 3
* 4
* Spare
* 5
* 6

Future|

* IGS-Optical
* 7
* 8
* IGS-Radar
* 7
* 8

Private small satellites

| Past|

* CosMoz
* CUTE
* 1.7+APD
* Fuji
* 1
* 2
* Hayato
* HIBARI
* HIT-SAT
* Kagayaki
* Kanta-kun (WEOS)
* Kūkai
* Maido-1
* Negai☆″
* Niwaka
* RAIKO
* Waseda-SAT2
* WE WISH

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Active|

* CUTE
* 1
* 1.7+APDII
* Fuji-3
* Hitomi
* Hodoyoshi
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* Horyu
* 2
* Kiseki
* PROITERES
* Raijin
* Raijin-2
* SEEDS
* SOCRATES
* XI
* IV
* V

Future|

* DRUMS
* KITSUNE
* OPUSAT-II
* QSAT-EOS
* RSP-01
* SOMESAT
* SpaceTuna1
* SPROUT
* TSUBAME
* WNI satellite

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