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Satellite Programme:
Himawari 3rd generation
Programme details
Programme description
Series of 2 operational meteorological satellites in geostationary orbit.
Follow-on of the 2nd generation Himawari based on MTSAT satellites.
Main developments: mission no longer shared with Transport, much improved imager enabling additional environmental applications
Programme managed by JMA.
The platforms are actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time of the satellites is 8 years.
Nominal position around 140°E.
The replacement policy is based on one satellite in hot standby in a neighbouring position.
See detailed description at http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/himawari89/space_segment/spsg_spacecraft.html
Data circulation
The raw data stream is transmitted to the CDAS (Command and Data Acquisition Station) using a Ka-band frequency in the range 18.1-18.4 GHz.
After pre-processing, the data are available via Internet/FTP,
A plan for data retransmission by a telecommunication satellite is being explored.
Agencies
JMA
Programme lifetime
2014 - 2030
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational
, blue tag => planned
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 released
OSCAR/Space Version 2.6 was released including new features related to Gap Analysis and satellite status information. With version 2.6 OSCAR/Space has a new URL; https://space.oscar.wmo.int . Please read more via the link here .