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Satellite details
Acronym Himawari-4 (GMS-4)
Full name Himawari-4 (Geostationary Meteorological Satellite - 4)
WIGOS Station Identifier ---
Satellite Description
  • 4th flight unit of the Himawari programme.
  • Main mission: operational meteorology.
  • Significant contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch 682 kg Dry mass 325 kg
Power 291 W
Data access link http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/satellite/dissemination.html
Data access information
  • Data availble from the JMA Meteorological Data Center (MSC).
Orbit Geostationary orbit Altitude 35786 km
Longitude 140° E

 

Space agency JMA , JAXA
Status Inactive
Details on Status
(as available)
  • Operated from December 1990 to June 1995.
  • Replaced in June 1995 by GMS-5
Launch 06 Sep 1989 EOL 24 Feb 2000
Last update: 2021-03-11
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

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Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Himawari-4 (GMS-4)

Acronym Full name
DCS Data Collection Service
RMS Radiation Monitors for Space weather
VISSR Visible-Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
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Satellite Field of View

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