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Satellite:
Himawari-5 (GMS-5)
Satellite details
Acronym
Himawari-5 (GMS-5)
Full name
Himawari-5 (Geostationary Meteorological Satellite - 5)
Satellite Description
5th flight unit of the Himawari programme (last of the 1st generation).
Main mission: operational meteorology.
Significant contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch
747 kg
Dry mass
344 kg
Power
300 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 June 1995 to May 2003.
VISSR stopped operating on 22 May 2003.
Continuity was provided by GOES-9 from 155E.
Launch
18 Mar 1995
EOL
22 May 2003
Last update:
2021-03-11
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
Himawari-5 (GMS-5)
Acronym
Full name
DCS
Data Collection Service
VISSR
Visible-Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
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Satellite Field of View
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Himawari-5 (GMS-5)
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed