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SuccessHimawari-8 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Oct 7, 2014, 05:16 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Oct 7, 2014, 05:16 UTC – Tuesday, Oct 7, 2014, 05:16 UTC
Provider
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Rocket
Launch pad
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Himawari-8
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Himawari-8 is a geostationary weather satellite, collecting weather imagery over the East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
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