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HIMAWARI 4 (GMS 4)

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Live GEO trackerBrowse UNCLASSIFIED

Identification

NORAD / COSPAR
20217 / 1989-070A
Constellation
UNCLASSIFIED
Object type
PAYLOAD
Country / owner
Japan
Operator
Various

Launch

Launch date
05 Sep 1989
Launch site
N/A
Launch vehicle
N/A
Decay date
In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period
1478.27 min
Inclination
14.73°
Apoapsis
36797 km
Periapsis
36419 km
Mean altitude
36608 km
Semi-major axis
42979 km
Eccentricity
0.00440

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TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch
10/22/2026, 3:23:25 AM
Source
Space-Track
1 20217U 89070A   26295.14126922 -.00000069  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 20217  14.7339 345.9388 0043967 151.9535 218.0365  0.97410940133780