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H-IIA 2022 | Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)

Himawari-6 (MTSAT-1R)

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Launch Details

Date: 26 Feb 2005, 09:25 am UTC

Rocket: H-IIA (H-II)

Provider: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Mission

Type: Earth Science

Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Pad: Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

Mission Description

Multi-functional satellite providing communications and navigational services for aircraft, and provide weather data to users throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region, as far south as Australia / New Zealand.