Geostationary
HIMAWARI-9
Geostationary Weather (Backup) · JMA / JAXA
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Japan's backup geostationary satellite, Himawari-9 is on standby to assume primary operations within hours if Himawari-8 fails. A coverage failure during typhoon season could affect hundreds of millions across Asia-Pacific who depend on accurate track forecasts. Backup satellites are the unsung insurance policy of operational meteorology.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,238–22,245 mi (35,789–35,799 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 41836
- Int’l designator
- 2016-064A
- Launched
- 2016
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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