Himawari meteorological satellites

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The Himawari meteorological satellites are a series of Japanese geostationary weather satellites that provide continuous, high-resolution monitoring of weather and environmental conditions over the Asia-Pacific region.

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instanceOf geostationary weather satellite series
meteorological satellite series
alsoKnownAs GMS series
linked to: GTS

Geostationary Meteorological Satellite series
countryOfOrigin Japan
coverageArea Asia-Pacific region
Australia region
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Western Pacific Ocean
dataDisseminationSystem HimawariCast
dataFormat Himawari Standard Data
dataUsers Japan Meteorological Agency
World Meteorological Organization members
national meteorological services in Asia-Pacific
launchSiteUsed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Tanegashima Space Center
launchVehicleUsed Ariane 5
H-IIA
managedBy Japan Meteorological Agency
notableMember Himawari-1
Himawari-2
Himawari-3
Himawari-4
Himawari-5
Himawari-6
Himawari-7
Himawari-8
Himawari-9
operator JMA
Japan Meteorological Agency
orbitType geostationary orbit
primaryMission environmental monitoring
meteorology
weather observation
providesDataFor cloud observation
forest fire detection
numerical weather prediction
sea surface temperature monitoring
severe storm tracking
typhoon monitoring
volcanic ash monitoring
regionServed RA II (WMO Regional Association II – Asia)
RA V (WMO Regional Association V – South-West Pacific)
relatedProgram Global Observing System
World Meteorological Organization space-based observing system
spectralImaging multispectral imaging
successorOf GMS (early designation for Himawari-1 to Himawari-4)
temporalResolution high-frequency full-disk imagery
rapid scan observation of target areas

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency operatorOf Himawari meteorological satellites
Japan Meteorological Agency usesSatellite Himawari series
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Japan Meteorological Agency usesSatellite Himawari-8
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Japan Meteorological Agency usesSatellite Himawari-9
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H-IIA launch vehicle launchesNotablePayload Himawari-8 weather satellite
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H-IIA launch vehicle launchesNotablePayload Himawari-9 weather satellite
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Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari-1
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Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari-2
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Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari-3
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Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari-4
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Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari-5
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Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari-6
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Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari-7
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Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari-8
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Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari-9
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Himawari meteorological satellites alsoKnownAs Geostationary Meteorological Satellite series
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Himawari meteorological satellites successorOf GMS (early designation for Himawari-1 to Himawari-4)
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Himawari Standard Data usedBy Himawari series
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