HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1) at a glance.

Uptime

17522

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

7.4

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1)

International designator: 1977-065A

Object number (NORAD): 10143

Object ID (CCSDS): 10143

Country: JAPAN (JPN)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 1450.863 minutes

Inclination: 7.3529 deg

SMA: 42453.257 km

Apoapsis: 36149.556 km

Periapsis: 36000.689 km

RAAN: 295.4691 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0017533

Argument of periapsis: 232.4328 deg

Mean anomaly: 142.438 deg

Mean motion: 0.99251307 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000234 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 3, 2025, 5:26 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 3, 2025, 4:48 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1)

TLE line 1: 1 10143U 77065A 25184.20048321 -.00000234 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 10143 7.3529 295.4691 0017533 232.4328 142.4380 0.99251307117766

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1).

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1).

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
MARISAT 1	OTHER	2024-10-03 14:07:11	TBA	3558.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Japanese meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company

HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2914 | Himawari’, on board a Delta 2914 space rocket.

The launch took place on July 14, 1977, 10:39 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.

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Delta 2914 | Himawari

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 14, 1977, 10:39 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta 2914

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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