Key statistics
Satellite HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1) at a glance.
Uptime
17684
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
7.0
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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: 1450.941 minutes
Inclination: 6.9666 deg
SMA: 42454.784 km
Apoapsis: 36148.873 km
Periapsis: 36004.425 km
RAAN: 294.0576 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0017012
Argument of periapsis: 250.3115 deg
Mean anomaly: 314.9819 deg
Mean motion: 0.99245954 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000024 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 10:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1)
TLE line 1: 1 10143U 77065A 25345.93577720 .00000024 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 10143 6.9666 294.0576 0017012 250.3115 314.9819 0.99245954119367
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1).
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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