Himawari 8
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| Orbit height | 35,793 km |
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| Launch date | October 7, 2014 |
| Speed on orbit | 3 km/s |
| Cost | 85 billion JPY (2015) |
| Longitude | 140. 7° East |
| Manufacturers | Mitsubishi Electric |
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| ID | 2071290 |
About Himawari 8
Himawari 8 is a Japanese weather satellite, the 8th of the Himawari geostationary weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency. The spacecraft was constructed by Mitsubishi Electric with assistance from Boeing, and is the first of two similar satellites to be based on the DS-2000 satellite bus.
