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Himawari-8
Himawari-8
Launched in:
2014
Repeat cycle:
0.0069 days
Orbit height:
35800 km
Orbit type:
Geostationary
Organisation:
JMA - Japan
Launched 7 Oct 2014. In stand-by mode since 13 Dec 2022.
Himawari-8 websites
Information
JMA - Satellite index
JMA MSC - Himawari User's Guide
JMA MSC - Himawari
JMA - Himawari leaflet
Data ordering
RAMMB Slider - View latest imagery
On Board Sensors
AHI (Advanced Himawari Imager)
Information
JMA - AHI sensor
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 Blue (VIS)
0.47
1000
Band 2 Green (VIS)
0.51
1000
Band 3 Red (VIS)
0.64
500
Band 4 (NIR)
0.86
1000
Band 5 (SWIR)
1.6
2000
Band 6 (SWIR)
2.3
2000
Band 7 (MWIR)
3.9
2000
Band 8 (TIR)
6.2
2000
Band 9 (TIR)
6.9
2000
Band 10 (TIR)
7.3
2000
Band 11 (TIR)
8.6
2000
Band 12 (TIR)
9.6
2000
Band 13 (TIR)
10.4
2000
Band 14 (TIR)
11.2
2000
Band 15 (TIR)
12.4
2000
Band 16 (TIR)
13.3
2000
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