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Himawari-9
Geostationary meteorological satellite
Launched in:
2016
Orbit height:
35800 km
Orbit type:
Geostationary
Organisation:
JMA - Japan
Launched 2 Nov 2016. In orbit stand-by.
Himawari-9 websites
Information
JMA MSC - Himawari
JMA - Himawari leaflet
JMA MSC - Himawari User's Guide
JMA - Satellite index
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