Himawari 8
Japanese weather satellite
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Himawari 8
Summary
Himawari 8 is a weather satellite[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of weather_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Himawari 8 is in the country of Japan[3].
- Himawari 8's image is recorded as Himawari 8 Full Disk Aug 21 2015 0210Z.jpg[4].
- Himawari 8's instance of is recorded as weather satellite[5].
- Himawari 8's instance of is recorded as communications satellite[6].
- Himawari 8's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite[7].
- Himawari 8's operator is recorded as Japan Civil Aviation Bureau[8].
- Himawari 8's operator is recorded as Japan Meteorological Agency[9].
- Himawari 8's follows is recorded as MTSat-2[10].
- Himawari 8's followed by is recorded as Himawari 9[11].
- Himawari 8's manufacturer is recorded as Mitsubishi Electric[12].
- Himawari 8's manufacturer is recorded as Boeing Defense, Space & Security[13].
- Himawari 8's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2014-060A[14].
- Himawari 8's part of is recorded as Himawari[15].
- Himawari 8's Commons category is recorded as Himawari 8 images[16].
- Himawari 8's space launch vehicle is recorded as H-IIA[17].
- Himawari 8's SCN is recorded as 40267[18].
- Himawari 8's country of origin is recorded as Japan[19].
- Himawari 8's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[20].
- Himawari 8's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit[21].
- Himawari 8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2014-10-07T00:00:00Z[22].
- Himawari 8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0121lcr_[23].
- Himawari 8's spacecraft bus is recorded as DS2000[24].
- Himawari 8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[25].
- Himawari 8's significant event is recorded as service entry[26].
- Himawari 8's significant event is recorded as service retirement[27].
Why It Matters
Himawari 8 ranks in the top 5% of weather_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]