Himawari 9

Summary

Himawari 9 is a weather satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of weather_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Himawari 9 is in the country of Japan^[3].
• Himawari 9's image is recorded as Himawari-9 full-disc 2017-01-24 0240Z.jpg^[4].
• Himawari 9's instance of is recorded as weather satellite^[5].
• Himawari 9's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[6].
• Himawari 9's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite^[7].
• Himawari 9's operator is recorded as Japan Meteorological Agency^[8].
• Himawari 9's operator is recorded as Japan Civil Aviation Bureau^[9].
• Himawari 9's follows is recorded as Himawari 8^[10].
• Himawari 9's manufacturer is recorded as Mitsubishi Electric^[11].
• Himawari 9's manufacturer is recorded as Boeing Defense, Space & Security^[12].
• Himawari 9's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2016-064A^[13].
• Himawari 9's part of is recorded as Himawari^[14].
• Himawari 9's Commons category is recorded as Himawari 9 images^[15].
• Himawari 9's space launch vehicle is recorded as H-IIA^[16].
• Himawari 9's SCN is recorded as 41836^[17].
• Himawari 9's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[18].
• Himawari 9's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[19].
• Himawari 9's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[20].
• Himawari 9's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2016-11-02T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Himawari 9's spacecraft bus is recorded as DS2000^[22].
• Himawari 9's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[23].
• Himawari 9's significant event is recorded as service entry^[24].
• Himawari 9's start point is recorded as Yoshinobu Launch Complex Launch Pad 1^[25].
• Himawari 9's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+3500'}^[26].
• Himawari 9's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1300'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Himawari 9 ranks in the top 9% of weather_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]