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Satellites

Name	Himawari-8	Himawari-9	Name	MTSAT-2
Status	Operational	Launched on 2 November 2016	Status	Standby
Operation period (scheduled)	From 2015 to 2022	From 2022 to 2029	Operation period	From 2010 to 2015
Position	35,800 km above the equator at around 140.7 degrees east longitude		Position	35,800 km above the equator at around 145 degrees east longitude

Parts of these images are copyrighted by a third party. Contact details for inquiries:
Satellite Program Division, Japan Meteorological Agency (E-mail: metsat AT met.kishou.go.jp)

JMA began operation of Himawari-8 on 7 July 2015 as a replacement for MTSAT-2 (also known as Himawari-7). Himawari-9 was also launched on 2 November 2016 as a backup and successor satellite. Both satellites will be located in orbit at around 140 degrees east, and will observe the East Asia and Western Pacific regions for a period of 15 years. All imagery derived from Himawari-8/9 is and will be distributed to NMHSs via an Internet cloud service. JMA has further launched its HimawariCast service, by which primary sets of imagery are disseminated to NMHSs via a communication satellite. Click here for details.

Satellite Program Division, Japan Meteorological Agency
E-mail: metsat AT met.kishou.go.jp

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