Himawari meteorological satellites

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The Himawari meteorological satellites are a series of Japanese geostationary weather satellites that provide continuous, high-resolution monitoring of weather and environmental conditions over the Asia-Pacific region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geostationary weather satellite series
meteorological satellite series
alsoKnownAs GTS
surface form: GMS series

Himawari meteorological satellites
surface form: Geostationary Meteorological Satellite series
countryOfOrigin Japan
coverageArea Asia-Pacific region
Australia region
East Asia
Southeast Asia
western Pacific Ocean
surface form: Western Pacific Ocean
dataDisseminationSystem HimawariCast
dataFormat Himawari Standard Data
dataUsers Japan Meteorological Agency
World Meteorological Organization members
national meteorological services in Asia-Pacific
launchSiteUsed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Tanegashima Space Center
launchVehicleUsed Ariane 5
H-IIA launch vehicle
surface form: H-IIA
managedBy Japan Meteorological Agency
notableMember Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Himawari-1

Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Himawari-2

Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Himawari-3

Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Himawari-4

Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Himawari-5

Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Himawari-6

Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Himawari-7

Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Himawari-8

Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: Himawari-9
operator Japan Meteorological Agency
surface form: JMA

Japan Meteorological Agency
orbitType geostationary orbit
primaryMission environmental monitoring
meteorology
weather observation
providesDataFor cloud observation
forest fire detection
numerical weather prediction
sea surface temperature monitoring
severe storm tracking
typhoon monitoring
volcanic ash monitoring
regionServed Regional Association II (Asia)
surface form: RA II (WMO Regional Association II – Asia)

Regional Association V (South-West Pacific)
surface form: RA V (WMO Regional Association V – South-West Pacific)
relatedProgram Global Observing System
WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS)
surface form: World Meteorological Organization space-based observing system
spectralImaging multispectral imaging
successorOf Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
surface form: GMS (early designation for Himawari-1 to Himawari-4)
temporalResolution high-frequency full-disk imagery
rapid scan observation of target areas

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency operatorOf Himawari meteorological satellites
Japan Meteorological Agency usesSatellite Himawari meteorological satellites
this entity surface form: Himawari series
Japan Meteorological Agency usesSatellite Himawari meteorological satellites
this entity surface form: Himawari-8
Japan Meteorological Agency usesSatellite Himawari meteorological satellites
this entity surface form: Himawari-9
H-IIA launch vehicle launchesNotablePayload Himawari meteorological satellites
this entity surface form: Himawari-8 weather satellite
H-IIA launch vehicle launchesNotablePayload Himawari meteorological satellites
this entity surface form: Himawari-9 weather satellite
Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Himawari-1
Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Himawari-2
Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Himawari-3
Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Himawari-4
Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Himawari-5
Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Himawari-6
Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Himawari-7
Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Himawari-8
Himawari meteorological satellites notableMember Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Himawari-9
Himawari meteorological satellites alsoKnownAs Himawari meteorological satellites
this entity surface form: Geostationary Meteorological Satellite series
Himawari meteorological satellites successorOf Himawari meteorological satellites self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: GMS (early designation for Himawari-1 to Himawari-4)
Himawari Standard Data usedBy Himawari meteorological satellites
this entity surface form: Himawari series