Himawari 2 (GMS-2), Japan’s second Geostationary Meteorological Satellite for the Japan Meteorological Agency. N-II from Tanegashima Osaki delivered the craft to GEO near 140°E for Pacific weather imaging; operations ran into 1988.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 653 kg
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 8 N-2 flights
- Date and time
- 10 August 1981, 20:03 UTC
- Rocket
- N-2
- Builder
- MHI
- Launch site
- Osaki Launch Complex, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1981-076
- Launches in 1981
- 78th of 126
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