Weather
NORAD ID: 23522
Int'l Code: 1995-011B
Perigee: 35,995.7 km
Apogee: 36,081.7 km
Inclination: 11.3 °
Period: 1,448.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 42409 km
Launch date: March 18, 1995
Source: Japan (JPN)
Comments: GMS 5 was a Japanese geostationary meteorological spacecraft. It replaced GMS 4 (1989-070A) and was initially parked at 140 E longitude. It carried visible and infrared spin-scan radiometers that provided global pictures every 25 minutes at a resolution of 1.25 km (visible) and 5.0 km (infrared). It also had an infrared channel to monitor water vapor content in the atmosphere
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 23522U 95011B 14203.41355066 -.00000210 00000-0 00000+0 0 769
2 23522 011.3042 041.1409 0010132 053.5142 286.0334 00.99404279 70437
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for HIMAWARI 5 (GMS 5)
