Weather
NORAD ID: 23522
Int'l Code: 1995-011B
Perigee: 36,000.1 km
Apogee: 36,061.0 km
Inclination: 11.6 °
Period: 1,448.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 42408 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 15058.26006806 -.00000293 00000-0 00000+0 0 9991
2 23522 011.6324 038.7197 0007178 048.7760 128.3499 00.99407997 72620
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for HIMAWARI 5 (GMS 5)
