Himawari weather satellites

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Himawari_weather_satellites
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:GMS_(for_earlier_satellites)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:firstSatellite gptkb:Himawari_1
gptkbp:frequency 10-minute intervals (Himawari 8/9)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Himawari weather satellites
gptkbp:latestSatellite gptkb:Himawari_9
gptkbp:launchDate 1977-07-14
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:H-IIA
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Mitsubishi_Electric
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Himawari_8
gptkb:Himawari_9
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Japan_Meteorological_Agency
gptkbp:orbitType geostationary
gptkbp:purpose weather observation
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:Asia-Pacific_region
gptkbp:successor gptkb:GMS_(Geostationary_Meteorological_Satellite)
gptkbp:type infrared imagery
visible imagery
multispectral imagery
gptkbp:usedFor climate monitoring
weather forecasting
disaster monitoring
gptkbp:website https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/satellite.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japan_Meteorological_Agency
gptkb:JAXA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5