Also called:
Geostationary Meteorology Satellite;
Himawari
Date of launch (location):
July 14, 1977 (ETR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta 2914
Weight (kg):
281
Shape:
cylindrical with antenna-instrument
array mounted on one end
Dimensions (m):
3.0 height
2.1 diameter
Power source:
Solar cells and NiCd batteries
Responsible NASA center:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Prime contractor:
Hughes Aircraft Company for Nippon
Electric Co. Ltd., in conjunction with the Japanese National
Space Development Agency
Project manager:
Robert Goss
Objectives:
For five years, collect cloud cover
data over the Pacific from Hawaii to Pakistan from
stationary orbit; contribute to GARP
Equipment:
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan
Radiometer (VISSR)
Space Environment Monitor
(SEM)
Results:
Successful.
Reference: NASA, "GMS Mission Operations Report," M-492-101-77-01, July 7, 1977.