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Himawari 8
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LandSat 8,9
FY-4
Himawari 8
KOMPSAT
COMS
GK2
GOES-R
Aqua/Terra
NOAA
LandSat 8,9
Himawari 8
Himawari 8
Himawari-8/9
Next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite, Himawari-8, in 2014 and to start its operation in 2015 as a replacement for MTSAT-2 (also called Himawari-7).
Himawari-9 will also be launched in 2016 as a backup and successor satellite. Both satellites will be located at around 140 degrees east, and will observe the East Asia and Western Pacific regions for a period of 15 years. Himawari-8/9 will have a new imager with 16 bands, which is more than three times the 5 bands of the current MTSAT series. Three of these will be visible bands corresponding to red, green and blue to enable the creation of true-color images. Observation frequency will also be enhanced, with full-disk imagery obtained every 10 minutes. In addition, rapid scanning will be conducted in several regions, one of which will be for targeted observation of tropical cyclones.

Imagery from JMA’s current operational satellite, MTSAT-2 (Himawari-7), is provided via MTSAT-1R (Himawari-6) direct dissemination through the L-band frequency High Rate Information Transmission (HRIT) and Low Rate Information Transmission (LRIT) services. Most National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in the East Asia and Western Pacific regions receive this imagery using L-band antennas and receivers, and process it with dedicated systems.
JMA also provides the same HRIT service imagery via the online JMA Data Dissemination System (JDDS).

Himawari-8/9 will not carry equipment for direct dissemination. Instead, all imagery derived from the satellites will be distributed to NMHSs via an Internet cloud service. JMA also plans to start the HimawariCast service, by which primary sets of imagery will be disseminated to NMHSs via a communication satellite using Digital Video Broadcasting — Satellite — Second Generation (DVB-S2) technology.
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ㆍHimawariCast service