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HIMAWARI-9 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 41836)
Track HIMAWARI-9 (NORAD catalog number 41836) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2016, launched on the 64th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2016-064A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 3,603 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.08 km/s, HIMAWARI-9 sits in the geostationary belt roughly 35,786 km above the equator, where its 23.9-hour orbit matches Earth's rotation — seen from the ground it stays parked over the same longitude around the clock. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0003). Its near-equatorial 0.0° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 75.7°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | geostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~35,783 km × 35,805 km |
| Inclination | 0.01° |
| Orbital period | 1436.1 min (1.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00025 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2016-064A |
| NORAD catalog number | 41836 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
HIMAWARI-9's name places it among WatchSat's 36 weather and environmental-monitoring satellites — a family that includes the NOAA, GOES, METEOSAT, METOP, FENGYUN, HIMAWARI and DMSP fleets. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see HIMAWARI-9 from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude HIMAWARI-9 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of HIMAWARI-9 in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- SHIJIAN-17 (SJ-17) (NORAD 41838)
- CAS-2T & KS-1Q (NORAD 41847)
- RAVAN (NORAD 41849)
- CELTEE 1 (NORAD 41850)
- OPTICUBE 04 (NORAD 41851)
- AEROCUBE 8D (NORAD 41852)
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