Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Japan Meteorological Agency's Himawari-8 and -9 geostationary meteorological satellites are scheduled to continue operation until around 2029. As the Himawari series covers a wide variety of uninterrupted domestic and international observations, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) began the building of the new Himawari-10 satellite in March 2023 toward launch in 2028 and operation in 2029, in accordance with the Basic Plan on Space Policy approved by the Cabinet of Japan on 13 June, 2023. The Himawari-10 initiative remains dedicated to ongoing development of weather observation and forecasting capability with new hyperspectral infrared sounder data to support issues such as disaster risk reduction in East Asia and the Western Pacific. This paper overviews the Himawari-10 project and onboard observation equipment.
Source: SOLA
Authors: Kotaro Bessho, Akiyoshi Andou, Yasuhiko Sumida, Miki Abe
Institution: Japan Meteorological Agency
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $753
OpenAlex ID: W4410387372