- Himawari-8 started operation at 02 UTC on 7 July 2015. Operational information is here
- The first images of Himawari-8 are released on 18 Dec 2014. Please look at http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/satellite/news/himawari89/20141218_himawari8_first_images.html.
- Himawari-8 was successfully launched on 7 October 2014 and entered geostationary orbit on 16 October 2014 as planned.
- You can grasp an overview of the Himawari-8 Satellite by below figures. Further detailed descriptions are available on Himawari User’s Guide.