The First Images of Himawari

The Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) has been operating the Himawari series of geostationary meteorological satellites since 1978.

The following pictures are the first operational or the first observation images from GMS, MTSAT and Himawari-8, Himawari-9. ( Clicking on the images below or Click to enlarge will display larger versions of the images. )

GMS

The first operational imaegof GMS — 00 UTC on April 6, 1978(Click to enlarge)

GMS-2

The first operational imaegof GMS-2 — 06 UTC on December 21, 1981(Click to enlarge)

GMS-3

The first operational imaegof GMS-3 — 06 UTC on September 27, 1984(Click to enlarge)

GMS-4

The first operational imaegof GMS-4 — 00 UTC on December 14, 1989(Click to enlarge)

GMS-5

The first operational imaegof GMS-5 — 00 UTC on June 21, 1995(Click to enlarge)

MTSAT-1R

The first operational imaegof MTSAT-1R — 03 UTC on June 28, 2005(Click to enlarge)

MTSAT-2

The first operational imaegof MTSAT-2 — 02 UTC on May 11, 2006(Click to enlarge)

Himawari-8

The first operational imaegof Himawari-8 — 02 UTC on July 7, 2015(Click to enlarge)

Himawari-9

The first operational imaegof Himawari-9 — The first observation image (True Color Reproduction Imagery)

　