Japan metsat stops sending cloud-cover data for 19 hours
MTSAT-1R: Japan's newest metsat, the multipurpose MTSAT-1R (also called Himawari 6) launched in February 2005, lost its ability to send cloud-cover observational data for 19 hours on April 17. The cause was attributed to a malfunction of its altitude control computer. As a result, the nation's...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Related Content
