Space.com #Japan Launches Himawari-9 Weather Satellite Into Orbit 3 November 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: A Japanese H-2A rocket launched the Himawari-9 geostationary weather satellite Wednesday (Nov. 2), marking the workhorse rocket’s second and final launch of 2016. from Space.com ift.tt/2eDgiv3 Share: