HIMAWARIcast Antenna and Display System
The HIMAWARIcast Antenna and Display System is an eTelecast ground station that receives, processes and displays Himawari-8 satellite meteorological data, generating a new full-disk image every 10 minutes.
- Refresh interval
- 10 minutes (full-disk earth image)
- Frequency bands
- Ku-Band and C-Band, DVB / DVB-S2
- Image compatibility
- Same band count and spatial resolution as MTSAT HRIT/LRIT
Overview
In detail
How it works
The eTelecast HIMAWARIcast ground station provides the hardware and updated software needed to receive, process and display Himawari-8 data, which took over dissemination from the older MTSAT system. The receiving hardware supports both Ku-Band and C-Band DVB and DVB-S2 transmissions.
Data output
HIMAWARIcast generates a new full-disk earth image every 10 minutes, a much higher observation frequency than the 60-minute earth disk of the MTSAT system it replaced. It provides this imagery with the same number of bands and the same spatial resolution as the MTSAT HRIT/LRIT services.
Software
Client-side datacasting is handled by separate KenCast Professional Fazzt client software.
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Specifications
Technical specifications
- Refresh interval
- 10 minutes (full-disk earth image)
- Frequency bands
- Ku-Band and C-Band, DVB / DVB-S2
- Image compatibility
- Same band count and spatial resolution as MTSAT HRIT/LRIT
- Client software
- KenCast Professional Fazzt (separate)
Related
Often specified alongside
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- Path length
- 1 to 12 km
- Dimensions
- 1010 x 552 x 426 mm (with sunshield) 18,75 kg
- Wavelength
- 850 nm
- Range
- 0-100,000 µS/cm ±2%
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