The Himawari-8 weather satellite is owned and operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and provides data covering: East Asia, and includes the West and central Pacific regions.
Frequency 10 minutes; Resolution ~2km; Geographic extend: half disc; data from July 2015 to now Frequency 10 minutes; Resolution ~500m; Geographical extent: half disc; data from September 2017 Frequency 10 minutes; Resolution 500-2000m depending on channel; Geographical extent half disc; data from December 2019