Conosci Himawari no hi? Do you know ひまわりの日 ?
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Il 14 Luglio 1977 venne lanciato il primo satellite meteorologico
geostazionario del Giappone "Himawari No. 1". Himawari = sunflower =
girasole. Quindi oggi e' il giorno dei Girasoli! :)
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ひまわりの日 Himawari no hi
1977(昭和52)年、日本初の静止気象衛星「ひまわり1号」がアメリカのケネディ宇宙センターから打ち上げられました
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The Himawari (ひまわり, "sunflower") geostationary satellites, operated by
the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), support weather forecasting,
tropical cyclone tracking, and meteorology research.
Launch date about Himawari 1 was : 14 July 1977 , so 14 July is
Sunflower's day