| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | MTSAT-2 (Multi-Functional Transport Satellite) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Japan |
| Operator/Owner | Japan Meteorological Agency/Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Meteorology |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 145.06 |
| Perigee (km) | 35776 |
| Apogee (km) | 35797 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000249071910618766 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2900 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1250 |
| Power (watts) | 2700 |
| Date of Launch | 18-02-2006 |
| Expected Lifetime | 5 yrs. |
| Contractor | Mitsubishi Electric/Boeing/Alcatel |
| Country of Contractor | Japan |
| Launch Site | Tanegashima Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | H2A |
| COSPAR Number | 2006-004A |
| NORAD Number | 28937 |
| Comments | Meteorological satellite; will also relay ground weather data to the Meteorological Satellite Center; in standby mode until 2010. |