Orbit Altitude: 36,000 km
Orbit Type: GEO > Geosynchronous > Geostationary

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The Geostationary Meteorological Satellite series are spin-stabilized satellites. They have been developed to contribute to the improvement of Japan's meteorological services and the development of ... weather satellite technology. The satellites consist of a despun section which holds the earth-oriented antennas and a 100-rpm rotating spin section which contains the Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR), electronic devices, etc. They have been used for the World Meteorological Organization's world Weather Watch Program which is sustained by five geostationary satellites.

GMS-5 made its final observation at 00 UTC on 22 May 2003 and is temporarily replaced by the United States' geostationary meteorological satellite GOES-9. MTSAT-1R, the successor to GMS-5, will be launched in the early coming winter (January and February, 2004).
Characteristics:

Dimensions: Cylindrical, Diameter : 214.6cm
Height: (before AKM separation) 444.1cm
(after AKM separation) 353.9cm
Weight: 747kg (at launch) 344kg (beginning of life)
Attitude control: Spin-stabilized
Design life: 5 years
Reliability: More than 0.5 after 5 years (Specification)
Launch Vehicle: H-II
Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Kagoshima, Japan
Launch date: Early 1995
Final Observation: 22 May 2003
Orbit: Geostationary orbit, 140deg. E. longitude

http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gms/index_e.html
http://psbcw1.nesdis.noaa.gov/terascan/home_basic/geosats_sensors_tables.html#GMS%20Sensor