Spacecraft information: SAKURA-3A

Launch Details
Launched 18 February 1988
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 18877
COSPAR ID 1988-012A
Alternative names CS-3A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 15.243°
Eccentricity 0.00099
RA ascending node 23.485 hr
Argument perigee 329.130°
Mean anomaly 200.744°
Orbital period 1467.325 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Apr 2026, 11:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36360.7 km
Mean Altitude 36402.8 km
Peak Altitude 36444.9 km

Launched alongside

H-1 R/B(1) H-1 R/B(2)

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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