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    AKEBONO
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 20 February 1989 | 
| Flight ended | 25 November 2024 | 
| Status | Decayed | 
| Launch site | Uchinoura Space Center (Fomerly Kagoshima Space Center-University of Tokyo, Japan) | 
| Owner | Japan | 
| NORAD ID | 19822 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1989-016A | 
| Alternative names | EXOS-D | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 74.862° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00306 | 
| RA ascending node | 17.013 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 205.763° | 
| Mean anomaly | 338.853° | 
| Orbital period | 87.523 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 26 Nov 2024, 01:47 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 138.9 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 158.9 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 178.9 km | 
Orbital History
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