Spacecraft information: N-STAR B

Launch Details
Launched 4 February 1996
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 23781
COSPAR ID 1996-007A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.736°
Eccentricity 0.00102
RA ascending node 1.738 hr
Argument perigee 310.108°
Mean anomaly 227.231°
Orbital period 1450.745 min
Epoch of osculation 15 May 2026, 14:57

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36036.7 km
Mean Altitude 36080.0 km
Peak Altitude 36123.2 km

Launched alongside

ARIANE 44P+3 R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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