Spacecraft information: JAS-2

Launch Details
Launched 16 August 1996
Flight ended
Status Partially operational
Categories Amateur Radio
Active satellites
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 24278
COSPAR ID 1996-046B
Alternative names FO-29
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.537°
Eccentricity 0.03495
RA ascending node 19.780 hr
Argument perigee 338.001°
Mean anomaly 20.643°
Orbital period 106.409 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Mar 2026, 03:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 807.4 km
Mean Altitude 1067.4 km
Peak Altitude 1327.4 km

Launched alongside

MIDORI H-2 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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