Spacecraft information: KODAMA

Launch Details
Launched 9 September 2002
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 27516
COSPAR ID 2002-042B
Alternative names DRTS
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.934°
Eccentricity 0.00216
RA ascending node 2.884 hr
Argument perigee 225.373°
Mean anomaly 316.719°
Orbital period 1450.511 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Jan 2026, 19:48

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35983.8 km
Mean Altitude 36075.4 km
Peak Altitude 36167.1 km

Launched alongside

USERS SEM H-2A R/B(1) H-2A R/B(2) H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB USERS REM

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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