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    ALOS
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 23 January 2006 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Non-operational | 
| Category | 
                                                            
                                    Assorted bright                                
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| Launch site | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan | 
| Owner | Japan | 
| NORAD ID | 28931 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2006-002A | 
| Alternative names | 
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| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 98.102° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00016 | 
| RA ascending node | 17.216 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 52.969° | 
| Mean anomaly | 307.166° | 
| Orbital period | 98.007 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Nov 2025, 10:48 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 669.4 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 670.5 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 671.6 km | 
Orbital History
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