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Spacecraft information: HINODE
Launch Details
| Launched | 21 September 2006 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Status | Operational |
| Categories |
Space & Earth Science
Active satellites |
| Launch site | Uchinoura Space Center (Fomerly Kagoshima Space Center-University of Tokyo, Japan) |
| Owner | Japan |
| NORAD ID | 29479 |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-041A |
| Alternative names |
SOLAR-B |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 98.056° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00181 |
| RA ascending node | 10.338 hr |
| Argument perigee | 27.055° |
| Mean anomaly | 333.159° |
| Orbital period | 98.054 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 18 May 2026, 11:30 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 660.0 km |
| Mean Altitude | 672.8 km |
| Peak Altitude | 685.5 km |
Orbital History
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