Launch Details

Launched	22 January 2009
Flight ended	–
Status	Operational
Categories	Earth Resources Active satellites
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner	Japan
NORAD ID	33492
COSPAR ID	2009-002A
Alternative names	IBUKI
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.093°
Eccentricity	0.00012
RA ascending node	22.247 hr
Argument perigee	106.150°
Mean anomaly	253.984°
Orbital period	98.124 min
Epoch of osculation	11 Aug 2026, 07:08

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	675.2 km
Mean Altitude	676.1 km
Peak Altitude	676.9 km

Launched alongside

PRISM SPRITE-SAT KAGAYAKI SOHLA-1 SDS-1 STARS KKS-1 H-2A R/B H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB