Launch Details

Launched	22 January 2009
Flight ended	15 April 2025
Status	Decayed
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner	Japan
NORAD ID	33493
COSPAR ID	2009-002B
Alternative names	HITOMI
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.126°
Eccentricity	0.00149
RA ascending node	13.019 hr
Argument perigee	274.574°
Mean anomaly	85.385°
Orbital period	88.062 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Apr 2025, 21:05

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	175.9 km
Mean Altitude	185.7 km
Peak Altitude	195.5 km

Launched alongside

GOSAT 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