Launch Details

Launched	22 January 2009
Flight ended	–
Status	Non-operational
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner	Japan
NORAD ID	33496
COSPAR ID	2009-002E
Alternative names	MAIDO-1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.153°
Eccentricity	0.00046
RA ascending node	16.321 hr
Argument perigee	249.629°
Mean anomaly	110.443°
Orbital period	97.643 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Dec 2025, 05:59

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	649.8 km
Mean Altitude	653.0 km
Peak Altitude	656.2 km

Launched alongside

GOSAT PRISM SPRITE-SAT KAGAYAKI 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