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	98.133°
Eccentricity	0.00056
RA ascending node	8.681 hr
Argument perigee	179.187°
Mean anomaly	180.935°
Orbital period	97.622 min
Epoch of osculation	13 Aug 2026, 04:51

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	648.1 km
Mean Altitude	652.1 km
Peak Altitude	656.0 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