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	98.147°
Eccentricity	0.00050
RA ascending node	22.581 hr
Argument perigee	326.751°
Mean anomaly	33.338°
Orbital period	97.632 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Mar 2026, 12:51

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	649.0 km
Mean Altitude	652.5 km
Peak Altitude	656.1 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