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	98.142°
Eccentricity	0.00069
RA ascending node	2.321 hr
Argument perigee	127.918°
Mean anomaly	232.265°
Orbital period	97.628 min
Epoch of osculation	10 May 2026, 07:12

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	647.5 km
Mean Altitude	652.3 km
Peak Altitude	657.1 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