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	98.151°
Eccentricity	0.00072
RA ascending node	19.828 hr
Argument perigee	86.432°
Mean anomaly	273.772°
Orbital period	97.636 min
Epoch of osculation	02 Feb 2026, 11:47

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	647.6 km
Mean Altitude	652.7 km
Peak Altitude	657.8 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