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	98.139°
Eccentricity	0.00060
RA ascending node	5.213 hr
Argument perigee	12.288°
Mean anomaly	347.847°
Orbital period	97.625 min
Epoch of osculation	22 Jun 2026, 10:40

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	648.0 km
Mean Altitude	652.2 km
Peak Altitude	656.4 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