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	98.141°
Eccentricity	0.00070
RA ascending node	4.154 hr
Argument perigee	56.681°
Mean anomaly	303.507°
Orbital period	97.626 min
Epoch of osculation	06 Jun 2026, 15:19

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	647.3 km
Mean Altitude	652.2 km
Peak Altitude	657.2 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