Launch Details

Launched	22 January 2009
Flight ended	–
Status	Non-operational
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner	Japan
NORAD ID	33497
COSPAR ID	2009-002F
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.206°
Eccentricity	0.00023
RA ascending node	19.405 hr
Argument perigee	30.959°
Mean anomaly	329.176°
Orbital period	97.672 min
Epoch of osculation	02 Feb 2026, 10:39

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	652.8 km
Mean Altitude	654.5 km
Peak Altitude	656.1 km

Launched alongside

GOSAT PRISM SPRITE-SAT KAGAYAKI SOHLA-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