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	98.209°
Eccentricity	0.00026
RA ascending node	15.882 hr
Argument perigee	130.696°
Mean anomaly	229.447°
Orbital period	97.680 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Dec 2025, 06:01

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	653.0 km
Mean Altitude	654.8 km
Peak Altitude	656.6 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