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	98.195°
Eccentricity	0.00030
RA ascending node	1.938 hr
Argument perigee	63.186°
Mean anomaly	296.966°
Orbital period	97.662 min
Epoch of osculation	10 May 2026, 06:53

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	651.8 km
Mean Altitude	654.0 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