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	98.201°
Eccentricity	0.00013
RA ascending node	22.181 hr
Argument perigee	178.204°
Mean anomaly	181.917°
Orbital period	97.667 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Mar 2026, 13:43

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	653.3 km
Mean Altitude	654.2 km
Peak Altitude	655.1 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