Launch Details

Launched	22 January 2009
Flight ended	–
Status	Operational
Category	Active satellites
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner	Japan
NORAD ID	33498
COSPAR ID	2009-002G
Alternative names	KUKAI
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.140°
Eccentricity	0.00098
RA ascending node	19.659 hr
Argument perigee	32.377°
Mean anomaly	327.805°
Orbital period	96.384 min
Epoch of osculation	25 Dec 2025, 06:23

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	585.8 km
Mean Altitude	592.6 km
Peak Altitude	599.4 km

Launched alongside

GOSAT PRISM SPRITE-SAT KAGAYAKI SOHLA-1 SDS-1 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