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	98.154°
Eccentricity	0.00094
RA ascending node	8.301 hr
Argument perigee	135.165°
Mean anomaly	225.032°
Orbital period	96.270 min
Epoch of osculation	25 Jun 2026, 20:21

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	580.5 km
Mean Altitude	587.0 km
Peak Altitude	593.6 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