Launch Details

Launched	22 January 2009
Flight ended	–
Status	Operational
Categories	Amateur Radio Active satellites
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner	Japan
NORAD ID	33499
COSPAR ID	2009-002H
Alternative names	KISEKI
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.118°
Eccentricity	0.00090
RA ascending node	18.359 hr
Argument perigee	123.342°
Mean anomaly	236.866°
Orbital period	97.134 min
Epoch of osculation	26 Dec 2025, 13:53

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	622.3 km
Mean Altitude	628.6 km
Peak Altitude	635.0 km

Launched alongside

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