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	98.116°
Eccentricity	0.00093
RA ascending node	10.177 hr
Argument perigee	91.559°
Mean anomaly	268.670°
Orbital period	97.084 min
Epoch of osculation	17 Aug 2026, 05:50

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	619.7 km
Mean Altitude	626.2 km
Peak Altitude	632.7 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