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	98.120°
Eccentricity	0.00090
RA ascending node	3.744 hr
Argument perigee	47.609°
Mean anomaly	312.588°
Orbital period	97.098 min
Epoch of osculation	14 May 2026, 06:03

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	620.6 km
Mean Altitude	626.9 km
Peak Altitude	633.2 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