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	98.119°
Eccentricity	0.00064
RA ascending node	6.769 hr
Argument perigee	253.256°
Mean anomaly	106.795°
Orbital period	97.091 min
Epoch of osculation	27 Jun 2026, 21:59

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	622.1 km
Mean Altitude	626.5 km
Peak Altitude	631.0 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