GCOM-W1

Launch Details
Launched 16 May 2012
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Space & Earth Science
Active satellites
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 38337
COSPAR ID 2012-025A
Alternative names SHIZUKU
GLOBAL CHANGE OBSERVATION MISSION-WATER 1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.203°
Eccentricity 0.00015
RA ascending node 11.445 hr
Argument perigee 82.550°
Mean anomaly 339.371°
Orbital period 98.825 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Aug 2025, 20:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 708.5 km
Mean Altitude 709.6 km
Peak Altitude 710.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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