Launch Details

Launched	16 May 2012
Flight ended	–
Status	Operational
Category	Active satellites
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner	Japan
NORAD ID	38339
COSPAR ID	2012-025C
Alternative names	SMALL DEMONSTRATION SATELLITE 4
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.134°
Eccentricity	0.00080
RA ascending node	15.196 hr
Argument perigee	58.933°
Mean anomaly	301.267°
Orbital period	97.577 min
Epoch of osculation	12 May 2026, 05:56

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	644.2 km
Mean Altitude	649.9 km
Peak Altitude	655.5 km

Launched alongside

GCOM-W1 ARIRANG-3 HORYU-2 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 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 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 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 H-2A DEB H-2A DEB