SDS-4

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 98.147°
Eccentricity 0.00066
RA ascending node 18.016 hr
Argument perigee 354.789°
Mean anomaly 5.324°
Orbital period 97.635 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Jun 2025, 11:10

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 648.1 km
Mean Altitude 652.7 km
Peak Altitude 657.3 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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