Launch Details

Launched	16 May 2012
Flight ended	–
Status	Non-operational
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner	Japan
NORAD ID	38340
COSPAR ID	2012-025D
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.195°
Eccentricity	0.00093
RA ascending node	7.137 hr
Argument perigee	75.476°
Mean anomaly	284.749°
Orbital period	96.679 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Dec 2025, 06:10

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	600.2 km
Mean Altitude	606.7 km
Peak Altitude	613.3 km

Launched alongside

GCOM-W1 ARIRANG-3 SDS-4 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