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	98.198°
Eccentricity	0.00073
RA ascending node	10.733 hr
Argument perigee	261.830°
Mean anomaly	98.209°
Orbital period	96.644 min
Epoch of osculation	02 Feb 2026, 07:29

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	600.0 km
Mean Altitude	605.0 km
Peak Altitude	610.1 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