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	0.00085
RA ascending node	8.455 hr
Argument perigee	17.583°
Mean anomaly	342.568°
Orbital period	96.668 min
Epoch of osculation	31 Dec 2025, 08:02

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	600.2 km
Mean Altitude	606.2 km
Peak Altitude	612.1 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