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	98.205°
Eccentricity	0.00093
RA ascending node	14.765 hr
Argument perigee	76.822°
Mean anomaly	283.404°
Orbital period	96.607 min
Epoch of osculation	01 Apr 2026, 14:10

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	596.8 km
Mean Altitude	603.3 km
Peak Altitude	609.8 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