Spacecraft information: SOCRATES

Launch Details
Launched 23 May 2014
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 39768
COSPAR ID 2014-029C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 97.897°
Eccentricity 0.00051
RA ascending node 13.364 hr
Argument perigee 241.057°
Mean anomaly 119.014°
Orbital period 96.356 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Mar 2026, 13:33

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 587.6 km
Mean Altitude 591.2 km
Peak Altitude 594.7 km

Launched alongside

ALOS-2 UNIFORM 1 RISING 2 SPROUT H-2A R/B H-2A DEB

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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