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 0.00048
RA ascending node 5.967 hr
Argument perigee 249.754°
Mean anomaly 110.316°
Orbital period 96.399 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Dec 2025, 04:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 589.9 km
Mean Altitude 593.3 km
Peak Altitude 596.6 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

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

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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