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 97.888°
Eccentricity 0.00066
RA ascending node 20.424 hr
Argument perigee 19.446°
Mean anomaly 340.701°
Orbital period 96.461 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Jul 2025, 12:52

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 591.7 km
Mean Altitude 596.3 km
Peak Altitude 600.8 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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