HINODE

NORAD 29479 · COSPAR 2006-041A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #7436 @ 653 x 677 km x 98.0519 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 23:13 UTC Â· 19.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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HINODE (SOLAR-B)
1 29479U 06041A 26300.96784285 .00000279 00000-0 56198-4 0 09993
2 29479 98.0519 315.1613 0016487 223.3968 136.5941 14.68758305074360

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 22nd 2006

Spacecraft age

20 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science/NASA

Purpose

Space Science

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Uchinoura Space Center

Launch vehicle

JAXA M-V

Contractor

Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo/NASA

Launch mass

700 kg

Power

1,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.0519Â°

Period

98.04 min

Perigee

653 km

Apogee

677 km

Eccentricity

0.0016487

RAAN

315.1613Â°

Arg of Perigee

223.3968Â°

Mean Motion

14.68758305 rev/d