GOSAT

NORAD 33492 · COSPAR 2009-002A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #94911 @ 668 x 670 km x 98.0989 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-15 13:09 UTC Â· 17.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GOSAT (IBUKI)
1 33492U 09002A 26288.54820069 .00000588 00000-0 11230-3 0 09993
2 33492 98.0989 38.1792 0001469 83.6845 276.4526 14.67528620949117

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 23rd 2009

Spacecraft age

17 years, 8 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center

Launch vehicle

H2A

Contractor

Mitsubishi Electric

Launch mass

1,750 kg

Power

3,800.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.0989Â°

Period

98.12 min

Perigee

668 km

Apogee

670 km

Eccentricity

0.0001469

RAAN

38.1792Â°

Arg of Perigee

83.6845Â°

Mean Motion

14.6752862 rev/d