GCOM-W1

NORAD 38337 · COSPAR 2012-025A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #76824 @ 702 x 703 km x 98.2142 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 01:46 UTC Â· 26.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU)
1 38337U 12025A 26300.07419606 .00000259 00000-0 67431-4 0 09999
2 38337 98.2142 238.6864 0001326 67.1594 303.6107 14.57131918768240

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 17th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 5 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

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Launch mass

1,900 kg

Power

4.05 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.2142Â°

Period

98.82 min

Perigee

702 km

Apogee

703 km

Eccentricity

0.0001326

RAAN

238.6864Â°

Arg of Perigee

67.1594Â°

Mean Motion

14.57131918 rev/d