GCOM-W1

NORAD 38337 · COSPAR 2012-025A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #76835 @ 702 x 703 km x 98.2143 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 20:08 UTC Â· 32.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

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Current TLE

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GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU)
1 38337U 12025A 26300.83900597 .00000253 00000-0 66222-4 0 09998
2 38337 98.2143 239.4407 0001323 67.3018 353.0413 14.57132482768351

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

98.2143Â°

Period

98.82 min

Perigee

702 km

Apogee

703 km

Eccentricity

0.0001323

RAAN

239.4407Â°

Arg of Perigee

67.3018Â°

Mean Motion

14.57132482 rev/d