SPROUT

NORAD 39770 · COSPAR 2014-029E · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

SPROUT reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #55619 @ 229 x 255 km x 97.9847 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-08-10 19:42 UTC Â· 19010.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

Trend: —

Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

SPROUT
1 39770U 14029E 24223.82148181 .04509954 43038-1 54842-2 0 9998
2 39770 97.9847 23.7422 0019267 294.8930 65.0350 16.11855434556195

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 24th 2014

Spacecraft age

12 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Nihon University

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center

Launch vehicle

H2A

Contractor

Nihon University

Launch mass

7 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.9847Â°

Period

89.34 min

Perigee

229 km

Apogee

255 km

Eccentricity

0.0019267

RAAN

23.7422Â°

Arg of Perigee

294.893Â°

Mean Motion

16.11855434 rev/d