STARS (KUKAI)
NORAD 33498 · 2009-002G
PAYLOAD ACTIVE UNKNOWN
§ Identity
- Operator
- —
- Country
- JPN
- Launch date
- 2009-01-23
- Launch site
- TANSC
- Launch vehicle
- —
- Mass (kg)
- —
- RCS (m²)
- 0.12
External: N2YO · Heavens-Above · Gunter
§ Orbital elements
Epoch: 2026-05-24T19:17:13.947360Z
- Period
- 96.28 min
- Inclination
- 98.1541°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006657
- Mean motion
- 14.95562272 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 576.0 km
- Apogee alt
- 585.3 km
- Semi-major
- 6,958.8 km
- B*
- 3.3424e-4
- RAAN
- 91.1628°
- Arg perigee
- 242.1077°
- Mean anomaly
- 117.9469°
- Rev number
- 93,498
§ Raw data
STARS (KUKAI)1 33498U 09002G 26144.80363365 .00003646 00000+0 33424-3 0 99962 33498 98.1541 91.1628 0006657 242.1077 117.9469 14.95562272934984
JSON: /api/v1/satellites/33498 · /tle
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§ Radio — SatNOGS DB
| Mode | Description | Downlink | Uplink |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW | CW (JR5YBO) | 437.275 MHz | — |
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