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: 2026-09-27T01:58:17.556096Z
- Period
- 96.23 min
- Inclination
- 98.1648°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008081
- Mean motion
- 14.96349462 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 572.6 km
- Apogee alt
- 583.8 km
- Semi-major
- 6,956.3 km
- B*
- 3.3063e-4
- RAAN
- 221.6406°
- Arg perigee
- 181.0280°
- Mean anomaly
- 179.0925°
- Rev number
- 95,371
§ Raw data
STARS (KUKAI)1 33498U 09002G 26270.08214764 .00003681 00000+0 33063-3 0 99922 33498 98.1648 221.6406 0008081 181.0280 179.0925 14.96349462953719
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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