GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU)
NORAD 38337 · 2012-025A
PAYLOAD ACTIVE UNKNOWN
§ Identity
- Operator
- —
- Country
- JPN
- Launch date
- 2012-05-17
- Launch site
- TANSC
- Launch vehicle
- —
- Mass (kg)
- —
- RCS (m²)
- 6.24
Purposes: science
External: N2YO · Heavens-Above · Gunter
§ Orbital elements
Epoch: 2026-09-19T16:05:14.180064Z
- Period
- 98.82 min
- Inclination
- 98.2074°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001530
- Mean motion
- 14.57136960 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 701.4 km
- Apogee alt
- 703.5 km
- Semi-major
- 7,080.6 km
- B*
- 7.0624e-5
- RAAN
- 201.8118°
- Arg perigee
- 85.0910°
- Mean anomaly
- 34.8515°
- Rev number
- 76,279
§ Raw data
GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU)1 38337U 12025A 26262.67030301 .00000273 00000+0 70624-4 0 99962 38337 98.2074 201.8118 0001530 85.0910 34.8515 14.57136960762798
JSON: /api/v1/satellites/38337 · /tle
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§ Radio — SatNOGS DB
| Mode | Description | Downlink | Uplink |
|---|---|---|---|
| FM | S-band telemetry | 2.220 GHz | — |
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