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EGS (AJISAI), 16908

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EGS (AJISAI), 16908 is a payload satellite owned by NASDA (JP) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 12 Aug 1986 UTC via an H-1 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
16908, 1986-061A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Kawasaki
Mission
Operational Civil Geodetic
Bus & Motor
EGP, Unknown motor
Mass
685 kg wet, 685 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1986-08-12 (39 years ago)
Launch vehicle
H-1
Launch site
Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 2.15 m
Radar Cross Section
3.631 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 EGS (AJISAI)
1 16908U 86061A   25193.93066054 -.00000098  00000-0 -66110-5 0  9996
2 16908  50.0088 110.5992 0011432  36.7960  86.2998 12.44512582438142
Epoch: 2025-07-12T22:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T22:20:09.07Z)
Latitude
39.97737°
Longitude
-19.91555°
Altitude
1,490.302 km
Speed
7.124 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 24m 44s
True Declination
39° 49' 26"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
28.82708°
Longitude
-129.328°
Altitude
1,479.736 km
Speed
7.131 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 37m 49s
Apparent Declination
-1° 28' 34"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:56:35
Azimuth
343.686° N
Elevation
-50.433°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,497.199 km
Perigee altitude
1,479.213 km
Semi-major axis
7,866.343 km
Eccentricity
0.00114
Inclination
50.0088°
RAAN
110.5992°
Arg. of periapsis
36.796°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
86.2998°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.11088 °/min
Orbital period
115.72 mins
BSTAR
-0.000006611
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10 mins2025-07-13 18:59:18.557Z157.633° S2025-07-13 19:04:18.557Z121.529° SE17.516°2025-07-13 19:09:18.557Z85.656° E
16 mins2025-07-13 20:57:18.557Z218.006° SW2025-07-13 21:04:18.557Z158.567° S42.792°2025-07-13 21:13:18.557Z58.937° ENE
16 mins2025-07-13 22:59:18.557Z266.307° W2025-07-13 23:07:18.557Z348.401° N39.206°2025-07-13 23:15:18.557Z56.803° ENE
15 mins2025-07-14 01:03:18.557Z299.229° NW2025-07-14 01:10:18.557Z5.232° NNE35.462°2025-07-14 01:18:18.557Z75.995° E
17 mins2025-07-14 03:05:18.557Z305.129° NW2025-07-14 03:13:18.557Z29.312° NE44.091°2025-07-14 03:22:18.557Z116.264° SE
14 mins2025-07-14 05:08:18.557Z288.379° WNW2025-07-14 05:14:18.557Z235.552° WSW32.39°2025-07-14 05:22:18.557Z166.721° S
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