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JAS 1 (FUJI 1), 16909

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JAS 1 (FUJI 1), 16909 is a payload satellite owned by JARL (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

16909, 1986-061B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

Japanese Amateur Radio League (JP / JPN)

Manufacturer

JARL

Mission

Non-operational Amateur Communications

Bus & Motor

JAS, Unknown motor

Mass

50 kg wet, 50 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

Poly, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.248 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 JAS 1 (FUJI 1)
1 16909U 86061B   25134.88241958 -.00000094  00000-0  23387-4 0  9997
2 16909  50.0159 297.9128 0011027 227.2595 297.9252 12.44483200762490

Epoch: 2025-05-14T21:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-14T21:10:41.051Z)

Latitude

11.38111°

Longitude

-82.28917°

Altitude

1,483.338 km

Speed

7.126 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 12m 58s

True Declination

11° 19' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

20.91477°

Longitude

-92.44211°

Altitude

1,485.729 km

Speed

7.124 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 15m 34s

Apparent Declination

-6° 30' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:17:20

Azimuth

313.658° NW

Elevation

-47.36°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,497.003 km

Perigee altitude

1,479.654 km

Semi-major axis

7,866.466 km

Eccentricity

0.0011027

Inclination

50.0159°

RAAN

297.9128°

Arg. of periapsis

227.2595°

True anomaly

297.81348°

Mean anomaly

297.9252°

Eccentric anomaly

297.86935°

Mean motion

3.11081 °/min

BSTAR

0.000023387

Orbital period

115.73 mins

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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 1986 (1986-08-12 UTC)

EGS (AJISAI), 16908

H-1 R/B(MABES), 16910

JAS 1 (FUJI 1) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
13 mins	2025-05-15 11:48:48.520Z	173.73° S	2025-05-15 11:54:48.520Z	129.4° SE	23.445°	2025-05-15 12:01:48.520Z	75.893° E
16 mins	2025-05-15 13:48:48.520Z	228.912° WSW	2025-05-15 13:55:48.520Z	181.79° SSW	44.726°	2025-05-15 14:04:48.520Z	56.952° ENE
15 mins	2025-05-15 15:51:48.520Z	276.809° WNW	2025-05-15 15:58:48.520Z	348.516° N	37.454°	2025-05-15 16:06:48.520Z	58.623° ENE
16 mins	2025-05-15 17:54:48.520Z	302.075° NW	2025-05-15 18:01:48.520Z	5.167° NNE	36.548°	2025-05-15 18:10:48.520Z	84.491° E
17 mins	2025-05-15 19:56:48.520Z	303.947° NW	2025-05-15 20:04:48.520Z	12.07° NNE	44.989°	2025-05-15 20:13:48.520Z	125.556° SE
13 mins	2025-05-15 21:59:48.520Z	283.495° WNW	2025-05-15 22:05:48.520Z	234.148° WSW	26.6°	2025-05-15 22:12:48.520Z	179.095° S

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