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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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 JAS 1 (FUJI 1)
1 16909U 86061B   25193.50948470 -.00000103  00000-0 -40586-4 0  9996
2 16909  50.0145 117.6692 0011217  17.4492 154.3573 12.44483682769791

Epoch: 2025-07-12T12:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T12:13:39.478Z)

Latitude

6.19623°

Longitude

178.41013°

Altitude

1,495.507 km

Speed

7.114 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 29m 52s

True Declination

6° 09' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-48.68622°

Longitude

-71.3928°

Altitude

1,505.444 km

Speed

7.112 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 58m 37s

Apparent Declination

-85° 35' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:18:48

Azimuth

174.719° S

Elevation

-38.283°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,497.151 km

Perigee altitude

1,479.503 km

Semi-major axis

7,866.464 km

Eccentricity

0.00112

Inclination

50.0145°

RAAN

117.6692°

Arg. of periapsis

17.4492°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

154.3573°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.11081 °/min

Orbital period

115.73 mins

BSTAR

-0.000040586

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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.
15 mins	2025-07-13 20:10:29.086Z	187.981° SSW	2025-07-13 20:17:29.086Z	133.827° SE	29.527°	2025-07-13 20:25:29.086Z	68.747° E
16 mins	2025-07-13 22:11:29.086Z	240.193° WSW	2025-07-13 22:19:29.086Z	2.175° NNE	44.535°	2025-07-13 22:27:29.086Z	55.563° ENE
16 mins	2025-07-14 00:14:29.086Z	282.408° WNW	2025-07-14 00:21:29.086Z	343.232° N	35.764°	2025-07-14 00:30:29.086Z	63.342° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-14 02:18:29.086Z	306.166° NW	2025-07-14 02:25:29.086Z	19.159° NNE	38.352°	2025-07-14 02:33:29.086Z	90.888° ESE
16 mins	2025-07-14 04:20:29.086Z	301.211° NW	2025-07-14 04:27:29.086Z	234.647° WSW	44.089°	2025-07-14 04:36:29.086Z	135.876° SSE
11 mins	2025-07-14 06:23:29.086Z	274.638° WNW	2025-07-14 06:28:29.086Z	236.212° WSW	20.419°	2025-07-14 06:34:29.086Z	192.764° SSW

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