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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

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Japanese Amateur Radio League (JP)

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 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-1

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Poly, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.248 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 JAS 1 (FUJI 1)
1 16909U 86061B   26072.30997579 -.00000095  00000-0  18740-4 0  9991
2 16909  50.0143  88.1251 0011074 277.4582 175.8086 12.44485707800154

Epoch: 2026-03-13T07:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-13T07:26:21.908Z)

Latitude

50.04086°

Longitude

-99.31798°

Altitude

1,501.991 km

Speed

7.115 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 12m 52s

True Declination

49° 53' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

03:42:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,497.03 km

Perigee altitude

1,479.607 km

Semi-major axis

7,866.455 km

Eccentricity

0.00111

Inclination

50.0143°

RAAN

88.1251°

Arg. of periapsis

277.4582°

True anomaly

175.81786°

Mean anomaly

175.8086°

Eccentric anomaly

175.81323°

Mean motion

3.11082 °/min

Orbital period

115.73 mins

BSTAR

0.00001874

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

H-1 R/B(MABES), 16910

EGS (AJISAI), 16908

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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	2026-03-14 02:18:27.870Z	188.772° SSW	2026-03-14 02:26:27.870Z	125.803° SE	29.477°	2026-03-14 02:33:27.870Z	70.303° E
17 mins	2026-03-14 04:19:27.870Z	239.506° WSW	2026-03-14 04:27:27.870Z	326.611° NNW	44.729°	2026-03-14 04:36:27.870Z	55.964° ENE
15 mins	2026-03-14 06:23:27.870Z	284.258° WNW	2026-03-14 06:30:27.870Z	353.704° N	36.036°	2026-03-14 06:38:27.870Z	62.038° ENE
16 mins	2026-03-14 08:26:27.870Z	304.859° NW	2026-03-14 08:33:27.870Z	10.06° NNE	38.263°	2026-03-14 08:42:27.870Z	91.886° ESE
16 mins	2026-03-14 10:28:27.870Z	301.656° NW	2026-03-14 10:36:27.870Z	199.686° SSW	44.137°	2026-03-14 10:44:27.870Z	135.743° SSE
11 mins	2026-03-14 12:31:27.870Z	277.298° WNW	2026-03-14 12:36:27.870Z	240.257° WSW	20.627°	2026-03-14 12:42:27.870Z	194.803° SSW

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JAS 1 (FUJI 1), 16909

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-13T07:26:21.908Z)

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