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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: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 JAS 1 (FUJI 1)
1 16909U 86061B   26252.02826828 -.00000085  00000-0  86255-4 0  9993
2 16909  50.0133 255.5984 0011109  14.8935  20.3616 12.44486847822535

Epoch: 2026-09-09T00:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T00:40:42.379Z)

Latitude

26.35129°

Longitude

-78.2451°

Altitude

1,480.274 km

Speed

7.13 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 40m 04s

True Declination

26° 13' 38"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

12:24:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,497.052 km

Perigee altitude

1,479.575 km

Semi-major axis

7,866.451 km

Eccentricity

0.00111

Inclination

50.0133°

RAAN

255.5984°

Arg. of periapsis

14.8935°

True anomaly

20.40595°

Mean anomaly

20.3616°

Eccentric anomaly

20.38377°

Mean motion

3.11082 °/min

Orbital period

115.73 mins

BSTAR

0.000086255

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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

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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	2026-09-10 01:38:38.705Z	189.497° SSW	2026-09-10 01:46:38.705Z	123.977° SE	35.385°	2026-09-10 01:53:38.705Z	69.195° E
17 mins	2026-09-10 03:39:38.705Z	240.874° WSW	2026-09-10 03:47:38.705Z	339.717° N	80.109°	2026-09-10 03:56:38.705Z	55.871° ENE
15 mins	2026-09-10 05:43:38.705Z	285.563° WNW	2026-09-10 05:50:38.705Z	356.37° N	46.006°	2026-09-10 05:58:38.705Z	62.707° ENE
16 mins	2026-09-10 07:46:38.705Z	305.616° NW	2026-09-10 07:53:38.705Z	13.495° NNE	52.458°	2026-09-10 08:02:38.705Z	92.903° ESE
16 mins	2026-09-10 09:48:38.705Z	301.377° NW	2026-09-10 09:56:38.705Z	192.548° SSW	73.743°	2026-09-10 10:04:38.705Z	136.605° SSE
11 mins	2026-09-10 11:51:38.705Z	275.977° WNW	2026-09-10 11:56:38.705Z	238.653° WSW	21.487°	2026-09-10 12:02:38.705Z	194.557° SSW

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JAS 1 (FUJI 1), 16909

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T00:40:42.379Z)

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