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MDS 1, 27367

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MDS 1, 27367 is a payload satellite owned by NASDA (JP) that was launched on Mon, 04 Feb 2002 UTC via an H-IIA 2024 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

27367, 2002-003A

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP / JPN)

Manufacturer

NEC Toshiba/Kamoi

Mission

Non-operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

MDS, AOCS

Mass

449 kg wet, ~440 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2002-02-04 (23 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 2024

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 3.3 m

Radar Cross Section

5.220 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 MDS 1
1 27367U 02003A   25128.32396429  .00021066  00000-0  12753-2 0  9991
2 27367  28.5023 210.7303 4232488 353.0736   2.5612  7.02021416364070

Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:46Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:46:30.514Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-132.29294°

Altitude

280.843 km

Speed

9.227 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 02m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

11.26315°

Longitude

24.75292°

Altitude

9,344.975 km

Speed

4.014 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 48m 14s

Apparent Declination

-2° 51' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:42:40

Azimuth

21.898° NNE

Elevation

-50.951°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

10,024.372 km

Perigee altitude

268.745 km

Semi-major axis

11,524.695 km

Eccentricity

0.4232488

Inclination

28.5023°

RAAN

210.7303°

Arg. of periapsis

353.0736°

True anomaly

6.9657°

Mean anomaly

2.5612°

Eccentric anomaly

4.43748°

Mean motion

1.75428 °/min

BSTAR

0.0012753

Orbital period

205.21 mins

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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 2002 (2002-02-04 UTC)

MDS 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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 07:51:58.878Z	153.552° SSE	2025-05-09 07:54:58.878Z	127.465° SE	13.134°	2025-05-09 07:59:58.878Z	102.027° ESE
55 mins	2025-05-09 11:22:58.878Z	238.217° WSW	2025-05-09 11:31:58.878Z	166.669° S	40.292°	2025-05-09 12:17:58.878Z	102.014° ESE
100 mins	2025-05-09 14:58:58.878Z	266.243° W	2025-05-09 15:24:58.878Z	201.734° SSW	38.554°	2025-05-09 16:38:58.878Z	141.572° SSE
82 mins	2025-05-09 18:53:58.878Z	263.156° W	2025-05-09 19:29:58.878Z	231.763° WSW	19.683°	2025-05-09 20:15:58.878Z	195.704° SSW

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