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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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 MDS 1
1 27367U 02003A   25185.87732745  .00026625  00000-0  15988-2 0  9998
2 27367  28.4877 115.8175 4219067 147.4977 247.4895  7.04504953368080

Epoch: 2025-07-04T21:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T21:03:21.091Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-123.14378°

Altitude

8,283.981 km

Speed

4.439 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 43m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-12.40132°

Longitude

79.8361°

Altitude

1,336.37 km

Speed

8.287 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 35m 51s

Apparent Declination

-62° 56' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:27:44

Azimuth

165.468° S

Elevation

-16.005°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

9,970.385 km

Perigee altitude

268.551 km

Semi-major axis

11,497.605 km

Eccentricity

0.42191

Inclination

28.4877°

RAAN

115.8175°

Arg. of periapsis

147.4977°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

247.4895°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

1.76048 °/min

Orbital period

204.49 mins

BSTAR

0.0015988

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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.
59 mins	2025-07-05 16:44:50.185Z	165.842° S	2025-07-05 17:19:50.185Z	140.66° SSE	15°	2025-07-05 17:43:50.185Z	115.533° SE
68 mins	2025-07-05 20:28:50.185Z	215.606° SW	2025-07-05 21:20:50.185Z	163.305° S	32.924°	2025-07-05 21:36:50.185Z	102.338° ESE
26 mins	2025-07-06 00:44:50.185Z	251.33° W	2025-07-06 01:04:50.185Z	194.89° SSW	35.154°	2025-07-06 01:10:50.185Z	122.612° SE

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