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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

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

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 (24 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 2024

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

5.220 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 MDS 1
1 27367U 02003A   26209.04579019  .00024790  00000-0  16896-2 0  9998
2 27367  28.4629 184.4516 4133435 127.9644 277.1571  7.18779023395790

Epoch: 2026-07-28T01:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-28T01:05:56.272Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-137.75354°

Altitude

6,226.804 km

Speed

5.302 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 17m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

11:35:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

9,656.142 km

Perigee altitude

277.438 km

Semi-major axis

11,344.927 km

Eccentricity

0.41334

Inclination

28.4629°

RAAN

184.4516°

Arg. of periapsis

127.9644°

True anomaly

232.08052°

Mean anomaly

277.1571°

Eccentric anomaly

254.35202°

Mean motion

1.79614 °/min

Orbital period

200.43 mins

BSTAR

0.0016896

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

H-2A R/B, 27369

H-2A DEB, 43371 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 28237

H-2A DEB, 28243

DASH/VEP 3, 27368

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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.
39 mins	2026-07-29 00:19:31.550Z	220.278° SW	2026-07-29 00:48:31.550Z	172.439° S	28.66°	2026-07-29 00:58:31.550Z	112.419° ESE
10 mins	2026-07-29 04:16:31.550Z	245.194° WSW	2026-07-29 04:23:31.550Z	198.628° SSW	25.614°	2026-07-29 04:26:31.550Z	145.724° SSE
38 mins	2026-07-29 19:52:31.550Z	167.505° S	2026-07-29 20:14:31.550Z	148.97° SSE	12.89°	2026-07-29 20:30:31.550Z	129.265° SE

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MDS 1, 27367

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-28T01:05:56.272Z)

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Orbital elements

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

MDS 1 Visibility forecast

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