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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 (25 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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 MDS 1
1 27367U 02003A   26269.40163752  .00016608  00000-0  10657-2 0  9995
2 27367  28.5053  81.5493 4127943 295.5596  27.7563  7.20246909400149

Epoch: 2026-09-26T09:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T09:38:21.481Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-68.25038°

Altitude

1,599.347 km

Speed

8.047 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 26m 11s

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

18:16:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

9,628.129 km

Perigee altitude

274.615 km

Semi-major axis

11,329.509 km

Eccentricity

0.41279

Inclination

28.5053°

RAAN

81.5493°

Arg. of periapsis

295.5596°

True anomaly

64.49201°

Mean anomaly

27.7563°

Eccentric anomaly

44.2642°

Mean motion

1.79981 °/min

Orbital period

200.02 mins

BSTAR

0.0010657

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

H-2A DEB, 43371 (Decayed)

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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.
33 mins	2026-09-27 00:53:49.272Z	252.858° W	2026-09-27 01:01:49.272Z	244.392° WSW	20.479°	2026-09-27 01:26:49.272Z	205.458° SW
39 mins	2026-09-27 12:22:49.272Z	163.107° S	2026-09-27 12:33:49.272Z	120.048° SE	23.232°	2026-09-27 13:01:49.272Z	81.419° E
98 mins	2026-09-27 15:48:49.272Z	233.933° WSW	2026-09-27 16:12:49.272Z	159.187° S	64.447°	2026-09-27 17:26:49.272Z	94.897° ESE
114 mins	2026-09-27 19:24:49.272Z	268.843° W	2026-09-27 20:19:49.272Z	202.318° SSW	64.159°	2026-09-27 21:18:49.272Z	132.067° SE
82 mins	2026-09-27 23:24:49.272Z	278.786° WNW	2026-09-28 00:15:49.272Z	239.064° WSW	27.864°	2026-09-28 00:46:49.272Z	190.242° SSW

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MDS 1, 27367

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T09:38:21.481Z)

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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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