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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 MDS 1
1 27367U 02003A   26149.45946639  .00010145  00000-0  69528-3 0  9992
2 27367  28.5079 285.7403 4141291 323.1377  14.5012  7.17238185391519

Epoch: 2026-05-29T11:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T11:01:37.896Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-126.65716°

Altitude

690.68 km

Speed

8.814 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 02m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

04:41:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

9,688.008 km

Perigee altitude

278.035 km

Semi-major axis

11,361.158 km

Eccentricity

0.41413

Inclination

28.5079°

RAAN

285.7403°

Arg. of periapsis

323.1377°

True anomaly

36.90767°

Mean anomaly

14.5012°

Eccentric anomaly

24.24466°

Mean motion

1.79229 °/min

Orbital period

200.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00069528

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

H-2A DEB, 28237

H-2A DEB, 28243

DASH/VEP 3, 27368

H-2A DEB, 43371 (Decayed)

H-2A R/B, 27369

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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.
51 mins	2026-05-29 19:12:37.414Z	179.709° S	2026-05-29 19:12:37.414Z	179.709° S	38.857°	2026-05-29 20:03:37.414Z	141.101° SSE
79 mins	2026-05-29 22:11:37.414Z	272.657° WNW	2026-05-29 22:54:37.414Z	239.595° WSW	20.286°	2026-05-29 23:30:37.414Z	199.909° SSW
18 mins	2026-05-30 10:35:37.414Z	150.387° SSE	2026-05-30 10:40:37.414Z	122.275° SE	17.39°	2026-05-30 10:53:37.414Z	89.068° E
78 mins	2026-05-30 14:00:37.414Z	236.349° WSW	2026-05-30 14:15:37.414Z	161.316° S	41.447°	2026-05-30 15:18:37.414Z	97.031° ESE
98 mins	2026-05-30 17:34:37.414Z	268.334° W	2026-05-30 18:12:37.414Z	200.673° SSW	41.207°	2026-05-30 19:12:37.414Z	139.624° SSE

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MDS 1, 27367

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-29T11:01:37.896Z)

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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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