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DASH/VEP 3, 27368

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DASH/VEP 3, 27368 is a payload satellite owned by NASDA (JP) in HEO 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

27368, 2002-003B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

NASDA?

Mission

Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

VEP, Unknown motor

Mass

~330 kg wet, ~330 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

Hex Cyl, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.344 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 DASH/VEP 3
1 27368U 02003B   25185.65888349  .00002342  00000-0  57667-2 0  9997
2 27368  29.1034  17.0804 7154125 101.3604 339.8397  2.36585100197781

Epoch: 2025-07-04T15:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T15:48:47.533Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-142.99837°

Altitude

7,087.501 km

Speed

6.515 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 08m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-28.74196°

Longitude

116.65842°

Altitude

28,828.646 km

Speed

2.427 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 40m 02s

Apparent Declination

-38° 38' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:16:26

Azimuth

163.607° S

Elevation

9.149°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,439.044 km

Perigee altitude

393.447 km

Semi-major axis

23,794.382 km

Eccentricity

0.71541

Inclination

29.1034°

RAAN

17.0804°

Arg. of periapsis

101.3604°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

339.8397°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.59133 °/min

Orbital period

608.79 mins

BSTAR

0.0057667

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DASH/VEP 3 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.
371 mins	2025-07-05 06:08:03.082Z	165.933° S	2025-07-05 11:56:03.082Z	166.059° S	20.785°	2025-07-05 12:19:03.082Z	125.46° SE

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