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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

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

Manufacturer

NASDA?

Mission

Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

VEP, Unknown motor

Mass

~330 kg wet, ~330 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

Hex Cyl, 3.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.344 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 DASH/VEP 3
1 27368U 02003B   26207.64637084  .00000275  00000-0  12106-2 0  9992
2 27368  28.6447 234.8968 7119008 331.0132   3.6106  2.37139209206963

Epoch: 2026-07-26T15:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-26T15:30:46.440Z)

Latitude

0.00019°

Longitude

57.94892°

Altitude

865.649 km

Speed

9.658 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 39m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

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

11:37:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,292.027 km

Perigee altitude

466.326 km

Semi-major axis

23,757.314 km

Eccentricity

0.7119

Inclination

28.6447°

RAAN

234.8968°

Arg. of periapsis

331.0132°

True anomaly

29.43278°

Mean anomaly

3.6106°

Eccentric anomaly

12.2996°

Mean motion

0.59272 °/min

Orbital period

607.37 mins

BSTAR

0.0012106

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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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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.
528 mins	2026-07-29 04:20:06.492Z	200.626° SSW	2026-07-29 04:32:06.492Z	132.245° SE	34.133°	2026-07-29 13:08:06.492Z	138.055° SSE

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DASH/VEP 3, 27368

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-26T15:30:46.440Z)

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DASH/VEP 3 Visibility forecast

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