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DRTS, 27516

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DRTS, 27516 is a payload satellite owned by NASDA (JP) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 10 Sep 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

27516, 2002-042B

Orbit

GEO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

Manufacturer

MELCO

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

DRTS, BT-4 LAPS

Mass

2,800 kg wet, 1,300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2002-09-10 (23 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 2024

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 8.5 m

Radar Cross Section

17.565 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 DRTS
1 27516U 02042B   25260.98293646  .00000051  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 27516  10.7154  44.1485 0019976 213.9805 311.0947  0.99271581 42886

Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:35:25.71Z)

Latitude

2.78766°

Longitude

-141.70888°

Altitude

36,013.194 km

Speed

3.068 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 57m 11s

True Declination

2° 47' 05"

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

15:46:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,155.145 km

Perigee altitude

35,985.555 km

Semi-major axis

42,448.487 km

Eccentricity

0.002

Inclination

10.7154°

RAAN

44.1485°

Arg. of periapsis

213.9805°

True anomaly

310.92191°

Mean anomaly

311.0947°

Eccentric anomaly

311.00833°

Mean motion

0.24817 °/min

Orbital period

1,450.62 mins

BSTAR

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2002 (2002-09-10 UTC)

USERS (SERVICE MODULE), 27515 (Decayed)

H-2A R/B(1), 27517 (Decayed)

H-2A R/B(2), 27518

H-2A DEB, 27519 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 27520 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 27527 (Decayed)

USERS (REENTRY MODULE), 27815 (Decayed)

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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.
1440 mins	2025-09-18 22:54:17.071Z	236.539° WSW	2025-09-19 19:02:17.071Z	244.913° WSW	29.694°	2025-09-19 22:54:17.071Z	240.357° WSW

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DRTS, 27516

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:35:25.71Z)

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2002 (2002-09-10 UTC)

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