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GOSAT (IBUKI), 33492

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOSAT (IBUKI), 33492 is a payload satellite owned by JAXA (JP) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 UTC via an H-IIA 202 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

33492, 2009-002A

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

Manufacturer

MELCO

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

GOSAT, AOCS

Mass

1,750 kg wet, 1,750 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2009-01-23 (17 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 202

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 6.8 m

Radar Cross Section

14.041 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 GOSAT (IBUKI)
1 33492U 09002A   26103.29719772  .00000457  00000-0  89044-4 0  9993
2 33492  98.0804 215.2182 0001094 104.4683 255.6643 14.67538871921949

Epoch: 2026-04-13T07:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-13T07:07:57.883Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-93.2628°

Altitude

672.126 km

Speed

7.521 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 20m 52s

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

20:22:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

666.772 km

Perigee altitude

665.231 km

Semi-major axis

7,044.139 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

98.0804°

RAAN

215.2182°

Arg. of periapsis

104.4683°

True anomaly

255.65215°

Mean anomaly

255.6643°

Eccentric anomaly

255.65823°

Mean motion

3.67114 °/min

Orbital period

98.06 mins

BSTAR

0.000089044

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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2009 (2009-01-23 UTC)

H-2A DEB, 36316 (Decayed)

SDS-1, 33497

SOHLA-1 (MAIDO-1), 33496

KAGAYAKI, 33495

H-2A DEB, 36311 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 34604 (Decayed)

KKS-1 (KISEKI), 33499

SPRITE-SAT (RISING), 33494

H-2A R/B, 33500

H-2A DEB, 36310 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 36313 (Decayed)

STARS (KUKAI), 33498

PRISM (HITOMI), 33493 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 36315 (Decayed)

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GOSAT (IBUKI) 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.
4 mins	2026-04-13 19:11:45.854Z	62.54° ENE	2026-04-13 19:13:45.854Z	92.321° ESE	16.142°	2026-04-13 19:15:45.854Z	122.263° SE
7 mins	2026-04-13 20:47:45.854Z	354.317° N	2026-04-13 20:50:45.854Z	299.491° NW	34.643°	2026-04-13 20:54:45.854Z	219.276° SW
7 mins	2026-04-14 07:48:45.854Z	193.646° SSW	2026-04-14 07:51:45.854Z	275.58° WNW	37.04°	2026-04-14 07:55:45.854Z	335.904° NNW

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GOSAT (IBUKI), 33492

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-13T07:07:57.883Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2009 (2009-01-23 UTC)

GOSAT (IBUKI) Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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