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STARS (KUKAI), 33498

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARS (KUKAI), 33498 is a payload satellite owned by Kagawa U (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

33498, 2009-002G

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Kagawa University (JP)

Manufacturer

Kagawa U

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

STARS-1, Unknown motor

Mass

7 kg wet, 4 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 + 1 Tether, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.053 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARS (KUKAI)
1 33498U 09002G   26103.25173480  .00002937  00000-0  27213-3 0  9999
2 33498  98.1498  47.9536 0009284  34.5006 325.6815 14.95294007928777

Epoch: 2026-04-13T06:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-13T06:02:29.886Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

115.88406°

Altitude

579.159 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 11m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

20:25:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

584.951 km

Perigee altitude

572.034 km

Semi-major axis

6,956.629 km

Eccentricity

0.00093

Inclination

98.1498°

RAAN

47.9536°

Arg. of periapsis

34.5006°

True anomaly

325.62146°

Mean anomaly

325.6815°

Eccentric anomaly

325.65149°

Mean motion

3.74063 °/min

Orbital period

96.24 mins

BSTAR

0.00027213

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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)

PRISM (HITOMI), 33493 (Decayed)

GOSAT (IBUKI), 33492

H-2A DEB, 36315 (Decayed)

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STARS (KUKAI) 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.
6 mins	2026-04-13 20:38:00.348Z	194.225° SSW	2026-04-13 20:40:00.348Z	244.851° WSW	36.615°	2026-04-13 20:44:00.348Z	334.845° NNW
5 mins	2026-04-14 08:20:00.348Z	57.727° ENE	2026-04-14 08:22:00.348Z	95.341° ESE	20.332°	2026-04-14 08:25:00.348Z	144.788° SSE
5 mins	2026-04-14 09:55:00.348Z	337.538° N	2026-04-14 09:57:00.348Z	297.838° NW	24.981°	2026-04-14 10:00:00.348Z	238.259° WSW

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STARS (KUKAI), 33498

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: 2026-04-13T06:02:29.886Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARS (KUKAI) Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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