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GCOM W1, 38337

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GCOM W1, 38337 is a payload satellite owned by JAXA (JP) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 17 May 2012 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

38337, 2012-025A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

NECTF?

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

GCOM, AOCS

Mass

1,991 kg wet, 1,841 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-05-17 (13 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 202

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 17.5 m

Radar Cross Section

35.969 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 GCOM W1
1 38337U 12025A   25128.70712803  .00000815  00000-0  19082-3 0  9997
2 38337  98.2002  70.0946 0001298  81.4284 342.5857 14.57144688690131

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:58Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:58:15.861Z)

Latitude

62.92642°

Longitude

-67.53019°

Altitude

712.332 km

Speed

7.506 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 35m 14s

True Declination

62° 47' 09"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

69.64785°

Longitude

152.03438°

Altitude

713.629 km

Speed

7.506 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 29m 28s

Apparent Declination

32° 11' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:30:26

Azimuth

25.899° NE

Elevation

-12.646°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

700.412 km

Perigee altitude

698.575 km

Semi-major axis

7,077.631 km

Eccentricity

0.0001298

Inclination

98.2002°

RAAN

70.0946°

Arg. of periapsis

81.4284°

True anomaly

342.58125°

Mean anomaly

342.5857°

Eccentric anomaly

342.58347°

Mean motion

3.64512 °/min

BSTAR

0.00019082

Orbital period

98.76 mins

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2012 (2012-05-17 UTC)

H-2A DEB, 54718 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54719 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54720 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54721 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54722 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54723 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54724 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54725 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54726 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54727 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54728 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54729 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54730 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54731 (Decayed)

GCOM W1 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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 08:05:36.774Z	39.688° NE	2025-05-09 08:09:36.774Z	99.757° ESE	23.7°	2025-05-09 08:12:36.774Z	146.258° SSE
6 mins	2025-05-09 09:44:36.774Z	338.544° N	2025-05-09 09:47:36.774Z	278.966° WNW	26.671°	2025-05-09 09:50:36.774Z	234.352° WSW
6 mins	2025-05-09 19:12:36.774Z	107.327° ESE	2025-05-09 19:14:36.774Z	70.392° E	24.62°	2025-05-09 19:18:36.774Z	11.425° NNE
6 mins	2025-05-09 20:49:36.774Z	214.108° SW	2025-05-09 20:52:36.774Z	269.918° W	26.253°	2025-05-09 20:55:36.774Z	318.238° NNW

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