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
Orbit
Country
JP / JPNRelated business
Manufacturer
NECTF?
Mission
Operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
GCOM, AOCS
Mass
1,991 kg wet, 1,841 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 8.8 m
Radar Cross Section
35.969 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 GCOM W1
1 38337U 12025A 25242.83521865 .00000984 00000-0 22853-3 0 9991
2 38337 98.2042 182.4925 0001530 85.7994 336.1896 14.57101504706752Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:02:42.891Z)
Latitude
60.99575°
Longitude
-112.44063°
Altitude
711.964 km
Speed
7.506 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 10m 00s
True Declination
60° 50' 55"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:59:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
700.717 km
Perigee altitude
698.551 km
Semi-major axis
7,077.771 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
98.2042°
RAAN
182.4925°
Arg. of periapsis
85.7994°
True anomaly
336.18252°
Mean anomaly
336.1896°
Eccentric anomaly
336.18606°
Mean motion
3.64501 °/min
Orbital period
98.77 mins
BSTAR
0.00022853
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2012 (2012-05-17 UTC)
GCOM W1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-08-31 09:30:55.354Z | 354.16° N | 2025-08-31 09:34:55.354Z | 278.518° WNW | 32.715° | 2025-08-31 09:38:55.354Z | 220.589° SW |
| 5 mins | 2025-08-31 18:59:55.354Z | 102.482° ESE | 2025-08-31 19:01:55.354Z | 71.972° E | 19.701° | 2025-08-31 19:04:55.354Z | 25.663° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-08-31 20:36:55.354Z | 203.136° SW | 2025-08-31 20:39:55.354Z | 268.268° W | 32.37° | 2025-08-31 20:43:55.354Z | 330.184° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-01 08:36:55.354Z | 31.057° NE | 2025-09-01 08:39:55.354Z | 110.623° ESE | 38.788° | 2025-09-01 08:43:55.354Z | 176.567° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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