Showing default

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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/38337?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/38337?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

38337, 2012-025A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

10 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)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 GCOM W1
1 38337U 12025A   25181.85772954  .00000349  00000-0  87438-4 0  9998
2 38337  98.2020 122.4333 0001316  75.2416 350.7499 14.57132531697877

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:35:07.832Z)

Latitude

64.79588°

Longitude

-123.24539°

Altitude

712.693 km

Speed

7.506 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 58m 47s

True Declination

64° 39' 44"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.40583°

Longitude

-105.05946°

Altitude

705.229 km

Speed

7.503 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 13m 16s

Apparent Declination

-19° 50' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:47:58

Azimuth

311.431° NW

Elevation

-62.856°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

700.465 km

Perigee altitude

698.602 km

Semi-major axis

7,077.67 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

98.202°

RAAN

122.4333°

Arg. of periapsis

75.2416°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

350.7499°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.64509 °/min

Orbital period

98.76 mins

BSTAR

0.000087438

Loading maneuver chart data...

Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...

Loading historical data...

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

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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 08:24:13.542Z	32.809° NE	2025-07-01 08:28:13.542Z	110.503° ESE	32.441°	2025-07-01 08:32:13.542Z	167.998° S
5 mins	2025-07-01 10:03:13.542Z	327.429° NNW	2025-07-01 10:05:13.542Z	295.715° NW	19.602°	2025-07-01 10:08:13.542Z	251.615° W
7 mins	2025-07-01 19:30:13.542Z	129.537° SE	2025-07-01 19:33:13.542Z	61.715° ENE	33.083°	2025-07-01 19:37:13.542Z	2.557° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-01 21:09:13.542Z	240.671° WSW	2025-07-01 21:11:13.542Z	273.216° WNW	18.289°	2025-07-01 21:13:13.542Z	302.484° NW

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order

Check out GCOM W1, 38337 on other resources

View GCOM W1, 38337 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View GCOM W1, 38337 on Heavens-Above

View GCOM W1, 38337 on Keep Track

View GCOM W1, 38337 on Celestrak

View GCOM W1, 38337 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.