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HODOYOSHI 3, 40015

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HODOYOSHI 3, 40015 is a payload satellite owned by Tokyo (JP) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 19 Jun 2014 UTC via a DNEPR launch vehicle from the Orenburg, Russia (OREN). 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

40015, 2014-033F

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

The University of Tokyo (JP)

Manufacturer

AXELSPACE

Mission

Operational Amateur Imaging

Bus & Motor

HODOYOSHI, Unknown motor

Mass

58 kg wet, 58 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-06-19 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DNEPR

Launch site

Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.614 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 HODOYOSHI 3
1 40015U 14033F   26253.39593134  .00000799  00000-0  97543-4 0  9993
2 40015  97.6521  53.0680 0034182  74.6558 285.8431 14.85550007660274

Epoch: 2026-09-10T09:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T09:30:08.467Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-78.90152°

Altitude

608.448 km

Speed

7.559 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 32m 16s

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

04:28:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

632.765 km

Perigee altitude

584.999 km

Semi-major axis

6,987.019 km

Eccentricity

0.00342

Inclination

97.6521°

RAAN

53.068°

Arg. of periapsis

74.6558°

True anomaly

285.46585°

Mean anomaly

285.8431°

Eccentric anomaly

285.65452°

Mean motion

3.71625 °/min

Orbital period

96.87 mins

BSTAR

0.000097543

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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2014 (2014-06-19 UTC)

FLOCK 1C 9, 40035 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 10, 40023 (Decayed)

FLOCK 1C 2, 40029 (Decayed)

LEMUR 1, 40044

DUCHIFAT 1, 40021

QB50P2, 40032

FLOCK 1C 6, 40036 (Decayed)

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HODOYOSHI 3 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	2026-09-11 23:15:10.095Z	26.343° NE	2026-09-11 23:18:10.095Z	76.965° E	46.964°	2026-09-11 23:22:10.095Z	172.806° S
5 mins	2026-09-12 10:09:10.095Z	118.862° SE	2026-09-12 10:11:10.095Z	73.192° E	32.216°	2026-09-12 10:14:10.095Z	13.704° NNE
4 mins	2026-09-12 11:46:10.095Z	245.698° WSW	2026-09-12 11:47:10.095Z	264.397° W	19.088°	2026-09-12 11:50:10.095Z	311.631° NW

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HODOYOSHI 3, 40015

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T09:30:08.467Z)

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