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ASTRO H, 41337

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASTRO H, 41337 is a Japanese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 17 Feb 2016 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

41337, 2016-012A

Orbit

LEO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

Manufacturer

TSUK/NECTF

Mission

Non-operational Civil Astronomy

Bus & Motor

ASTRO-H, Unknown motor

Mass

2,700 kg wet, 2,700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-02-17 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 202

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Oct Cyl + 2 Pan + 1 Truss, 7.0 m

Radar Cross Section

16.262 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ASTRO H
1 41337U 16012A   25357.07253072  .00003678  00000-0  21854-3 0  9993
2 41337  30.9987 130.7536 0009712 282.3385  77.6166 15.09415250540645

Epoch: 2025-12-23T01:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-23T01:44:26.654Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

12.78105°

Altitude

535.061 km

Speed

7.598 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 43m 00s

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

16:09:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.547 km

Perigee altitude

535.105 km

Semi-major axis

6,919.963 km

Eccentricity

0.00097

Inclination

30.9987°

RAAN

130.7536°

Arg. of periapsis

282.3385°

True anomaly

77.72533°

Mean anomaly

77.6166°

Eccentric anomaly

77.67096°

Mean motion

3.7704 °/min

Orbital period

95.48 mins

BSTAR

0.00021854

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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2016 (2016-02-17 UTC)

ASTRO H DEB, 42675 (Decayed)

ASTRO H DEB, 41441 (Decayed)

ASTRO H DEB, 41439 (Decayed)

ASTRO H DEB, 41447 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 45487 (Decayed)

ASTRO H DEB, 41446 (Decayed)

ASTRO H DEB, 41440 (Decayed)

ASTRO H DEB, 41444 (Decayed)

CHUBUSAT 3, 41339

CHUBUSAT 2, 41338

HORYU 4, 41340

ASTRO H DEB, 42674 (Decayed)

ASTRO H DEB, 41445 (Decayed)

H-2A R/B, 41341

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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.
4 mins	2025-12-24 12:55:34.875Z	193.334° SSW	2025-12-24 12:57:34.875Z	160.808° S	15.157°	2025-12-24 12:59:34.875Z	130.289° SE
5 mins	2025-12-24 14:35:34.875Z	219.745° SW	2025-12-24 14:37:34.875Z	182.701° SSW	21.427°	2025-12-24 14:40:34.875Z	129.707° SE
4 mins	2025-12-24 16:16:34.875Z	221.075° SW	2025-12-24 16:18:34.875Z	185.074° SSW	17.35°	2025-12-24 16:20:34.875Z	153.425° SSE

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ASTRO H, 41337

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-23T01:44:26.654Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2016 (2016-02-17 UTC)

ASTRO H Visibility forecast

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