EPSILON R/B, 41897

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EPSILON R/B, 41897 is space debris in HEO originally from a launch on Tue, 20 Dec 2016 UTC launched from the Kagoshima Space Center University Of Tokyo (KSCUT). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

41897, 2016-080B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

20 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

IHI Ogikubo

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

KM-V, Unknown motor

Mass

~400 kg wet, ~400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-12-20 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Kagoshima Space Center University Of Tokyo (KSCUT)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.2 m

Radar Cross Section

3.189 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 EPSILON R/B
1 41897U 16080B   25133.49926026  .00065235  35443-7  10355-2 0  9999
2 41897  31.1931 230.0757 5298368 116.6794 306.3265  5.25801564105375

Epoch: 2025-05-13T11:58Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T11:58:56.086Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

178.8379°

Altitude

6,806.818 km

Speed

5.651 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 20m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-31.11197°

Longitude

93.87537°

Altitude

13,234.331 km

Speed

3.482 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 43m 43s

Apparent Declination

-36° 49' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:55:19

Azimuth

254.95° W

Elevation

-45.895°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

14,997.972 km

Perigee altitude

191.361 km

Semi-major axis

13,972.803 km

Eccentricity

0.5298368

Inclination

31.1931°

RAAN

230.0757°

Arg. of periapsis

116.6794°

True anomaly

243.36951°

Mean anomaly

306.3265°

Eccentric anomaly

276.14343°

Mean motion

1.31407 °/min

BSTAR

0.0010355

Orbital period

273.96 mins

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EPSILON R/B 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.
15 mins	2025-05-14 11:06:26.602Z	243.478° WSW	2025-05-14 11:18:26.602Z	186.682° SSW	28.996°	2025-05-14 11:21:26.602Z	128.666° SE
77 mins	2025-05-15 03:56:26.602Z	180.695° SSW	2025-05-15 04:52:26.602Z	153.55° SSE	17.335°	2025-05-15 05:13:26.602Z	122.652° SE

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