EPSILON R/B, 41897

Orbit data source: Space-Track

EPSILON R/B, 41897 is space debris 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

Active

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

Manufacturer

IHI Ogikubo

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

KM-V, Unknown motor

Mass

~400 kg wet, ~400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-12-20 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Kagoshima Space Center University Of Tokyo (KSCUT)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.3 m

Radar Cross Section

3.189 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 EPSILON R/B
1 41897U 16080B   26274.21055324  .00126482 -96331-7  85742-3 0  9999
2 41897  31.1984 325.9314 4527585   5.8525 358.0458  6.62358481134830

Epoch: 2026-10-01T05:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-01T05:03:11.799Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-119.81796°

Altitude

185.866 km

Speed

9.39 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 43m 43s

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

02:03:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

11,025.735 km

Perigee altitude

177.75 km

Semi-major axis

11,979.879 km

Eccentricity

0.45276

Inclination

31.1984°

RAAN

325.9314°

Arg. of periapsis

5.8525°

True anomaly

354.1879°

Mean anomaly

358.0458°

Eccentric anomaly

356.43091°

Mean motion

1.65525 °/min

Orbital period

217.49 mins

BSTAR

0.00085742

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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.
58 mins	2026-10-02 10:18:08.306Z	252.982° W	2026-10-02 10:27:08.306Z	175.164° S	63.672°	2026-10-02 11:16:08.306Z	107.639° ESE
106 mins	2026-10-02 14:08:08.306Z	268.901° W	2026-10-02 14:34:08.306Z	208.525° SW	47.378°	2026-10-02 15:54:08.306Z	153.595° SSE
29 mins	2026-10-02 18:39:08.306Z	247.155° WSW	2026-10-02 18:52:08.306Z	238.796° WSW	10.847°	2026-10-02 19:08:08.306Z	229.3° WSW
21 mins	2026-10-03 07:58:08.306Z	201.912° SSW	2026-10-03 08:01:08.306Z	153.058° SSE	41.27°	2026-10-03 08:19:08.306Z	89.515° E

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EPSILON R/B, 41897

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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