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GCOM-C, 43065

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GCOM-C, 43065 is a payload satellite owned by JAXA (JP) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 23 Dec 2017 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
43065, 2017-082A
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of JPJP / JPN
Related business
Manufacturer
NEC Toshiba/Fuchu
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
GCOM, AOCS
Mass
2,093 kg wet, 1,917 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2017-12-23 (8 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, 8.3 m
Radar Cross Section
24.018 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 GCOM-C
1 43065U 17082A   25260.16443794  .00000108  00000-0  62087-4 0  9995
2 43065  98.6594 331.9861 0000969  96.6106 263.5185 14.27259289402997
Epoch: 2025-09-17T03:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T03:56:47.438Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-83.55587°
Altitude
803.911 km
Speed
7.451 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 07m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:57:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
798.748 km
Perigee altitude
797.358 km
Semi-major axis
7,176.19 km
Eccentricity
0.0001
Inclination
98.6594°
RAAN
331.9861°
Arg. of periapsis
96.6106°
True anomaly
263.50747°
Mean anomaly
263.5185°
Eccentric anomaly
263.51298°
Mean motion
3.57028 °/min
Orbital period
100.83 mins
BSTAR
0.000062087
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