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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
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
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, 16.5 m
Radar Cross Section
24.018 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 GCOM-C
1 43065U 17082A   25186.83582876  .00000093  00000-0  56256-4 0  9995
2 43065  98.6664 259.3321 0001525 103.0146 257.1205 14.27266254392535
Epoch: 2025-07-05T20:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T20:03:35.604Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
34.36559°
Altitude
804.053 km
Speed
7.451 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 17m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-8.351°
Longitude
-146.38712°
Altitude
805.212 km
Speed
7.45 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 37m 14s
Apparent Declination
-25° 12' 33"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:40:52
Azimuth
69.75° E
Elevation
-60.308°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
799.124 km
Perigee altitude
796.936 km
Semi-major axis
7,176.167 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
98.6664°
RAAN
259.3321°
Arg. of periapsis
103.0146°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
257.1205°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.5703 °/min
Orbital period
100.83 mins
BSTAR
0.000056256
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7 mins2025-07-06 16:50:59.634Z43.966° NE2025-07-06 16:54:59.634Z103.206° ESE24.131°2025-07-06 16:57:59.634Z145.301° SSE
8 mins2025-07-06 18:30:59.634Z347.403° N2025-07-06 18:33:59.634Z299.344° NW30.198°2025-07-06 18:38:59.634Z226.707° WSW
8 mins2025-07-07 04:09:59.634Z130.362° SE2025-07-07 04:13:59.634Z57.478° ENE32.126°2025-07-07 04:17:59.634Z3.778° NNE
6 mins2025-07-07 05:50:59.634Z228.534° WSW2025-07-07 05:52:59.634Z258.871° W22.228°2025-07-07 05:56:59.634Z314.782° NW
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