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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

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 GCOM-C
1 43065U 17082A   25261.14589630  .00000120  00000-0  67200-4 0  9990
2 43065  98.6594 332.9580 0000958  97.4503 262.6786 14.27259673403135

Epoch: 2025-09-18T03:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T03:30:05.44Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-76.87634°

Altitude

803.919 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 11m 49s

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

10:42:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

798.739 km

Perigee altitude

797.364 km

Semi-major axis

7,176.189 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

98.6594°

RAAN

332.958°

Arg. of periapsis

97.4503°

True anomaly

262.66771°

Mean anomaly

262.6786°

Eccentric anomaly

262.67316°

Mean motion

3.57028 °/min

Orbital period

100.83 mins

BSTAR

0.0000672

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Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 2017 (2017-12-23 UTC)

SLATS, 43066 (Decayed)

H-2A R/B, 43067 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 43068

H-2A DEB, 43069

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GCOM-C 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.
6 mins	2025-09-18 19:13:05.450Z	334.199° NNW	2025-09-18 19:16:05.450Z	298.369° NW	15.601°	2025-09-18 19:19:05.450Z	262.484° W
8 mins	2025-09-19 04:52:05.450Z	166.93° S	2025-09-19 04:56:05.450Z	334.692° NNW	44.027°	2025-09-19 05:00:05.450Z	345.615° N
8 mins	2025-09-19 17:07:05.450Z	39.625° NE	2025-09-19 17:10:05.450Z	86.923° E	30.368°	2025-09-19 17:15:05.450Z	163.319° S

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GCOM-C, 43065

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T03:30:05.44Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 2017 (2017-12-23 UTC)

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