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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

11 hours ago

Origin

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

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 11 hours ago

0 GCOM-C
1 43065U 17082A   25196.44004388  .00000101  00000-0  59257-4 0  9994
2 43065  98.6660 268.8516 0001575  96.5016 263.6344 14.27269192393901

Epoch: 2025-07-15T10:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T10:33:39.791Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

176.90127°

Altitude

803.925 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 55m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-26.78328°

Longitude

-7.03099°

Altitude

811.273 km

Speed

7.446 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 41m 08s

Apparent Declination

-48° 23' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:12:48

Azimuth

236.324° WSW

Elevation

-42.695°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

799.15 km

Perigee altitude

796.89 km

Semi-major axis

7,176.157 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

98.666°

RAAN

268.8516°

Arg. of periapsis

96.5016°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

263.6344°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.5703 °/min

Orbital period

100.83 mins

BSTAR

0.000059257

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H-2A DEB, 43069

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	2025-07-16 03:33:19.520Z	97.16° ESE	2025-07-16 03:36:19.520Z	56.957° ENE	17.667°	2025-07-16 03:39:19.520Z	21.22° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-16 05:11:19.520Z	185.636° SSW	2025-07-16 05:15:19.520Z	267.407° W	39.401°	2025-07-16 05:19:19.520Z	334.385° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-16 17:26:19.520Z	26.403° NE	2025-07-16 17:30:19.520Z	113.538° SE	39.997°	2025-07-16 17:34:19.520Z	177.434° S
5 mins	2025-07-16 19:07:19.520Z	324.042° NNW	2025-07-16 19:09:19.520Z	296.833° NW	17.269°	2025-07-16 19:12:19.520Z	259.406° W

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