GOSAT 2, 43672
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GOSAT 2, 43672 is a payload satellite owned by JAXA (JP) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 29 Oct 2018 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
Orbit
Country
JP / JPNRelated business
Manufacturer
MELCO
Mission
Operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
GOSAT, AOCS
Mass
1,750 kg wet, ~1,700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 8.4 m
Radar Cross Section
20.392 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 GOSAT 2
1 43672U 18084B 25289.58562471 .00004006 00000-0 48478-3 0 9991
2 43672 97.8651 39.3236 0001587 97.9612 262.1782 14.84226259377425Epoch: 2025-10-16T14:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T14:03:17.974Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
163.15549°
Altitude
619.195 km
Speed
7.549 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 37m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:17:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
614.159 km
Perigee altitude
611.94 km
Semi-major axis
6,991.186 km
Eccentricity
0.00016
Inclination
97.8651°
RAAN
39.3236°
Arg. of periapsis
97.9612°
True anomaly
262.16018°
Mean anomaly
262.1782°
Eccentric anomaly
262.16919°
Mean motion
3.71293 °/min
Orbital period
96.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00048478
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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2018 (2018-10-29 UTC)
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-10-16 21:06:43.518Z | 329.429° NNW | 2025-10-16 21:08:43.518Z | 286.025° WNW | 24.749° | 2025-10-16 21:11:43.518Z | 235.902° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-17 06:24:43.518Z | 88.36° E | 2025-10-17 06:25:43.518Z | 71.165° E | 17.192° | 2025-10-17 06:28:43.518Z | 25.073° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-17 07:59:43.518Z | 210.403° SW | 2025-10-17 08:01:43.518Z | 261.977° W | 31.657° | 2025-10-17 08:04:43.518Z | 324.336° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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