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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

43672, 2018-084B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

MELCO

Mission

Operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

GOSAT, AOCS

Mass

1,750 kg wet, ~1,700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-29 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 202

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 16.5 m

Radar Cross Section

20.392 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 GOSAT 2
1 43672U 18084B   25195.74299194  .00001355  00000-0  16813-3 0  9996
2 43672  97.8590 306.8465 0001537  93.1990 266.9400 14.84238389363505

Epoch: 2025-07-14T17:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T17:49:54.503Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

106.52193°

Altitude

619.063 km

Speed

7.549 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 27m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.13658°

Longitude

-79.50938°

Altitude

632.91 km

Speed

7.54 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 22m 31s

Apparent Declination

-79° 09' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:18:25

Azimuth

193.988° SSW

Elevation

-38.874°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

614.085 km

Perigee altitude

611.936 km

Semi-major axis

6,991.148 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

97.859°

RAAN

306.8465°

Arg. of periapsis

93.199°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

266.94°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.71296 °/min

Orbital period

96.96 mins

BSTAR

0.00016813

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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2018 (2018-10-29 UTC)

H-2A DEB, 43671 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46189 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46190 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46191 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46192 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46193 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46194 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46195 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46196 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46197 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46198 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46199 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46200 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46201 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46202 (Decayed)

GOSAT 2 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.
7 mins	2025-07-16 07:10:05.354Z	151.552° SSE	2025-07-16 07:14:05.354Z	53.504° ENE	39.871°	2025-07-16 07:17:05.354Z	358.42° N
6 mins	2025-07-16 20:34:05.354Z	0.581° NNE	2025-07-16 20:37:05.354Z	261.533° W	40.95°	2025-07-16 20:40:05.354Z	207.522° SW

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