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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
17 hours ago
Origin
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, 8.3 m
Radar Cross Section
20.392 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 GOSAT 2
1 43672U 18084B   25200.66433374  .00001503  00000-0  18578-3 0  9999
2 43672  97.8590 311.6946 0001499  94.2073 265.9313 14.84248230364233
Epoch: 2025-07-19T15:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T15:56:38.435Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
134.83626°
Altitude
619.05 km
Speed
7.549 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 46m 46s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-10.378°
Longitude
-45.90522°
Altitude
621.049 km
Speed
7.548 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 12m 02s
Apparent Declination
-24° 32' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:51:48
Azimuth
31.502° NE
Elevation
-72.506°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
614.028 km
Perigee altitude
611.932 km
Semi-major axis
6,991.117 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
97.859°
RAAN
311.6946°
Arg. of periapsis
94.2073°
True anomaly
265.91417°
Mean anomaly
265.9313°
Eccentric anomaly
265.92273°
Mean motion
3.71299 °/min
Orbital period
96.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00018578
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