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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

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

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 (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, 8.4 m

Radar Cross Section

20.392 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 GOSAT 2
1 43672U 18084B   26278.25004806  .00000751  00000-0  96070-4 0  9992
2 43672  97.8879  28.4492 0001456  93.1347 267.0034 14.84227376429881

Epoch: 2026-10-05T06:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-05T06:00:04.152Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-75.49974°

Altitude

619.093 km

Speed

7.549 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 53m 47s

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

06:18:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

614.065 km

Perigee altitude

612.029 km

Semi-major axis

6,991.184 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

97.8879°

RAAN

28.4492°

Arg. of periapsis

93.1347°

True anomaly

266.98674°

Mean anomaly

267.0034°

Eccentric anomaly

266.99507°

Mean motion

3.71293 °/min

Orbital period

96.96 mins

BSTAR

0.00009607

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

H-2A DEB, 46194 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46414 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46198 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46206 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 47195 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46192 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46600 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46221 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46211 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46187 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53115 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46195 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46428 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46425 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46223 (Decayed)

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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	2026-10-05 19:31:25.176Z	41.837° NE	2026-10-05 19:34:25.176Z	87.67° E	23.896°	2026-10-05 19:37:25.176Z	142.009° SSE
5 mins	2026-10-05 21:08:25.176Z	336.219° NNW	2026-10-05 21:10:25.176Z	298.485° NW	27.429°	2026-10-05 21:13:25.176Z	240.672° WSW
4 mins	2026-10-06 06:26:25.176Z	95.077° ESE	2026-10-06 06:28:25.176Z	61.149° ENE	18.164°	2026-10-06 06:30:25.176Z	30.171° NE
6 mins	2026-10-06 08:01:25.176Z	204.723° SW	2026-10-06 08:03:25.176Z	246.36° WSW	37.097°	2026-10-06 08:07:25.176Z	328.316° NNW

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GOSAT 2, 43672

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-05T06:00:04.152Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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