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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

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, 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

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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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.
8 mins	2025-07-20 20:00:41.694Z	22.011° NNE	2025-07-20 20:04:41.694Z	95.555° ESE	39.348°	2025-07-20 20:08:41.694Z	177.935° S
6 mins	2025-07-21 06:55:41.694Z	124.579° SE	2025-07-21 06:57:41.694Z	76.043° E	31.691°	2025-07-21 07:01:41.694Z	4.3° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-21 08:32:41.694Z	245.261° WSW	2025-07-21 08:33:41.694Z	261.979° W	16.373°	2025-07-21 08:36:41.694Z	307.453° NW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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