**H-2A DEB *, 48551**

Orbit data source: Space-Track

H-2A DEB *, 48551 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Mon, 29 Oct 2018 UTC launched from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

48551, 2018-084DF

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

Manufacturer

MHI Tobishima

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2018-10-29 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.077 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 H-2A DEB *
1 48551U 18084DF  26277.41259581  .00000592  00000-0  11538-3 0  9990
2 48551  97.9287 144.0662 0029813  16.2805 343.9350 14.66267046298069

Epoch: 2026-10-04T09:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-04T09:54:08.277Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-17.57449°

Altitude

655.812 km

Speed

7.54 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 36m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

13:50:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

691.084 km

Perigee altitude

649.058 km

Semi-major axis

7,048.208 km

Eccentricity

0.00298

Inclination

97.9287°

RAAN

144.0662°

Arg. of periapsis

16.2805°

True anomaly

343.84012°

Mean anomaly

343.935°

Eccentric anomaly

343.88759°

Mean motion

3.66796 °/min

Orbital period

98.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00011538

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

H-2A DEB, 47191 (Decayed)

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H-2A DEB, 53117 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 44052 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46208 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53335 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46187 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53115 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46221 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46228 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46414 (Decayed)

KHALIFASAT, 43676

H-2A DEB, 53338 (Decayed)

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H-2A DEB * 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.
5 mins	2026-10-05 02:52:49.388Z	58.193° ENE	2026-10-05 02:55:49.388Z	98.7° ESE	14.632°	2026-10-05 02:57:49.388Z	124.514° SE
7 mins	2026-10-05 04:29:49.388Z	355.923° N	2026-10-05 04:32:49.388Z	284.75° WNW	52.943°	2026-10-05 04:36:49.388Z	212.435° SW
7 mins	2026-10-05 15:30:49.388Z	184.743° SSW	2026-10-05 15:33:49.388Z	269.46° W	59.634°	2026-10-05 15:37:49.388Z	339.06° N

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H-2A DEB *, 48551

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-04T09:54:08.277Z)

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**H-2A DEB *, 48551**

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