**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 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 H-2A DEB *
1 48551U 18084DF  25341.13077271  .00003098  00000-0  57727-3 0  9998
2 48551  97.9711 212.2732 0028356 248.1200 111.6988 14.65482427253927

Epoch: 2025-12-07T03:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T03:08:18.762Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

89.04645°

Altitude

685.972 km

Speed

7.509 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 09m 05s

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

22:44:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

692.583 km

Perigee altitude

652.597 km

Semi-major axis

7,050.727 km

Eccentricity

0.00284

Inclination

97.9711°

RAAN

212.2732°

Arg. of periapsis

248.12°

True anomaly

112.00031°

Mean anomaly

111.6988°

Eccentric anomaly

111.8496°

Mean motion

3.666 °/min

Orbital period

98.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00057727

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

H-2A DEB, 46427 (Decayed)

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H-2A DEB, 44051 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46227 (Decayed)

KHALIFASAT, 43676

H-2A DEB, 53331 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 47196 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46231 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46192 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46203 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53126 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46184 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46219 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53333 (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.
9 mins	2025-12-08 04:16:57.782Z	17.358° NNE	2025-12-08 04:21:57.782Z	143.525° SSE	42.083°	2025-12-08 04:25:57.782Z	185.823° SSW
7 mins	2025-12-08 15:19:57.782Z	147.337° SSE	2025-12-08 15:22:57.782Z	49.309° ENE	40.896°	2025-12-08 15:26:57.782Z	354.92° N

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H-2A DEB *, 48551

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T03:08:18.762Z)

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

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

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago