**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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 H-2A DEB *
1 48551U 18084DF  26034.57196126  .00001647  00000-0  30905-3 0  9994
2 48551  97.9662 268.9659 0030780  64.4299 296.0081 14.65724678262489

Epoch: 2026-02-03T13:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T13:43:37.452Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-70.69112°

Altitude

668.283 km

Speed

7.528 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 55m 51s

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

05:03:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

693.512 km

Perigee altitude

650.113 km

Semi-major axis

7,049.95 km

Eccentricity

0.00308

Inclination

97.9662°

RAAN

268.9659°

Arg. of periapsis

64.4299°

True anomaly

295.69057°

Mean anomaly

296.0081°

Eccentric anomaly

295.84939°

Mean motion

3.66661 °/min

Orbital period

98.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00030905

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

STARS-AO, 43679

H-2A DEB, 53339 (Decayed)

H-2A R/B, 43682

AUTCUBE 2, 43681

H-2A DEB, 47194 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 47190 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46195 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46422 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46228 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46222 (Decayed)

GOSAT 2, 43672

KHALIFASAT, 43676

H-2A DEB, 44054 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 44051 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46214 (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	2026-02-04 03:25:55.700Z	54.111° ENE	2026-02-04 03:28:55.700Z	103.08° ESE	19.379°	2026-02-04 03:30:55.700Z	133.538° SE
6 mins	2026-02-04 05:02:55.700Z	345.252° N	2026-02-04 05:05:55.700Z	282.994° WNW	30.114°	2026-02-04 05:08:55.700Z	229.853° WSW
4 mins	2026-02-04 14:28:55.700Z	87.854° E	2026-02-04 14:29:55.700Z	70.814° E	18.174°	2026-02-04 14:32:55.700Z	25.121° NE
7 mins	2026-02-04 16:03:55.700Z	198.777° SSW	2026-02-04 16:06:55.700Z	255.665° W	32.023°	2026-02-04 16:10:55.700Z	329.254° NNW

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H-2A DEB *, 48551

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T13:43:37.452Z)

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

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