**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  26080.58115403  .00001317  00000-0  24848-3 0  9998
2 48551  97.9599 313.5773 0028121 278.6052  81.1966 14.65872840269223

Epoch: 2026-03-21T13:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T13:56:51.708Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-74.73796°

Altitude

674.294 km

Speed

7.521 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 54m 18s

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

08:19:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

691.161 km

Perigee altitude

651.513 km

Semi-major axis

7,049.474 km

Eccentricity

0.00281

Inclination

97.9599°

RAAN

313.5773°

Arg. of periapsis

278.6052°

True anomaly

81.51522°

Mean anomaly

81.1966°

Eccentric anomaly

81.35589°

Mean motion

3.66698 °/min

Orbital period

98.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00024848

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

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H-2A DEB, 46184 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53340 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 53123 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46427 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB *, 48552 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46600 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46196 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 46197 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 47196 (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.
7 mins	2026-03-22 03:38:29.459Z	39.374° NE	2026-03-22 03:41:29.459Z	87.562° E	27.195°	2026-03-22 03:45:29.459Z	155.97° SSE
6 mins	2026-03-22 05:16:29.459Z	333.783° NNW	2026-03-22 05:18:29.459Z	300.407° NW	23.071°	2026-03-22 05:22:29.459Z	238.653° WSW
6 mins	2026-03-22 14:40:29.459Z	115.129° SE	2026-03-22 14:43:29.459Z	58.134° ENE	25.123°	2026-03-22 14:46:29.459Z	13.898° NNE
6 mins	2026-03-22 16:17:29.459Z	217.076° SW	2026-03-22 16:20:29.459Z	272.119° WNW	24.627°	2026-03-22 16:23:29.459Z	318.27° 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: 2026-03-21T13:56:51.708Z)

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Orbital elements

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

H-2A DEB * Visibility forecast

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

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