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ALOS-4, 60182

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ALOS-4, 60182 is a payload satellite owned by JAXA (JP) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 01 Jul 2024 UTC via a H3-22S 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

60182, 2024-123A

Orbit

SSO

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) (JP)

Manufacturer

MELCO

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

ALOS, AOCS

Mass

2,900 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-07-01 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H3-22S

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 11.0 m

Radar Cross Section

36.926 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 ALOS-4
1 60182U 24123A   26139.82033308  .00000840  00000-0  11932-3 0  9998
2 60182  97.9226 237.3937 0001672  97.8542 262.2859 14.79469084101681

Epoch: 2026-05-19T19:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-19T19:41:16.778Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

64.58504°

Altitude

634.178 km

Speed

7.541 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 49m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

10:14:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

629.214 km

Perigee altitude

626.872 km

Semi-major axis

7,006.18 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

97.9226°

RAAN

237.3937°

Arg. of periapsis

97.8542°

True anomaly

262.26691°

Mean anomaly

262.2859°

Eccentric anomaly

262.27641°

Mean motion

3.70102 °/min

Orbital period

97.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00011932

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ALOS-4 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	2026-05-20 05:34:46.350Z	111.322° ESE	2026-05-20 05:37:46.350Z	60.045° ENE	20.539°	2026-05-20 05:39:46.350Z	26.972° NE
6 mins	2026-05-20 07:10:46.350Z	208.84° SW	2026-05-20 07:13:46.350Z	269.474° W	27.395°	2026-05-20 07:16:46.350Z	321.563° NNW
7 mins	2026-05-20 18:59:46.350Z	31.158° NE	2026-05-20 19:02:46.350Z	101.185° ESE	36.397°	2026-05-20 19:06:46.350Z	173.535° S

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ALOS-4, 60182

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-19T19:41:16.778Z)

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