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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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 ALOS-4
1 60182U 24123A   26049.86866853  .00001781  00000-0  24538-3 0  9992
2 60182  97.9205 148.7404 0001483 101.6636 258.4742 14.79470937 88388

Epoch: 2026-02-18T20:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-18T20:50:52.960Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

47.1916°

Altitude

634.223 km

Speed

7.541 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 54m 57s

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

04:33:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

629.076 km

Perigee altitude

626.998 km

Semi-major axis

7,006.174 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

97.9205°

RAAN

148.7404°

Arg. of periapsis

101.6636°

True anomaly

258.45755°

Mean anomaly

258.4742°

Eccentric anomaly

258.46587°

Mean motion

3.70102 °/min

Orbital period

97.27 mins

BSTAR

0.00024538

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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.
6 mins	2026-02-19 06:43:37.700Z	183.398° SSW	2026-02-19 06:45:37.700Z	229.575° WSW	41.428°	2026-02-19 06:49:37.700Z	339.651° N
5 mins	2026-02-19 18:32:37.700Z	51.038° ENE	2026-02-19 18:35:37.700Z	105.88° ESE	21.542°	2026-02-19 18:37:37.700Z	139.157° SSE
5 mins	2026-02-19 20:09:37.700Z	329.454° NNW	2026-02-19 20:11:37.700Z	285.131° WNW	25.652°	2026-02-19 20:14:37.700Z	235.053° WSW

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ALOS-4, 60182

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-18T20:50:52.960Z)

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